Cubs Bidding Ends Today (Link)

by cubbieblue on Jul 18, 2008 1:10 PM CDT

Great CNBC article discussing the Cubs sale, for those looking for a quick summary of the bidding war.

Also lists most of the potential buyers.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/25736840

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I hope Sam Zell gets screwed...

And has to sell the team and ballpark together to the same buyer.

If the new owner of the Chicago Cubs has to lease the ballpark… well, that could severely curb our spending power.

I'm not going to even bother trying to update this sig everyday anymore... that's what the standings column on ESPN is for.
Updated on May 25, 2008

by SackMan on Jul 18, 2008 1:20 PM CDT reply actions

Darn it!

I’m just $999.99 million short of the billion dollars I need to put up a competetive bid. Can anybody lend me a few bucks?

"I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game." - Walt Whitman

by hip2bsquare on Jul 18, 2008 1:56 PM CDT reply actions

I'm in for $2.

I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.

by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Only if you rename Wrigley Field

Back to Weegham Park. Enough of you middling, good-for-nothing baby boomers. You and your music.

"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk

by NittanyCub on Jul 18, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

At least spell it right.

“WEEGHMAN”

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions

Haha, dang it

Dyslexia has struck again. I even typed “Weegham” in and no results, even after looking up Wrigley history and seeing Weeghman. That H is a ninja

"I think Hendry still has a few years to serve on his 'grand larceny' sentence before he can shop in Pittsburgh again" - ballhawk

by NittanyCub on Jul 18, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions

The FanPost Police say, If all you have is a link, this should be a FanShot!

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when we come for you?

"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field

by northsider on Jul 18, 2008 2:35 PM CDT reply actions

personally...

I very rarely look at fanshots and this did seem fanpost worthy. Makes sense to me for it to be here. Just my 2 cents.

Kasey

See the Cubs 2008 schedule (with TV schedule & game-by-game results) at http://ignarski.tripod.com/sched2008.html

by kaseyi on Jul 18, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I agree with this.

It’s kind of a fine line, but I think a FanPost has some issue that can be discussed, and a FanShot is… well, a one-shot thing. JMO.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions

agreed but in keeping with the spirit of fanposts...

shouldn’t cubbieblue have added his own two cents on the issue at hand? or at least a pithy observation or two. That would tend to give it enough heft to stand on its own as a fanpost and avoid utilizing the repetitive droning needed to complete the 75 word minimum.

Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."

by ballhawk on Jul 18, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, when I see "words words words words words" or the ilk, I tend to think ... FanShot.

"It’s like they have 40,000 players on one team. Forty thousand people want to be in the dugout slapping fives. ‘Passionate’ is an understatement." -- Giants LHP Alex Hinshaw on Wrigley Field

by northsider on Jul 19, 2008 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions

That's a good point, and...

... you’re right, people should do that. Thanks.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 19, 2008 4:54 AM CDT up reply actions

What's with the lone 42 on the marquee?

Jackie Robinson Day?

Or did someone ask Wrigley the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

I'm thinking you weren't burdened with an overabundance of schooling, so why don't we just ignore each other til we go away.

by neverAcquiesce on Jul 18, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions

Bad news is

my offer of $127.91 has been rejected. Hard to believe anyone went over that.

Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?

by Josh Timmers on Jul 18, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply actions

I offered $127.92...

... and that, too, was rejected. Drat.

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 18, 2008 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions

I am using eSnipe for my bid.

Let’s just say it is significantly higher than Al’s. It does not go in till 5 seconds to midnight so I won’t
know till Monday if I topped Cuban etc. Good news is that Zell takes paypal.

"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry

by Doggie Stalker on Jul 18, 2008 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions

But what does he charge for shipping?

"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx

by Al Yellon on Jul 19, 2008 4:54 AM CDT up reply actions

Don't move the team!

"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella

by El Borto on Jul 19, 2008 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Rooting for Cuban

Let these old fogies know what’s up. He’s the man for the job, plain and simple. And there’s no bias from this aspect.

by lamentir on Jul 18, 2008 3:09 PM CDT reply actions

Naaaa...I'll pass

We don’t need a wannabe Steinbrenner.

by StevenABQ on Jul 18, 2008 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Steinbrenner

has won six World Series and ten pennants. That’s pretty good.

I’m neither pro-Cuban nor anti-Cuban. But I often think he doesn’t get a fair shake around here. Of course, sometimes that’s his own fault.

Borowy . . .Sutcliffe . . .Harden?

by Josh Timmers on Jul 18, 2008 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

I think

Its possible for owners to have similar sucess without having the personality flaws (IMO) that he has. I think any owner at this point is interested in continuing to invest in the Cubs and see the team win win win.

by StevenABQ on Jul 18, 2008 5:54 PM CDT up reply actions