Comments on: Mark Cuban Will Pay $1.3 Billion for Lou Piniella’s Tight Pants

By: RomanWarHelmet

RomanWarHelmet — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:03:30 +0000

Jerry Reinsdorf hates Cuban and will probably try to block it but remember Zell is beholden to other people who just took part in one of the biggest Corporate buyouts in recent years…they are going to demand every dollar and they can make Bud Selig’s life a living hell (Litigation and more litigation, plus ruining a flagship franchise) if they don’t get it. Bud’s group got bounced in the first round. That right there showed Bud will have very little to do with this process.

By: Jim Harbaugh Scramble

Jim Harbaugh Scramble — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:11:48 +0000

Jim Zorn, coaching genius.

By: mikeychx

mikeychx — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:08:10 +0000

to me…as a cubs fan

figuratively: winning diminishes the price…you no longer get to be the hero

literally : the cubs become the red sox and if you think cub fans were annoying before, wait until they win…the cubs become the hottest ticket in the country…you got to remeber what made the braves was TBS….which was available all over the country – Cubs the same way with WGN…if the Cubs win the world series, then everyones going to make the pilgramage to wrigley at some point..but they already sell out all of the time so, i dnt know how you max revenues unless you just raise prices…

By: Jim Harbaugh Scramble

Jim Harbaugh Scramble — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:06:57 +0000

What no hall of fame game open thread?

By: Oh No Romo

Oh No Romo — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:42:33 +0000

mickeltits choked

That made me giggle.

By: cool_rick

cool_rick — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:33:08 +0000

mikey, does winning up the price? I think it would up the price and I dont see Cuban backing down.

The shame is that Cuban tried to buy the Pirates a couple years back and was completely shunned.

By: mikeychx

mikeychx — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:23:33 +0000

zell owns part of the white sox and is in debt with purchase of the cubs….we know newspapers as a whole are in the toilet….so…either he keeps the cubs and milks them, or sells while he can get the most…i dunno…zell is okaying everything possibel (soriano, harden, zambrano) to make it the MOST attractive…because if the Cubs dont do it this year, regardless of how you feel about them, they will be competitive for a few years…good bagaining chip if youre selling…you are getting a ready to win team

By: cool_rick

cool_rick — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:29:35 +0000

Mike, I was thinking that a WS would make them (sellers) reconsider, that thier profits would be huge and they would milk it until the Cubs go into another 100 year funk?

By: spencer096

spencer096 — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:13:16 +0000

vijay singh won the WGC bridgestone invitational…congrats to one of the best ball-strikers in golf history, one of the most approachable players who got a bad rep for (rightfully) blasting annika back in the day, and one of the coolest guys on the PGA tour.

mickeltits choked

By: mikeychx

mikeychx — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:09:09 +0000

i always wondered if them winning it all would diminish the value of the franchise….sounds silly until you think about whoever comes in wont get to be the hero…i guess what i am saying is if the cubs won within the last year, the purchase isnt quite as romantic…these high profile people already have accomplished a lot, if they could turn the cubs into winners – they achieve cult hero status…of course i dont give a fuck about their status, i want “next year” to be this year