by Zack Cox on Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 11:22AM As Wil Myers and Johnny Cueto can attest, baseball fans have been ruthless toward visiting players throughout the first week of the postseason. Dodger Stadium joined in on the fun Sunday night. After dropping Game 2 of the National League division series by a run in Atlanta, the Dodgers gave the Braves the business back home in Game 3. Los Angeles hung six runs on rookie right-hander Julio Teheran in just 2 2/3 innings en route to a 13-6 rout of the NL East champs, putting the Dodgers just one win away from a trip to the NLCS. Fans in Chavez Ravine were clearly enjoying themselves as their team racked up the highest run total
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Dodgers file for bankruptcy protection (AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP)—One of baseball’s proudest franchises is in tatters, its future to be decided more in the courtroom than on the field. The Los Angeles Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection in a Delaware court Monday, blaming Major League Baseball for refusing to approve a multibillion-dollar TV deal that owner Frank McCourt was counting on to keep the troubled franchise afloat. McCourt, upset that baseball Commissioner Bud Selig rejected the proposed TV deal last week, hopes a federal judge will approve $ 150 million in financing to be used for daily operations, which would give him more time to seek a more favorable media contract. A hearing is set for Tuesday. “The action taken today by Mr. McCourt does nothing but inflict