Saturday, August 2, 2008

Expanding the (Mark) Cuban Empire




That's right folks. The animated owner of the Dallas Mavericks who has passionately heckled at NBA referees is now setting his sights on a buyout of baseball team Chicago Cubs. Four folks are said to have shown interest in the team, but Cuban currently seems to be the most loaded with $1.3 billion to shell out on The Tribune Company. Cuban apparently owns more than just sports companies, as HDNet channels is also under his name. He has also hosted "The Benefactor" and had a brief stint with Dancing with the Stars" Aside from Cuban's entrepreneurial exploits, however, Cuban is known for his loquacious personality. And as a recent NY Times article noted, "there is no one in baseball like him". The article noted that Cuban sets himself apart from typical team owners and executives. Why? Well, you don't see a team owner getting fined $1.7 million for from complaining too loud against referees. It'd be exciting to see a character like Cuban in a baseball dome.

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PHOTO BY: SANDOMIR, RICHARD. New York Times

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