Mark Cuban
We need Mark Cuban and I'm only half kidding about what we should start doing.
The Cubs need a change in ownership. End of story. We need an owner who will not tolerate losing. An owner who is as passionate about winning as any 27 year old major leaguer getting his first chance. An owner who pours his heart and soul into the team. an owner who will not allow his team to be mediocre. We need Mark Cuban.
I propose we start an email campaign to make Mark Cuban aware that Cubs Nation wants him to buy this team. I was looking online and sure enough, we can email him through the Mavs website.
Yes, I am sort of kidding, but only half.
I've written a draft of an email if anybody is interested. I am very frustrated with this team and as much as I hope that something could change, as long as the Tribune owns this team I don't know if it will. I haven't lost hope but I can't take more losing. Let's do this. Imagine if it worked. We really have nothing to lose.
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Or what you really need...
But I'm not rich.
Maybe you should send the email to the someone from the Tribune, and tell them to sell the Cubs to Mark Cuban.
no problem
by mike bornemann @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 21, 2006 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
Cuban has said publicly that he wants to
There is going...
by cubfan4life on May 21, 2006 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
I heard about it...
Murph talked about it on the Score
by Santos Sorrow @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 21, 2006 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
i will be in town then
by mike bornemann @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 21, 2006 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions
My God, NO!!!
What we need is an owner like the Spurs have. I don't even know who the owner is, and that's the way it should be! An owner that will not tolerate losing, is passionate about winning, will not let his team be mediocre, and above all else, has built a fan base second to nothing i've ever seen. San Antonio goes crazy for the Spurs more so than i've seen any other city/sports team. Some will argue that we are a one horse town, but the great relationship between the city and the team/owner is the main reason of it. More importantly, our owner keeps his mouth shut and lets Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobli, Robert Horry, Bruce Bowen, and gang be the center of attention.
BTW, Go Spurs Go!!! Game 7 Monday at the AT&T!
completely different
by mike bornemann @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 21, 2006 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
ditto.
by sanantonecub on May 21, 2006 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Not Exactly
by MerigoldBowling on May 21, 2006 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
They kinda had him sit out...
that's what
by mike bornemann @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 22, 2006 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Keeps his mouth shut?
interesting idea, but...
No, Just No
What are you talking about?
by Santos Sorrow @ Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 21, 2006 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
In Case You Hadn't Noticed...
And beyond that...
If he does get into baseball, it'd be as Pirates owner. If, as BeerCub says, it would even be approved.
Yeah...
by thekansasian on May 21, 2006 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh? "As presently constructed"
by Smooth Jazz Man San Diego on May 21, 2006 9:59 PM CDT reply actions
Lawsuits aflying
nope they can him reject for ANY reason
and remember they STILL have the anti-trust exemption.
It has already BEEN litigated and it takes an act of
Congress to remove it
The owners ARE a very staid bunch, They tried to keep
Veeck out and then drove him out. Legally they can do
whatever they please and it is VERY unlikely they would
approve Cuban to own the Pirates let alone the Cubs
by jessica on May 22, 2006 8:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Veeck...
Again...
As for Schott, didn't she inherit the Reds?
Re DC
signicantly MORE money than the one they approved
because they did not "want" the owners. One of them
was the son of liberal financier and Republican enemy
George Soros and a high ranking Republican member
of Congress publically threatened to REMOVE the
Anti-trust exemption if they sold it to him ( later
said he was misunderstood of course). Most business
tend to sell the highest bidder ( assuming the bidder to
be solvent & relieable which was not an issue here) but
not MLB.
by jessica on May 22, 2006 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
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Is it time for the Cubs to be sold to an independent owner capable of combining running a successful business with winning championships? Absolutely. Is Mark Cuban the person to accomplish this in MLB? Absolutely not.
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