Chicagoist: Cubs Bidding Enters Second Round, Cuban Makes The Cut

mike_thoms

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:57:00 -0600

It seems like El Cubano is more interested in hanging out in the bleachers. maybe he'll get himselfa special section out there. it'll keep him away from the dugout and away from the umps.

tc3

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:59:35 -0600

Imagine being a gm and having your boss Mark Cuban over your shoulder telling you to trade for so and so because they just had a great game. Or if you were the manager and at batting practice you got Cuban telling you where to bat your players. Or even being a player and having Mark freaking Cuban question why you did or didn't do something. I can't stand that guy, and I don't want him to be the owner of the Cubs. There's been no evidence of him doing any of that stuff in the time he's owned the Mavs. Sure he sits behind the team and cheers like a fan, but has never come close to any of the ridiculous scenarios you're imagining.

Albanyparkour

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:25:49 -0600

I would be delighted to see Cuban own the cubs. Can't you just see him, rushing onto the field, screaming at umpires, being tased. Wrigleyville is already a yuppie ghetto, Cuban would bring even more of the Chad and Trixie spirit to the area. I want to see that whole stretch of Clark turned into one big seething sports bar hellhole. If the cubs are going to be a joke, they might as well be a funny one.

Thunderbelly

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:06:49 -0600

I am not sure if I want Cuban as my team's owner. However the answer to toyota's question about how many Finals have the Mavs been to is as many World Series as the Cubs have been to in the last 63 years.

thirdshiftdave

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:42:21 -0600

"How many NBA finals have the Mavs been to?" - by Clueless Person They were there 2 years ago..for the first time ever. Ask Dallas Mavs fans if they're happy to have Cuban as an owner and I think you'll discover that he's widely approved of as making the playoffs every year is generally considered to be a positive. With Cuban, we know what we're getting, and it's someone who wants to win every year. With "Business Group X" we have no fucking idea. To me, the means an owner will use for profit are relevant.

coyasun

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:27:41 -0600

Oh yea, one more round to go: http://www.cubanandthecubs.com

smussy

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:03:20 -0600

i'll take a world series once every 10-20 years over one in a 100....

I_h8_toyota_and_BT

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:43:55 -0600

all these cub fans seem to think that mark cuban will be the savior who gets them the world series. Don't be so sure. Sure, he spends lavishly on the Mavericks. And he's got a ton of money. And he doesn't treat his teams so much like investments as like toys for his amusement. But, how many NBA titles have the Mavericks won since Cuban bought them? How many NBA finals have the Mavs been to? It's easier to buy a championship team in the NBA than in baseball. Just look at the Lakers when the bought up Jackson, Shaq, Bryant, and company. Or the current Celtics. Its much harder in MLB. The Yankees do buy a lot of them, but there are plenty of years where they miss. The Mets spend like drunken sailors and still make the world series only once every 10 or twenty years. And, in recent years, the Tribune has spent like a drunken sailor and gotten the cubbies no closer to the promise land. The Cubs have one of the top 5 payrolls in baseball every year.

heyrocc

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:28:39 -0600

I'm afraid the Cuban would turn the Cubs into a circus...I mean an even bigger circus

formula27

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:12:09 -0600

Having an owner of a billion dollar professional sports franchise "care" about the team to me is irrelevant. Yes the owner should and will "care" because winning usually means more profit. But as an owner all I care is that they are committed to putting smart and capable people in charge of running the team and not under minding them by meddling with their decisions. I think the trib gets no credit for the job they have done in the last ten years in their effort to field a winner. They haven't been the best in baseball, but I think they have done well. Imagine being a gm and having your boss Mark Cuban over your shoulder telling you to trade for so and so because they just had a great game. Or if you were the manager and at batting practice you got Cuban telling you where to bat your players. Or even being a player and having Mark freaking Cuban question why you did or didn't do something. I can't stand that guy, and I don't want him to be the owner of the Cubs.

JawsOfJosh

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:03:10 -0600

Cuban would make the most of the fanatical support that the Cubs have maintained over the years despite the title-less status.

fed up

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:19:12 -0600

Im not really a cubs fan but I think Mark Cuban would make the cubs better and would at least be interesting.

archie manning

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:03:03 -0600

It might be nice to have an owner who actually cares about the team.