Prior to the start of Game 1 of the 2009 National League Championship Series, the Dodgers announced that the team's owner and chairman Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie had separated. Immediately after the team was eliminated from the postseason with a loss in Game 5, Frank McCourt fired Jamie from her position as CEO of the Dodgers. In the termination letter, McCourt claimed his wife was guilty of "insubordination and inappropriate behavior". He also claimed that he was the "sole owner" of the Dodgers and that Jamie had no claim on the club.