Giants Kick In $10,000 For Reward Fund In Dodger Stadium Attack; Dodgers Kick In Zero

By Gene Maddaus Mon., Apr. 4 2011 at 6:58 PM

Have you seen these guys?

Just when you thought it couldn't get worse for the Dodgers, this evening the San Francisco Giants kicked in $10,000 for the reward fund in the Opening Day beating.

That happens to be $10,000 more than the Dodgers have offered. (Updated below.)

Now, maybe they just haven't gotten around to it. But if you're the Dodgers' PR office -- and you've already been criticized for your half-hearted response to the attack -- how do you let the Giants offer a reward for an attack at your own stadium before you do?

Frank McCourt may be broke, but he's not that broke.

And it's not like the Giants and Dodgers haven't been in touch about this. The two teams issued a joint statement on Sunday -- along with the mayors of L.A. and San Francisco -- decrying violence and expressing sympathy to the family of the victim, Bryan Stow.

Somehow that cooperation broke down today.

Supervisor Mike Antonovich offered the initial $10,000 last week. The Giants added $10,000 today, along with American Medical Response -- the victim's employer -- which offered another $5,000. That brings the grand total to $25,000.

And now the collection plate passes over to you, Frank...

Update: Tony Bell, Antonovich's press deputy, says he heard the Dodgers will contribute an additional $25,000.

Update 2: Josh Rawitch, head of Dodgers' PR, confirms that indeed the Dodgers are contributing $25,000 to the reward fund. (The Dodgers didn't do a release on that, apparently because the last thing you want when you're offering a cash reward for information is to publicize that fact.)

Update 3: Via City Maven, Councilman Ed Reyes ups the ante, offers another $50,000.

Update 4: At today's council meeting, Councilman Dennis Zine grumbled that the Dodgers are being stingy: "I hope the Dodgers step forward and add to the reward."

Just to be clear: The issue here is that somehow the Dodgers allowed the Giants to get out in front of them on this. The news that the Giants were offering $10,000 went out at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The news about the Dodgers' own $25,000 reward hit the wires more than two hours later, at 7:50 p.m.

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Tamara Vallejos

"Just to be clear: The issue here is that somehow the Dodgers allowed the Giants to get out in front of them on this. The news that the Giants were offering $10,000 went out at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The news about the Dodgers' own $25,000 reward hit the wires more than two hours later, at 7:50 p.m."

Really? It's that big of an issue that the first news outlet to pick up the story didn't publish until 7:50?

Whatever. In any case, people should know the Dodgers announced their reward money sometime between 5 and 6 p.m. (Twitter doesn't give an exact time stamp, but says 21 hours ago.) http://twitter.com/#!/Dodgers/...

Tamara Vallejos

Wow, this post is overflowing with attitude. Perhaps the Dodgers haven't yet put out a press release, but they definitely tweeted about it to their 46,000 followers: http://twitter.com/#!/Dodgers. And it's even the most recent tweet posted, right at the top of the page. That was 17 hours ago, so unless your blog's timestamp changes when you update it (doubtful? but possible), then why didn't you do some basic research before posting this? You should update the headline, too, considering it's all that many will read, and you're being incredibly misleading.

El Dabe Law Firm

I was at the opening day game at Dodger Stadium with my wife. We parked in Lot F, which is deep inside the property. Walking from the car to the gate was scary. There were thugs everywhere. And I am 6'1 tall with a shaved head. I was afraid to look at anyone, lest they think I was looking at them the wrong way. People were drinking everywhere. The game was fantastic, but knowing that we would have to leave after the game, when it was dark and fans were likely to be drunk, was slightly depressing. After the game, I walked to my car with my wife and her friend. Empty beer bottles littered the parking lot. The traffic exiting the stadium was horrendous; there were no clearly marked routes. It tool about an hour to exit. I was in line to exit, stopped in traffic, and a big Chevy Suburban came around from my left and literally parked the right front of its bumper in front of my car, almost as if the driver was saying "What are you going to do about it?" I looked at the driver and passengers and smiled. They did not smile back. When traffic started, I let him squeeze in. Needless to say, I will not be going back. The news of the Giants fan beating did not surprise me. I feel terrible and my prayers go out to him and his family. I know it not much, but I will throw $500 into the pot for the reward. If anyone does not think I am serious, you know where to find me.

Grimjack3299

http://www.dailynews.com/news/...Once again the Daily news scoops your worthless rag.

Yoo Focker

Frank McCourt needs to spend some money on security, instead of all the toys he has. I'm sure he can spare one of his many mansions to keep the public safe from Dodger stadium

Been there

Chavez Latrine is not safe, and the Dodgers need to look very hard at their policy of allowing unabated drunkiness in the stands, and unrestricted beer sales at the concession booths. In the meantime, how about cooperating with the police more fully, and setting up a fund for the Brian Stow family? Does anyone in Dodger management feel just the slightest bit responsible for what has happened?