Los Angeles leaders and Dodgers fans reacted with relief and joy to news that Frank McCourt planned to sell the team.
McCourt had become a divisive figure in Los Angeles over his stewardship of the Dodgers, and there made been a growing push around the city for a change in ownership.
Supervisor Mike Antonovich called the expected sale "a big step forward in restoring a family-friendly baseball franchise for Los Angeles County."
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"Frank McCourt's pathetic legacy from shirking responsibility in the Bryan Stow beating case was further soiled by the inference that Bryan had culpability in his own severe beating," he said.
"As a Dodger fan and an Angeleno, it has been a very, very tough season," said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. "I can't describe the anguish we felt with the beating of Bryan Stow."
He called current owner Frank McCourt's decision to sell a "new chapter."
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