Caruso/Torre drop Dodgers bid

Rick Caruso cited owner Frank McCourt's refusal to include the Dodger Stadium parking lots in the sale, the LAT reports, citing sources. That has been one of the potential stumbling blocks to any sale because it would hamstring the new owner in operating the stadium. McCourt supposedly has at least one bid in which the buyer would let him keep the parking lots. From the Times:

Caruso and other bidders have believed the purchase of the parking lots would be negotiable. Caruso's decision to withdraw offers the clearest evidence yet that McCourt intends to keep the lots and try to build on them.