Mark Cuban's public relations machine strikes again!

This was published at this particular time not only because it’s newsworthy (of course it is) but because the PR people push for the item to be covered. I have nothing for or against Cuban.

Baseball is much slower than basketball obviously, so I dont really see how he could carry out similar antics like hes done in the NBA, which really hasnt happened in a few years anyhow….its not like hes going to be sitting three feet away from an umpire like he would in a basketball game….and fouls/techs are more spontaneous/unpredictable than your avg baseball dispute…so I dont see him trying to interject himself into the game.

Is this some sort of status move for Cuban? absolutely, theyre a huge franchise and owning them, particuarly if they start winning regularly, is a huge boost to ones profile, but he knows how to run a business, so I have no doubt hed be a smashing success as the Cubs owner, and he’s even received the backing of David Stern

I think whoever buys the team has probably already realized the potential maximization of profit is greater when the team is winning and people are flowing through the turnstiles and merch is flying off the shelf, so I dont worry about any potential owner wallowing the team in mediocrity

- Her body is perfect as it is; she doesn’t need “prefect big breasts.”
—You have no chance at Charlize T as your girlfriend.

Other than that, you’re on target.

I never in a billion years thought Mark Cuban would be permitted to own a major league baseball franchise. But now I’m not so sure. It certainly sounds like he is poised to blow any other offers out of the water. Sam Zell will sue baseball if Selig and company try to take one additional penny out of hand by turning down the highest offer, presumbly to come from Cuban.

Ugh.

The Mavs choked against the Heat. Not his fault..the coaches/players fault.

By your measure, every year 29 NBA franchises are failures. While that may be true in the literal sense, I doubt that applies in the real world. Only one team can win a championship every year in a given sport/league, and ultimately these things are decided on the field (court, rink, etc.). I would think if an owner creates a positive environment and provides the necessary funding to get good talent on and off the field, thereby putting his/her team in position to win a championship, that would be a successful franchise.

We have seen the Cubs do this in the last few years. And now, through no fault of the Cubs but by the nature of the business world, ownership is about to change hands. I see nothing to indicate that if Cuban were to become the new owner, he would derail this progress. You may not like him, but he’s not stupid.

that Dwyane Wade spent the entire 2006 NBA Finals at the free throw line…

This is from the NYT article:

For all his excesses, Cuban, 50, is a successful owner. The Mavericks have averaged 57.3 wins in eight full seasons with him as their courtside benefactor, have reached the playoffs in each of those seasons and lost to Miami in the 2006 finals.

... I’d feel differently. I don’t see him that way. Maybe I’m wrong; if he does become the owner and turns out that way… I’ll say so.

....but it is not outside the realm of possibility that the Cubs are playing in a different ballpark in 10 years. As a regular attendee of games at Wrigley it is my opinion the venerable ballpark is in need of loads of infrastructure work. And like it or not, the world demands modern day accoutrements that Wrigley simply cannot provide. I hope to have my first visit to the remodeled Fenway Park in a few weeks. I’ve been told the job done on Fenway is mind blowing. Can this same type “remodel” be accomplished at Wrigley? Is he new owner prepared to shell out $400 million to do the job? Or will determination be at the end of the day to do the unthinkable and build a brand new ballpark elsewhere while maintain Wrigley Field as a baseball museum.

I hope Wrigley never goes away. But I’m not so sure that is a wish that can withstand the future.

... (also, please use the quotebox for quotes from other articles, and links. Thanks.)...

but the rest of the article said the players didn’t particularly care who bought the team, as long as they continued to be committed to winning.

Also, I think “a miniaturized version of a home theater system” in each player’s locker isn’t exactly the best reason to like an owner. As a player, maybe. As a fan, not so much.

in the last 12 years than the Cubs have in the last 100. I agree that I don’t like what marlins management have done, but I’d love to know what two WS titles within 10 years feels like.

but I DO want that WS championship and that is concern/need #1. After that, I will line up my complaints if this is the plan of the new owner.

I just don’t see why an owner would dismantle a money maker. While the Cubs have drawn crowds even when they are losing, the winning trend has most certainly brought record crowds to Wrigley. A smart business man/woman would make small moves if necessary but keep this team in contention for years to come.

Well, this smart business man would at least.

What else you got for me? :)