Billionaire Mark Cuban, one of MLB’s ‘approved’ bidders for the Chicago Cubs, expects to receive owner Tribune Co.’s confidential financial data on the team any day now and said today on Tom Waddle’s radio show that it is his “job” to convince everyone he would be the best choice to own the franchise.
“My job is to convince everybody involved that not only is it a good financial move to sell to Mark Cuban but it’s also, you know, a good partnership move that I can add value beyond just my checkbook to not just the Cubs, to not just the city of Chicago, but also to Major League Baseball,” Cuban said.
“It's about being a good citizen. It’s about contributing to the community and to me that’s viewed to be just as important as Major League Baseball or the Tribune Co., you know, what can I do for Wrigleyville, what can I do for the community, and what are the ways that I fit in and add value. … There are a lot of things we can do community-wise that can enhance my chances and so I’m gonna pull out all the stops.”
The thing is, no matter what this guy thinks, we as Cubs fans don’t want an owner who is gonna put himself above the team. We don’t need the ‘Wrigleyville Zoo’, where we have to wonder if a new manager or big-time free agent will ‘mesh with the owner’ or not. We have enough of that shit in sports, and the Cubs don’t need it. The Cubs and Wrigley Field themselves are enough of an attraction without having to add a larger-than-life ‘personality’ like Cuban.
The Chicago Cubs are NOT a disposable toy for the internet-billionaire set to acquire as a status symbol.
