Olympic de Marseille made some big news Monday regarding former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt.
Not so much that McCourt is in exclusive discussions to purchase the French Ligue 1 soccer club — billionaires have to do something with their money, don’t they?
The big news, at least to folks around here, is that McCourt led the Dodgers to “tremendous economic success.”
Here’s a line from Marlseille’s press release announcing its exclusive negotiations with McCourt:
“Mr. McCourt's leadership helped guide the team to competitive success which returned the team to its rightful place among baseball's elite organizations, along with tremendous economic success following years of financial challenges under its previous ownership.