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Re: Avenger Post this at the Herd Board RE: The last person to see Rosenbloom alive.
I'm not looking for answers, just information. When mentioning Georgia's pivotal role in Rams history I actually consider the move to St. Louis very beneficial for the team and fans. I didn't like it, but I think that the fan base in Los Angeles is somewhat erratic.
I'm using the Lakers and Dodgers as reference points as well as the changing landscape of professional sports in general from the 80's until now. I can't say for sure whether or not the team would have enjoyed the same kind of support that it received from St. Louis.
My questions are more related to the actuall history of her involvement of the team in other areas too. I've never really heard her mentioned in a positive light and have adopted that same opinion based on the little bit that I do know.
Between the movie Major League (woman owner tries to ruin the fan support base by making the team so bad she can move to a new city and receive a lucrative deal in the process) and the HBO series 1st & 10 (woman owner of an LA football team that is full of misfits and never quite wins the big one) I think the stereotype of a woman franchise owner has been assigned to Georgia, in my mind, simply be default. I've always assumed that these movies were heavily influenced by the Rams' situation.
It's always a matter of opinion when it comes to judging someone, but to me the Rams seem to have been getting progressively better the more control of the team that she relinquishs. Maybe it's just coincidence. That's why I'm requesting any stories that people might have of her.
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