Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Los Angeles Times

    Bill Plaschke: L.A. fans have reason to feel shortchanged

    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Nov 09, 2018 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES_Stories about sports payrolls and contracts and taxes generally make my eyes hurt, but this latest one about the Dodgers is different.

    This one will make your heart hurt.

    The Times' Bill Shaikin has obtained a document, prepared more than a year ago, that outlines a Dodgers plan to keep their payroll flat for the next four years to avoid paying a luxury tax.

    If this plan holds, this would mean the Dodgers probably wouldn't sign any high-priced free agents during this time, breaking a trust with fans who have suffered through rising ticket prices and a team-friendly TV deal

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Los Angeles Times

    Los Angeles Times2 min read
    Lakers Fade Again In Game 3 Loss To Denver, Moving To Brink Of Elimination
    LOS ANGELES — The climb is mountainous, trouble lurking at every step. One bad dribble, and Denver runs the other direction, creating an open three. One missed assignment, and Aaron Gordon cuts baseline for a dunk. One whiffed box out and the Nuggets
    Los Angeles Times3 min readCrime & Violence
    Editorial: In Eco-minded California, There’s Still No Constitutional Right To Clean Air And Water
    California may be a leader in the fight against climate change, but the state is years, even decades, behind other states when it comes to granting environmental rights to its citizens. While a handful of other state constitutions, including those of
    Los Angeles Times4 min readAmerican Government
    Supreme Court’s Conservatives Lean In Favor Of Limited Immunity For Trump As An Ex-president
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices said Thursday they agree a former president should be shielded from prosecution for his truly official acts while in office, but not for private schemes that would give him personal gain. They al

    Related Books & Audiobooks