More Fuel to the Mark Cuban Fire

[Roast]

I predict that if Mark Cuban buys to the Cubs, he will a) get injured somehow, and b) become an idiot. As for how, my guess is that he'll be hit in the head by a line drive into foul territory. Two birds with one stone.

 

Still sounds smarter than the current org.

[Flames24Rulz]

i love Mark Cuban. It would be awesome if he became owner of the Cubs. When he took over as owner of the Mavs, the Mavs were the laughingstock of the NBA. Now they are one of the top teams every year. He would try everything and anything to get the Cubs to win the World Series if he bought the Cubs.

[badger1679666666]

I'm waiting for someone to come into this thread and try to tell me that Cuban sucks, because the Mavs haven't won a NBA title. I need to laugh.

[Drew Doughty]

Cuban sucks because the Mavs haven't won a title.

 

Anyways, I'm all for Cuban. He seems like a pretty intelligent and fun guy in general.

[B]

I bet he'd sit behind homeplate with a shirt that says CFFL and yell at the umps all the time.

[CubinNY]

I bet he'd sit behind homeplate with a shirt that says CFFL and yell at the umps all the time.

 

If I were the owner that is where I'd sit. Not in some walled in box away form the fans. I'd still have a box and use it for perks for the employees and for buisness, but I'd sit down front.

[Wheelimus]

I wouldn't care who he put in as manager, because I don't doubt that Cuban wouldn't yell at them if they were doing stupid things.

 

And would Valentine be WORSE than Dusty Baker? I think not. An inanimate wood plank would beat Dusty out...

[DivineBovine]

Cuban would be a dream owner, but I just can't see the Trib selling.

 

 

It's pretty clear that the Trib is making a ton more money on the Cubs than they are letting on. Anybody actually think that the Cubs are getting fair value for the TV/radio contracts? Despite the paltry profits they attibute to the team, they have firmly resisted selling despite many media outlets that have sold their sports franchises in the recent past. The fact that they are now tight of money just makes me think they are going to work that much harder to keep the team.

 

This is why media outlets shouldn't own baseball teams, and why its no longer allowed.

[Chocolate Milk]

I'm waiting for someone to come into this thread and try to tell me that Cuban sucks, because the Mavs haven't won a NBA title. I need to laugh.

 

That's what happened last time this was brought up. Someone even called him a "joke" of an owner.

 

I would love Mark. He brings a lot to the table and honestly cares about winning. I know that he and his staff have been trying to come up with some more advanced metrics for basketball so that he can more effectively evaluate the value of players. Boy, I'd sure hate to have something like that done with the Cubs.

[Jehrico]

I bet he'd sit behind homeplate with a shirt that says CFFL and yell at the umps all the time.

 

No. He'd wear his Adam Dunn Cubs Jersey.

[Jehrico]

I bet he'd sit behind homeplate with a shirt that says CFFL and yell at the umps all the time.

 

No. He'd wear his Adam Dunn Cubs Jersey.

 

Or maybe his ARod Cubs Jersey :D

[Magnetic Curses]

I like the idea of cuban buying the cubs, don't get me wrong, but no one should expect him to be steinbrenner, either. he'd likely have a higher payroll, but there's no way to tell how much higher. he'd probably have to start from scratch when it comes to broadcasting revenues, both radio and television, which is a ton of cash.

 

he's no idiotic, lottery-winning, slovenly-dressed kook. he won't be willing to take a huge loss, that's for sure. his mere presence isn't going to cause GM's to lose their minds and ship talent to the cubs for nothing, nor are free agents going to wet their pants running to the north side to play for him, he doesn't have a magic wand. cuban is not the end of our problems, there is enough money floating around for the cubs to field a playoff contender next season, we just have to spend wisely. this is an upper managerment problem, not an ownership problem, and if cuban thinks he's a general manager, he'll probably cause more trouble than he alleviates.

 

the best he could do would be to come in, raise payroll slightly, drown gary hughes in his private hot tub, shoot jim hendry through the eye while he gets a backrub, send a fish wrapped in newspaper to dusty (emphasising that he should just stay on his annual father-son fishing trip), and wake andy macphail up to his favorite racehorse's head in bed next to him. Then, hire theo epstein as GM and paul depodesta as assistant GM, have them hire the head baseball coach at glenbard north as manager, tell him to shut up and do what he's told if he knows what's good for him-----and start fresh.

[Wild_Cubs04]

I like the idea of cuban buying the cubs, don't get me wrong, but no one should expect him to be steinbrenner, either. he'd likely have a higher payroll, but there's no way to tell how much higher. he'd probably have to start from scratch when it comes to broadcasting revenues, both radio and television, which is a ton of cash.

 

he's no idiotic, lottery-winning, slovenly-dressed kook. he won't be willing to take a huge loss, that's for sure. his mere presence isn't going to cause GM's to lose their minds and ship talent to the cubs for nothing, nor are free agents going to wet their pants running to the north side to play for him, he doesn't have a magic wand. cuban is not the end of our problems, there is enough money floating around for the cubs to field a playoff contender next season, we just have to spend wisely. this is an upper managerment problem, not an ownership problem, and if cuban thinks he's a general manager, he'll probably cause more trouble than he alleviates.

 

the best he could do would be to come in, raise payroll slightly, drown gary hughes in his private hot tub, shoot jim hendry through the eye while he gets a backrub, send a fish wrapped in newspaper to dusty (emphasising that he should just stay on his annual father-son fishing trip), and wake andy macphail up to his favorite racehorse's head in bed next to him. Then, hire theo epstein as GM and paul depodesta as assistant GM, have them hire the head baseball coach at glenbard north as manager, tell him to shut up and do what he's told if he knows what's good for him-----and start fresh.

 

=D> =D> =D>

[hardcorecubfan]

I still think it'd be wishful thinking on our parts, but...

 

http://www.nysun.com/article/23217

 

 

Now that Mark Cuban's bid to buy the Pittsburgh Pirates has been officially squashed by the team's owners, will Cuban pick up the phone and call Dennis FitzSimons to ask the Chicago Tribune Company's Chief Executive Officer if he is about ready to sell the Chicago Cubs? Probably.

 

Unfortunately, Kevin McClatchy, who also owns a national newspaper chain called the McClatchy Company, let Cuban know the Pirates are not for sale. But FitzSimons and his board may have to part with the Cubs, a decision that will have nothing to do with the team's success between the lines. Simply put, the Tribune Company is short of money, and the Cubs franchise is a major asset that can bring in big dollars.

 

I found it interesting in light of this comment in today's Mike Downey column in the Tribune...

 

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/cs-051118downey,1,1416748.column?page=2&coll=cs-home-utility

 

9 Please forgive me if I can't quite bring myself to encourage the Cubs to offer $50 million to a shortstop, Rafael Furcal, at the same time Tribune Co. (which owns the Cubs, this newspaper and papers in Los Angeles; Hartford, Conn.; and Orlando, among others) is announcing the elimination of more than 200 jobs. Sorry.

 

You would think if they were short of money, though, the last thing they'd want to get rid of is one of their biggest cash cows.

In a company that has potential bankrupcy written on it the cash cow is the a very marketable asset that could be sold for over true value.

[CubfaninCA]

He'd spend a ton of money, but seems he has his hands in a lot of the Mavs deals. If people think Hendry throws around too much money on certain players, just wait for Cuban.

 

Basically, he'd probably build an offensive juggernaut that usuall makes playoffs, but falls short due to lack of pitching. Kinda like his Mavs. :o

[nilodnayr]

He'd spend a ton of money, but seems he has his hands in a lot of the Mavs deals. If people think Hendry throws around too much money on certain players, just wait for Cuban.

 

Basically, he'd probably build an offensive juggernaut that usuall makes playoffs, but falls short due to lack of pitching. Kinda like his Mavs. :o

 

But thats why hed be perfect for the cubs...all he has to do is retain our pitching talent.

[CubfaninCA]

He'd spend a ton of money, but seems he has his hands in a lot of the Mavs deals. If people think Hendry throws around too much money on certain players, just wait for Cuban.

 

Basically, he'd probably build an offensive juggernaut that usuall makes playoffs, but falls short due to lack of pitching. Kinda like his Mavs. :o

 

But thats why hed be perfect for the cubs...all he has to do is retain our pitching talent.

 

Well, the rotation's not very deep anymore. I'm not counting on Kerry Wood for anything anymore.

 

At least in baseball he wouldn't be restricted by a salary cap where all his dumb moves (Dampier, Bradley, Wahad, and letting Nash go for starters) keeps him from signing players.

[nilodnayr]

He'd spend a ton of money, but seems he has his hands in a lot of the Mavs deals. If people think Hendry throws around too much money on certain players, just wait for Cuban.

 

Basically, he'd probably build an offensive juggernaut that usuall makes playoffs, but falls short due to lack of pitching. Kinda like his Mavs. :o

 

But thats why hed be perfect for the cubs...all he has to do is retain our pitching talent.

 

Well, the rotation's not very deep anymore. I'm not counting on Kerry Wood for anything anymore.

 

At least in baseball he wouldn't be restricted by a salary cap where all his dumb moves (Dampier, Bradley, Wahad, and letting Nash go for starters) keeps him from signing players.

 

I meant it more as Z and Prior are a pretty good place to start out creating a long term rotation with.

[Neuby]

so let's get a CubanWGN going and start emailing him at his blocg , getting him to come to northside baseball for a Q&A? . Hey it's the offseason it's not like we have anything better to do.

[Hosak8]

He'd spend a ton of money, but seems he has his hands in a lot of the Mavs deals. If people think Hendry throws around too much money on certain players, just wait for Cuban.

 

Basically, he'd probably build an offensive juggernaut that usuall makes playoffs, but falls short due to lack of pitching. Kinda like his Mavs. :o

 

DING DING DING.. we have a winner!

 

Exactly what I was going to post before you beat me to it.

 

Don't get me wrong... I think I'd love to see Cuban as the owner, and have said so for the past 3+ years. But, you really do have to question the kind of team we'd have on the field IF Cuban has any say over the roster. I think that the small things would get overlooked BIG TIME.

 

However, if he were to come in and bring a couple of baseball minds with him (Epstein, maybe? Billy Beane, possibly?).. then watch out.

 

A rotation of Zambrano, Prior, Burnett, Zito, and Wood... I'd take.

 

An infield of Lee, Castillo, Furcal, and Ramirez... I'd take.

 

An outfield of Giles, Corey, and ManRam... I'd take.

 

A bullpen with Hoffman at the end of it? I'd take it.

 

Cuban's money and Theo's or Beane's baseball mind... mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm...

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

One thing Cuban would do is attempt to pursue impact free agents. He'd be willing to pay for the media attention and splash an impact free agent would bring. He's not always able to do that in the NBA because of the salary cap, but he tries.

 

While I don't think Cuban would overspend dramatically, I also don't think he'd let a few millions over budget keep the Cubs from acquiring whoever was deemed was the free agent that could put this team over the top.

 

For example, had Cuban been the Cubs owner last season, I can see him allowing Hendry to bid for Beltran competitively with the Mets regardless of the unresolved Sosa situation.

 

I think had Cuban been owner of the Cubs, we would have pursued Tejada, even if that made Gonzalez a very expensive bench player.

[JC]

 

Cuban's money and Theo's or Beane's baseball mind... mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm...

 

Are you also suggesting that the Crash Test Dummies perform the 7th inning stretch?

[treebird]

 

Cuban's money and Theo's or Beane's baseball mind... mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm...

 

Are you also suggesting that the Crash Test Dummies perform the 7th inning stretch?

 

god i hope so

 

long live ctd

[sethuel1]

one too many "mmmmmm"s

[treebird]

one too many "mmmmmm"s

 

plus they should really be four letters long