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Stow setback: has surgery again and reward up to $225,000
By Jeremy Harness July 20, 2011 |
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SAN FRANCISCO--The Dodgers completed their three game series with the Giants at AT&T Park but one top of conversation still was on the front burner was the emergency operation that March 31st Dodgers Stadium beating victim Bryan Stow had back on July 18th and that the reward money for the finding of his assailant was increased from $100,000 to $225,000. Stow who needed emergency operation surgery no doubt for brain related work to try to reduce swelling or something similar Stow's condition has been called a setback. Doctors at San Francisco General say only time will tell if Bryan Stow will make some kind of an improvement. His family has said that they are prepared in the event that Stow is not the same person if he ever comes out of his coma condition. Stow had reportedly had been able to open his eyes but has not been able a talk or communicate with his mother or family members. Suspect Giovanni Ramirez has not been charged in the Stow beating is still being held for a parole violation possession of a fire arm in the raid of his home in Los Angeles. Ramirez has had a number of alibis that substantiates his where abouts on the night of March 31st from his own ten year daughter who said he was baby sitting at his Aunt's house on the night of the beating, from a mechanic who said he was at the shop on the night of the assault, from his aunt and relatives who vouched that he was at his Aunt's home. Ramirez also took two lie detector tests and reportedly passed the first one given to him with his defense present and by a lie detector expert. Los Angeles Police won't release the results of the second lie detector test but it's been assumed if he failed they would have let the media know right away. It's safe to assume he passed that one too. Ramirez is no saint he has a record of felonies but tying him to the Stow beating has been next to impossible for LAPD. Dodgers owner in court all week: Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his team of lawyers have their backs against the wall as they are battling Major League Baseball in court all week. McCourt is trying to avoid filing bankruptcy as he barely made payroll for the team over the last three months. Baseball has offered to get McCourt a loan to cover all his bills for July but with that agreement he would have to forfeit ownership of the team. McCourt's lawyers have said they would not agree to such a term. Stow's family who is suing the far trying to find a stipulation in the law that even though the Dodgers filed for bankruptcy protection the Dodgers would have to set some money aside for the Stow family in the event they win the lawsuit. The decision on this week's hearing is determine whether MLB has the right to obtain the team for failing to meet it's obligation on payroll, benefits and paying it's bills. MLB Commissioner Bud Selig had said that if the Dodgers can't pay their players and staff that MLB would have the right to take over the team. The court drama plays on. Rupert Murdoch former Dodgers owner: Former Dodger owner Rupert Murdoch who has been in hearings in London at Parliament for phone hacking charges doesn't leave much for positive conversation these days. The situation with his case is more of a "buck stops here" type thing. His liability has already added up in the millions and there is a question whether he could weather the political storm and survive and keep the reputations of his empires like the Wall Street Journal, FOX News, and the New York Post in tact, to name a few. Some of the advertisers have pulled out of some of the programming but Murdoch and some of his loyal advertisers are hoping this will blow over but the heavy hit that News Corp has taken will take awhile to recover from. Murdoch sold the Dodgers for $430 million in February of 2004 to McCourt. Jeremy Harness covers Giants baseball each week for Sportstalk radio |
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