The Dodgers, A New Owner, And Free Agency  LOS ANGELES, CA:
General view of Dodger Stadium as Dodger players warm up in left
field and the grounds crew prepares the infield dirt and home
plate area before the game between the Colorado Rockies and the
Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. (Photo by Jeff
Golden/Getty Images)  The Dodgers are finally getting out from
under the ruinous thumb of Frank McCourt, but is it too late for
them to make a big free-agent splash with their new owner?
There are a lot of people in the greater Los Angeles area. More
than Philadelphia and St. Louis combined. More than Minneapolis,
even. It's a big place.  And even though every single person in
that area is sitting in a car right now, they eventually do get
out of the car. They watch baseball games on TV. They watch
baseball games in person -- for all of the doom-and-gloom pieces
about the Dodgers' magic disappearing attendance, they drew 2.9
million fans this year.  The Dodgers are something of a gold
mine for an owner who kn