Mark Cuban and the Cubs
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Mark Cuban is hoping to add to his owner tab, by becoming the leader of the storied Chicago Cubs franchise. Think about it. What could be better than the ivy, the bleachers and Cuban heckling those poor outfielders!
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Mark Cuban is still interested in becoming the owner of the Chicago Cubs. Owning the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks is not enough for Cuban. He wants in on one of the most storied franchises in Major League Baseball. But many wonder, would the other owners or Bud Selig put up with Cuban’s antics?
Just think about it - Cuban sitting in the right field bleachers, among the other fans, heckling that poor rightfielder. Sure, umpires would be almost out of earshot of Cuban’s taunts, but not that lonely rightfielder. I’m sure with Cuban’s help the entire bleacher bum parade would heckle the … well… heck out of that poor soul in right field. So bad, in fact, that there might be a recreation from that movie “Bleacher Bums,” where the right fielder gets so fed up with the heckler in the stands, he attempts to climb the wall to throw down. What you never saw it? That’s OK (I only picked it up because it was five bucks at Wal-Mart) - I don’t think many others did either.
Anyway, you get the picture. The fans would love Cuban at Wrigley Field. But MLB probably would not. And other owners definitely would not be able to put up with some of the antics he has shown off court side at Mavs games. But the Cubs deserve an owner that would care and would put up the money to bring a championship to the franchise (don’t worry - it won’t happen this year… I don’t care how far ahead of the NL Central they get). So why not Cuban? He’s shown that he can take care of his players and coaches.
And you can forget about quotes from Ozzie Guillen if Cuban becomes the owner. Fans in Chicago will only be watching WGN for those press conferences where Lou Piniella and Cuban fire off expletives about umpires and players on opposing teams.
This could be a match made in Wrigleyville, but for now we’ll have to wait to find out if it will ever happen.
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5 opinions for Mark Cuban and the Cubs
M. Landis
Aug 4, 2008 at 6:33 pm
In my opinion, the Cubs would be lucky to have Cuban as an owner. I live in Dallas and frequent Maverick games. Cuban takes care of his team and players and adds a lot of excitement to the game. He would be a great addition to the baseball family.
Bryan
Aug 6, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Cuban would spend money; there is no doubt about it. However, when was the last time the Mavs won an NBA title? Oh yeah, never. If he buys the Cubs, it will bring excitement to their fans and city. Cubs’ fans just shouldn’t get their hopes up because having Cuban as an owner won’t necessarily translate into a WS title. Again, look at the Mavs.
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Mark Murrell
Sep 12, 2008 at 9:17 am
He is the best man for the job, but a site out there is speculating that he is out. http://www.cubanandthecubs.com
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