Mark Cuban not likely to buy Cubs

**The Frog** · 11-09-2008 10:25 AM

It seems to me that there's some illegality about MLB preventing the Tribune Co. from selling the Cubs to exactly whom they want to.

**Jimbo** · 11-09-2008 11:53 AM

Originally Posted by The Frog

It seems to me that there's some illegality about MLB preventing the Tribune Co. from selling the Cubs to exactly whom they want to.

I'm sure that Cuban's lawyers have looked into this type of thing already ....

If they can decide who buy's a team then they will keep thier buddies in and any other potential buyers out, thats not right

Jimbo

**SamCdbs** · 11-09-2008 09:35 PM

Nope. When someone or some entity buys a team, they sign a contract with MLB that says that the league must approve all sales. Cuban's lawyers can pound sand.

**Jimbo** · 11-09-2008 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by SamCdbs

Nope. When someone or some entity buys a team, they sign a contract with MLB that says that the league must approve all sales. Cuban's lawyers can pound sand.

Patience my friend, it will happen, eventually.

**SabresRule** · 11-09-2008 11:23 PM

Greetings, Sam. how it's going in the land of leastleftover bashing?

**SamCdbs** · 11-10-2008 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by SabresRule

Greetings, Sam. how it's going in the land of leastleftover bashing?

VERY well, thank you. Its always a great day when you have facts on your side.

BCS standings:

1 - SEC team
2 -Big 12 team
6 - Pac 10 team
8 - Big 10 team
16 - ACC team

And all the way down at 21st, below FIVE non-BcS teams that CANNOT get a bid under the illegal BcS cartel, we have our first Leastleftover. Guarenteed a spot. Undeserving.

**cybok0** · 11-10-2008 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

...Gotta love the old boys network. This guy would be perfect for the Cubs, the city of Chicago and Major League Baseball, but the old scumbags owners including the head scumbag...."Bud" will put the kibosh on any chance for Mark Cuban.

Sporting News

Posted: November 7, 2008

As popular as Mark Cuban might be with the fans, he apparently isn't a favorite of the powers-that-be in Major League Baseball. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Cuban -- one of five final bidders for the franchise and Wrigley Field -- won't get much further in the bidding process.

That's because the "old guard" in Major League Baseball is less than enamored with the idea of Cuban joining the leadership ranks in the sport, according to a Major League Baseball source.

"There's no way Bud (Selig) and the owners are going to let that happen," the source told the Chicago Sun-Times. "Zero chance." Major League Baseball must approve the sale of the team, regardless of who buys it.

That same source told the newspaper that he doesn't expect the Cubs to be sold by opening day of the 2009 season. The team officially was put on the market on opening day of 2007, but the process has gone slowly thus far. And the weakening global economy could slow it even more.

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I wish he would come home and buy the Pirates.