http://www.thestandard.com./node/111410/comments comments feed. en http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com. http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs <!--paging_filter--><p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">Judgment on January 8, 2008</span></span><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">: This did not occur by the end of 2008.  On January 6, 2009, the Cubs' website reported that the winning bid </span><a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090106&amp;content_id=3733923&amp;vkey=news_chc&amp;fext=.jsp&amp;c_id=chc&amp;partnerId=rss_chc"><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">could be announced soon</span></a><span style="font-style: italic" class="Apple-style-span">.  However, it was not made in time to meet the requirements of this prediction.  So, whether  Mark Cuban is successful or not is a moot point.  -- The Industry Standard</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold" class="Apple-style-span">Original prediction</span>: Ever since opening day of 2007, <a href="http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/could-mark-cuban-be-taking-over-wrigley-240352.php" title="Mark Cuban and the Cubs rumor">rumors</a> have been heard (from left field?) that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Cuban">Mark Cuban</a>, billionaire dot-com entrepreneur turned Dallas Maverick’s owner and <a href="http://www.blogmaverick.com/">blog maverick</a>, was on the short list for buying one of baseball’s most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs.  Those rumors became fact when Cuban submitted his application to Major League Baseball to purchase the team <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2934920">last July</a>.  </p> <div style="float: right; border-width: 1px; border-color: #999999; border-style: solid; padding: 10px">Show your support</p> <script src="http://d.yimg.com/ds/badge.js" badgetype="”text”" showbranding="”0”">industry_stan754:http://www.thestandard.com/predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs</script></div> <p>The Tribune Company, the current owner of the Cubs, announced their desire sell the team by the end of the 2007 season.   <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2821964">As reported by ESPN</a> last year,  “The team is one of Tribune's richest assets.  Bidding for the ballclub and historic Wrigley Field, however, is certain to be fiercely competitive. Analysts have estimated the Cubs could fetch $600 million or more, a far cry from the $20.5 million Tribune paid in 1981.”</p> <p>That deadline came and went.  But news around the sale is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html">beginning to heat up again</a>. Could baseball be warming to the idea of Mark Cuban joining their ranks? </p> <p>While Cuban’s name has always been on the short list of buyers, his <a href="http://www.shmula.com/296/mark-cuban-nba-fines-timeline">legendary antics</a> as the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks could be making the conservative baseball owners queasy.  They can reject his bid without any reason given. </p> <p>As <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?pagewanted=1">reported by the NY Times</a> on August 3, 2008, “Bob DuPuy, the president of Major League Baseball, . . . praised Cuban’s Internet and technology expertise. “He’s been outspoken on issues, but we’ve had owners who are outspoken as well,” he said. With his tongue lodged somewhere in his cheek, he said, “I’ve not heard of him referred to as a loudmouth.””</p> <p>Will baseball embrace the outspoken and opinionated personality of Mark Cuban, or will they go the less controversial (and starchier) route?</p> <p>This is a prediction that Mark Cuban will make a successful bid for the Chicago Cubs in 2008, and will be the new owner of the current top team in the National League.  Considering where the Cubs are today, a deal like this might not be announced until the end of the season in order to avoid distraction (although a team with its first World Series title in 100 years might change the price).   </p> <p>(photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/">kk+</a>) </p> <div><a href="http://www.mixx.com/" onclick="window.location='http://www.mixx.com/submit?page_url='+window.location; return false;"> <img src="http://www.mixx.com/images/buttons/mixx-button3.png" border="0" alt="Add to Mixx!" /> </a></div> <p> </p> http://www.thestandard.com./predictions/mark-cuban-dot-com-billionaire-buys-cubs#comments baseball Chicago Cubs Mergers &amp; Acquisitions people:Mark Cuban Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:11:26 -0700 The Standard 111410 at http://www.thestandard.com.