Will McCourt cut back on beer sales? Don't bet on it

Here's what the Dodgers owners said at today's presser (via City Maven)

"The behavior at Dodger Stadium is going to change," McCourt says. Beer sales aren't the problem: abuse of beer is, he says.

So now he's a sociologist, eh? Cutting back on beer sales, which everyone knows is largely to blame for the increasing unruliness, would eat into Dodger revenues - and McCourt is clearly not willing to have that happen if he can avoid it. Actually, none of the folks on hand this morning appeared interested in acknowledging the lapses that led to last week's horrific attack. Of course not - past is past and all that. "We are going to provide a safe, family friendly, fan friendly environment at Dodger stadium. I promise you that," McCourt told reporters. Villaraigosa said something about this being a teachable moment - where do these guys come up with such drivel? From the LAT:

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said the Dodgers have agreed to create a computer crime tracking similar to the LAPD's Comstat, which has been successfully used to study crime patterns and develop crime-fighting strategies. The Dodgers will also pay for more LAPD officers to be out in force at Dodger games, Beck said, saying the officers would be a "constant presence" at games. Season ticket holders who cause problems could have their tickets revoked, he said. "If you come to intimidate, to antagonize either other fans or fans of another team, we're going to do one of two things," Beck said. "You're going to be thrown out of the stadium or you're going to get to go to jail."