LA Observed on KCRW: A city's Dodger blues

The Dodgers are in last place on July 4, and their outfielder Matt Kemp was elected to be a starter in the All-Star game on July 12. Both realities of the Dodgers season, plus bankruptcy and Frank McCourt of course, come up in today's LA Observed radio column on KCRW. "It's a good thing that Los Angeles is much more mature as a city than it was in 1958," when the Dodgers came to town, the commentary begins. Catch it online at 89.9 FM at 6:44 p.m., or later at KCRW.com and on iTunes.

Meanwhile: The latest blow to LA's standing over the McCourts mess comes compliments of Britain's Observer and writer Andrew Gumbel, who lives here. Headline: Baseball fans' dreams fade as saga of Dodgers owner's high life comes to court. His lede:

The city of Los Angeles is emphatically out of love. In fact it is aghast – appalled, disgusted – with one of its most revered institutions, the Dodgers baseball team.

And this: ESPN has done a Dodgers piece that focuses on McCourt's betrayal of the fans hearsts: "A team that once did the unbelievable has done the unthinkable. They've taken a loan out on loyalty."

Plus: The relationship between McCourt and Fox Spots is "beyond codependency." NYT