Back in 2002, Jerry Riensdorf of Chicago fame told David Stern that Mark Cuban would be a problem for the NBA. I heard this on Mike & Mike in the Morning coming out of the mouth of Hall Of Fame Baseball writer Peter Gammons. Speaking of Mr. Gammons, I for one am so glad to see him back in good health. Gammons said yesterday in an radio interview that Mark Cuban has put in his bid to buy the Cubbies. Chicago is a great town, and the Wrigley faithful deserve a winner. They have gone out and gotten a good crop of guys to make a run at a pennant in the next 2-3 years. Sweet Lou has brought a fighting attitude to the Northside, as seen in their turn around after his tantrum last month. However, he is the manager, not the owner.
Mark Cuban is a great owner from the player's accounts in Dallas. He gets them the things they need to play the best they can; but it hasn't translated into a championship. That said, he is a sore loser. He is actually suing Don Nelson for having inside information on his team. After the Golden State Warriors beat the Mavericks in the playoffs, I think the phrase that caught my ear was 'Nelson knows Dirks tendencies.' My 7 year old nephew knows Dirk can only go to his left! That is not inside information, that comes from coaching him - Nelson is the former coach in Dallas.
Cuban wears "Stern University" shirts, sits down by the floor, and barks at every call. He sends game tape on a regular basis to Stern for review. He gets fines for these shenanigans, and couldn't care less. That kind of thing works in the NBA, but if you think that the Baseball Ownership hasn't been taking all this in you're crazy. Cuban would have a better chance to win the Presidency than get into this 'Ole Boys Club. Just what MLB needs, a guy that sends in tape of pitches he thinks were called wrong. Over an 162 game schedule, he will have tape flowing out of the Commissioner's office all the way to the South Pole.
MLB Owners are a tight group when it comes to who owns a team; money doesn't really do all the talking in buying a team. The owners vote on who gets a team, as well as the commissioner. Once you own it, you can spend like a Pharaoh building an empire. Stienbrenner sits in his sky box, Turner sits behind the screen. You own it you can sit where you want, but you can't sit behind the ump and squawk about balls and strikes.
That is what Cuban would do. I can't see a tiger changing his stripes. With all of the complexity of baseball's inner workings on the field, like strikes, balls, outs, fair, foul, and don't forget sign stealing; Cuban would spend his entire bankroll funding a counter conspiracy department in the halls of Wrigley Field. MLB doesn't need a whiner, and they don't need Cuban.
Mark Cuban is a great owner from the player's accounts in Dallas. He gets them the things they need to play the best they can; but it hasn't translated into a championship. That said, he is a sore loser. He is actually suing Don Nelson for having inside information on his team. After the Golden State Warriors beat the Mavericks in the playoffs, I think the phrase that caught my ear was 'Nelson knows Dirks tendencies.' My 7 year old nephew knows Dirk can only go to his left! That is not inside information, that comes from coaching him - Nelson is the former coach in Dallas.
Cuban wears "Stern University" shirts, sits down by the floor, and barks at every call. He sends game tape on a regular basis to Stern for review. He gets fines for these shenanigans, and couldn't care less. That kind of thing works in the NBA, but if you think that the Baseball Ownership hasn't been taking all this in you're crazy. Cuban would have a better chance to win the Presidency than get into this 'Ole Boys Club. Just what MLB needs, a guy that sends in tape of pitches he thinks were called wrong. Over an 162 game schedule, he will have tape flowing out of the Commissioner's office all the way to the South Pole.
MLB Owners are a tight group when it comes to who owns a team; money doesn't really do all the talking in buying a team. The owners vote on who gets a team, as well as the commissioner. Once you own it, you can spend like a Pharaoh building an empire. Stienbrenner sits in his sky box, Turner sits behind the screen. You own it you can sit where you want, but you can't sit behind the ump and squawk about balls and strikes.
That is what Cuban would do. I can't see a tiger changing his stripes. With all of the complexity of baseball's inner workings on the field, like strikes, balls, outs, fair, foul, and don't forget sign stealing; Cuban would spend his entire bankroll funding a counter conspiracy department in the halls of Wrigley Field. MLB doesn't need a whiner, and they don't need Cuban.
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