Bankruptcy Court Approves Los Angeles Dodgers Sale + Judge Makes Jokes

Kevin Gross, the judge in charge of the Los Angeles Dodgers sale in Delaware Bankruptcy Court approved the sale of the team to Guggenheim Partners today.

Gross approves #Dodgers sale.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) April 14, 2012

Of course, it didn’t go off without a hitch, because … MLB.

Bottom line: MLB tried a Hail Mary to get around the settlement terms to which it agreed, and to which other owners subsequently dissented.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) April 14, 2012

Get around the provisions that they agreed to? They wouldn’t do that!

Hearing over. The #Dodgers should have new owners April 30.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) April 14, 2012

It’s … overrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Finally.

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At least the judge had a sense of humor about the situation, managing to work in a Cole Hamels joke.

Gross: “I was looking in the order for language that says they can’t sign Cole Hamels. I couldn’t find it, but I may still insert it.”

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) April 14, 2012