Cuban to be in attendance today

[SouthSideRyan]

Selig was dumb to ever allow corporate ownership into the club. It could wind up biting him in the ass one of these days.

[nilodnayr]

I think that if Cuban was the high bidder and MLB voted him down, it is going to turn into a public relations nightmare for them. Its not like Cuban isnt a successful Pro team owner already. Also whoever did buy the Cubs would be put into a very bad spot with the fans. I think the only way this turns out good for everyone is someone outbids Cuban or they let Cuban have it. Its not like Cuban would be bad for baseball.

 

Also think of the message the owners would be sending to the players. He has a reputation of being very popular with the players for the Mavericks. It probably wouldnt help the owners in negotiations with players if the players knew they were intentionaly not allowing an owner just because he was a "players owner'

 

thats a great point. i remember some of the cubs players already saying theyd love to have cuban as the owner. if they knew mlb screwed cuban, that couldnt work out well for the owners and mlb.

 

But what would the repercussions be? Are the players going to strike if Cuban is muscled out? Are they going to hold a harder line during the next CB? Don't think so. Its all a PR standpoint, the players have no leverage in this situation because they won't do anything if they don't get their way and the league knows that.

 

yeah theres really gonna be no repercussions. itll probably be just some bad feelings from the fans and players. and the league wont care about that in the first place.

 

don't forget that there is this govermental body, chaired by Arlen Specter, called the SEC. Specter is on record as being in favor of revoking MLB's anti-trust exemption. additionally, the Tribune Co. owes a fiduciary responsibility to stockholders to maximize profits, which would include any sale of assets (the Cubs/ Wrigley).

 

the Cubs are owned, and are being sold by a corporate entity, therefore, MLB's hands may very well be tied this time.

 

MLB, Selig, and concerned lawyers are well aware of this fact.

 

stay tuned. Cuban is fully in play, imho...

 

I was just addressing the repercussions from the players. Definitely the fiduciary responsibility is going to make this very interesting. The only other public knowledge of a sale of a team to not the highest bidder was the BoSox, right? When was the last time a public corporation sold a team? The Dodgers?

[David]

I think that if Cuban was the high bidder and MLB voted him down, it is going to turn into a public relations nightmare for them. Its not like Cuban isnt a successful Pro team owner already. Also whoever did buy the Cubs would be put into a very bad spot with the fans. I think the only way this turns out good for everyone is someone outbids Cuban or they let Cuban have it. Its not like Cuban would be bad for baseball.

 

Also think of the message the owners would be sending to the players. He has a reputation of being very popular with the players for the Mavericks. It probably wouldnt help the owners in negotiations with players if the players knew they were intentionaly not allowing an owner just because he was a "players owner'

 

thats a great point. i remember some of the cubs players already saying theyd love to have cuban as the owner. if they knew mlb screwed cuban, that couldnt work out well for the owners and mlb.

 

But what would the repercussions be? Are the players going to strike if Cuban is muscled out? Are they going to hold a harder line during the next CB? Don't think so. Its all a PR standpoint, the players have no leverage in this situation because they won't do anything if they don't get their way and the league knows that.

 

yeah theres really gonna be no repercussions. itll probably be just some bad feelings from the fans and players. and the league wont care about that in the first place.

 

don't forget that there is this govermental body, chaired by Arlen Specter, called the SEC. Specter is on record as being in favor of revoking MLB's anti-trust exemption. additionally, the Tribune Co. owes a fiduciary responsibility to stockholders to maximize profits, which would include any sale of assets (the Cubs/ Wrigley).

 

the Cubs are owned, and are being sold by a corporate entity, therefore, MLB's hands may very well be tied this time.

 

MLB, Selig, and concerned lawyers are well aware of this fact.

 

stay tuned. Cuban is fully in play, imho...

 

 

EDIT:

 

I misspoke. Specter is not the current chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, Specter, and Senator John Kerry, remain interested by-standers, and influential players in this scenario.

 

I'm not questioning you in any way, just looking for reason to feel more confident in your opinion, if anything, but the bolded sort of makes it sound like you know something.

 

Are you somebody who knows something? Or are you just a guy who knows about this kind of stuff?

 

 

Does what I'm asking make sense to anyone else?

[NYF]

I think that if Cuban was the high bidder and MLB voted him down, it is going to turn into a public relations nightmare for them. Its not like Cuban isnt a successful Pro team owner already. Also whoever did buy the Cubs would be put into a very bad spot with the fans. I think the only way this turns out good for everyone is someone outbids Cuban or they let Cuban have it. Its not like Cuban would be bad for baseball.

 

Also think of the message the owners would be sending to the players. He has a reputation of being very popular with the players for the Mavericks. It probably wouldnt help the owners in negotiations with players if the players knew they were intentionaly not allowing an owner just because he was a "players owner'

 

thats a great point. i remember some of the cubs players already saying theyd love to have cuban as the owner. if they knew mlb screwed cuban, that couldnt work out well for the owners and mlb.

 

But what would the repercussions be? Are the players going to strike if Cuban is muscled out? Are they going to hold a harder line during the next CB? Don't think so. Its all a PR standpoint, the players have no leverage in this situation because they won't do anything if they don't get their way and the league knows that.

 

yeah theres really gonna be no repercussions. itll probably be just some bad feelings from the fans and players. and the league wont care about that in the first place.

 

don't forget that there is this govermental body, chaired by Arlen Specter, called the SEC. Specter is on record as being in favor of revoking MLB's anti-trust exemption. additionally, the Tribune Co. owes a fiduciary responsibility to stockholders to maximize profits, which would include any sale of assets (the Cubs/ Wrigley).

 

the Cubs are owned, and are being sold by a corporate entity, therefore, MLB's hands may very well be tied this time.

 

MLB, Selig, and concerned lawyers are well aware of this fact.

 

stay tuned. Cuban is fully in play, imho...

 

 

EDIT:

 

I misspoke. Specter is not the current chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. However, Specter, and Senator John Kerry, remain interested by-standers, and influential players in this scenario.

 

I'm not questioning you in any way, just looking for reason to feel more confident in your opinion, if anything, but the bolded sort of makes it sound like you know something.

 

Are you somebody who knows something? Or are you just a guy who knows about this kind of stuff?

 

 

Does what I'm asking make sense to anyone else?

 

makes sense.

 

and no, i have no inside info. just a bit of knowledge after studying law for the last 4 years. can a corporate specialist elaborate here? anyway, simply an observation, hopefully, a somewhat informed one.

 

btw: one other point. any sale of a publicly held corporation must be approved by the SEC. all accounting must be in order (IRS). this will not be an easy sale, (either the Tribune, or their subsidiary, the Cubs), and Selig/ MLB cronies will not have free reign to do as they please, as some here seem to think.

 

any experienced corporate lawyers care to comment?

[Banedon]

When asked last week how it felt that fans see him as their potential savior, the Mavericks' owner coyly replied via e-mail, "All I can say is anything I do, I do to win."

[NCCubFan]

Selig was dumb to ever allow corporate ownership into the club.

The Trib bought the Cubs long before $elig became commissioner.