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Seeing the Mavericks win the NBA title reminded me of how Mark Cuban wanted to buy the Cubs a few years ago, only to be denied by Bud Selig.
Say what you will about Cuban, but he is a very good owner. He took over one of the worst franchises in all of sports (Mavs), and immediately made them a first-class organization. I think if Cuban had been allowed to purchase the Cubs, the Cubs would be a much better organization and they wouldn't be asking the city of Chicago to bankroll their initiatives.
Flash forward to the present, and you have Selig allowing Tom Ricketts to buy the Cubs despite having nearly zero liquid assets for purchase, and in the span of a few months Ricketts has managed to alienate the fans, the city, and the media with his constant bitching and his nearly laughable pleas for financial assistance. Its interesting because the Cubs play in the same division as Selig's Brewers, so keeping the Cubs bad ultimately benefits the Brewers.
I just thought it was strange that more isn't being made of this now that Cuban is in the spotlight again, and the Cubs are in such terrible shape thanks in large part to Selig.
Say what you will about Cuban, but he is a very good owner. He took over one of the worst franchises in all of sports (Mavs), and immediately made them a first-class organization. I think if Cuban had been allowed to purchase the Cubs, the Cubs would be a much better organization and they wouldn't be asking the city of Chicago to bankroll their initiatives.
Flash forward to the present, and you have Selig allowing Tom Ricketts to buy the Cubs despite having nearly zero liquid assets for purchase, and in the span of a few months Ricketts has managed to alienate the fans, the city, and the media with his constant bitching and his nearly laughable pleas for financial assistance. Its interesting because the Cubs play in the same division as Selig's Brewers, so keeping the Cubs bad ultimately benefits the Brewers.
I just thought it was strange that more isn't being made of this now that Cuban is in the spotlight again, and the Cubs are in such terrible shape thanks in large part to Selig.
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