2008-11-26T20:23:05-05:00 Cuban's bid for Cubs didn't make him serious buyer 2008-11-18T12:57:22-05:00 15 2008-11-18T12:57:22-05:00 1 2 10 2008-11-26T20:23:05-05:00 7 AZ Westcoast guy Chandler 618072 15 If Martha Stewart went to jail for the exact same thing for less money why don't you think that MC won't?? 3464114 2008-11-18T18:57:43-05:00 340 NV lvguy Las Vegas 584221 14 I don't get the whole insider trading thing, anyway. I mean, I understand the reason for the law. I understand the spirit of the law. I understand why the law is needed. But if I've got stock in a company and my friend is pretty high up on the corporate ladder there and he tells me that company is going to do something in two months and I think the stock will fall, am I supposed to just sit there and lose my money? That's retarded. 3377566 2008-11-18T18:11:11-05:00 2 XX michaelblue No City 610876 13 plus stern wrote cuban a letter of recommendation to buy the cubs he said he would be good for baseball 3377167 2008-11-18T18:10:59-05:00 2 XX michaelblue No City 610876 12 plus stern wrote cuban a letter of recomendation to buy the cubs he said he would be good for baseball 3377189 2008-11-18T18:06:44-05:00 268 OR GoForthAndDie Warren 560540 11 HerseyHawk...You're the idiot. You'd think that Selig and every other owner would want the Cubs sold for as much as possible. You'd think they'd want it sold to someone who won't go low-rent on payroll, and constantly be in danger of having to sell the team. The problem with that is, Cuban most likely would out-Steinbrenner Steinbrenner and every other owner, and do everything in his power to buy the Cubs a World Series. He'd jack up salaries so high, no other team could compete. And the other owners don't want that. And the other owners, for some ungodly reason, have a say in who ends up buying the Cubs. Then there's the fact that Cuban speaks his mind. Often. He calls a spade a spade, and a moron a moron. You think Selig wants to pick up the sports page every day and see Cuban's latest rant about him? Hell, Selig makes Dubya look competent. Cuban would burn through a keyboard daily blasting him. You think Selig will ignore the best interests of the game, and the best buyer for the Cubs, so he doesn't have his own incompetence thrown in his face? Ya damn right he will. 3377122 2008-11-18T17:35:15-05:00 190 IL Maddux Chicago 33875 9 keep in mind the key point of this is, it is a CIVIL matter, he is not going to jail for anyone of this, it is civil court and it is interesting that this came up 4 years later, at a time when he is trying to buy the cubs and mlb won't let him, which would raise a serious legal challenge to their antitrust exemption.... 3376724 2008-11-18T17:50:55-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/242/98/thumb/swisher.jpg 11093 NY bcoltrinari Staten Island 24338 keep in mind the key point of this is, it is a CIVIL matter, he is not going to jail for anyone of this, it is civil court and it is interesting that this came up 4 years later, at a time when he is trying to buy the cubs and mlb won't let him, which would raise a serious legal challenge to their antitrust exemption.... 10 Maddux you might be on to something. Funny that AIG and all these other financial companies have gotten a free pass but Mark Cuban is now being charged with insider trading for an incident 4 years ago. Very interesting indeed. 3376873 2008-11-18T17:35:15-05:00 190 IL Maddux Chicago 33875 9 keep in mind the key point of this is, it is a CIVIL matter, he is not going to jail for anyone of this, it is civil court and it is interesting that this came up 4 years later, at a time when he is trying to buy the cubs and mlb won't let him, which would raise a serious legal challenge to their antitrust exemption.... 3376724 2008-11-18T15:58:08-05:00 1 TX IBleedCubbieBlue New Braunfels 610859 3 Mark Cuban did have the highest bid..He is not allowed to buy the team because Bud doesnt want the Cubs to get any player they want..Why you may ask well because Bud used to own the Brewers and that would hurt their chances..He sold his interest in the team but to a family member and Bud will always do what is best for the Brewers..Its time for him to leave!! 3375133 2008-11-18T17:32:32-05:00 190 IL Maddux Chicago 33875 Mark Cuban did have the highest bid..He is not allowed to buy the team because Bud doesnt want the Cubs to get any player they want..Why you may ask well because Bud used to own the Brewers and that would hurt their chances..He sold his interest in the team but to a family member and Bud will always do what is best for the Brewers..Its time for him to leave!! 8 This is not true anymore, he let his daughter take over the team and she failed miserably and eventually had to sell the team to outside sources, so there is no family member in charge of the brewers now. However, Selig does still love the brewers...he only wants to dictate the sale of the cubs to one of this boys, just like he has done with almost every other team that has sold in the past 3376674 2008-11-18T17:29:28-05:00 190 IL Maddux Chicago 33875 7 interesting how he had made the largest bid the first time and now he does not....more and more this seems like a clear misinformation program by MLB.... 3376599 2008-11-18T17:07:18-05:00 http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/242/98/thumb/swisher.jpg 11093 NY bcoltrinari Staten Island 24338 6 Selig is just worried he won't be able to control Cuban. And yes Selig and Stern are friends and I am sure Stern has bad mouthed Cuban many times. Selig also has a friend of his in the bidding for the Cubs and you can bet he will do whatever he can to make sure his friend has the best chance to buy the Cubs. 3376402 15 <p>Even before he was civilly charged on Monday by the SEC with insider trading, Dallas Mavericks owner <strong>Mark Cuban's</strong> chances to buy the Cubs had fallen precipitously.&nbsp;The recent round of bids from interested Cubs buyers has remained secret, but Cuban did not make a proposal that would qualify him as a serious buyer, SI.com has learned. So he may have been out even before the SEC spoke out.</p> <div>With the economy in meltdown, Cubs owner <strong>Sam Zell</strong>&nbsp;allowed prospective owners to bid for a fraction of the team in the latest round of bidding, and while the bids (some were for the whole team and some for part of it) remain sealed, at least four other groups are still seen as serious, according to people familiar with the sales talks: a <strong>Michael Tokarz</strong>-led group; investors headed by <strong>Leo Hindery Jr.</strong> and <strong>Mark Utay</strong>; Chicago real estate magnate <strong>Hersch Klaff</strong>; and the Ricketts family, which started TD Ameritrade.</div> <div>Before the economy crashed, bids were accepted that reached or exceeded $1 billion for the team, Wrigley Field and broadcast properties. However, the country's economic calamity surely limited the most recent proposals to the point where one baseball owner said, "I think (Zell) may hold onto the team for three to five years, and wait for things to improve.''</div> <div>Even if Cuban's recent bid had been competitive,&nbsp;his latest controversy would have hurt his chances. The SEC charge is related to what they say was an improper sale of Mamma.com that saved&nbsp;Cuban about&nbsp;$750,000 back in 2004, a small savings for a man estimated to be worth in excess of $2 billion.&nbsp;A few weeks ago, the <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em> quoted an unnamed baseball official who said that MLB would never approve a sale to Cuban, who's been a controversial NBA owner due to his frequent criticism of NBA referees.</div> http://img.fannation.com/upload/user_profile/image/100/64/thumb/Heyman_Jon.png 0 NY Jon Heyman New York 10084 24422 <p>Even before he was civilly charged on Monday by the SEC with insider trading, Dallas Mavericks owner <strong>Mark Cuban's</strong> chances to buy the Cubs had fallen precipitously.&nbsp;The recent round of bids from interested Cubs buyers has remained secret, but Cuban did not make a proposal that would qualify him as a serious buyer, SI.com has learned. So he may have been out even before the SEC spoke out.</p>