Mark Cuban interested in Dodgers
by JKahn on Nov 9, 2009 4:51 PM PST
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Apparently, Mark Cuban's attempt to buy a baseball team is not over. He now says that he would be interested in buying the Dodgers if the right situation came up. Right now, I am very conflicted about how to react to this. First of all, the negatives of this are that he is straight up one of the most controversial owners in any sport. But there are many positives to this. First, the McCourts recent divorce has created negative attention the Dodgers don't want and now limits the Dodgers financially. Secondly, Cuban is crazy rich off the stock market and we would be virtually limitless in our spending. However, the last thing I want is to become the next Yankees just buying our way through baseball. Or ever worse, the Redskins, atttempt to buy our way and fail.
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My concern with Mark Cuban
is that he is accustomed to working in areas with things change faster and significant improvements can be made quickly: the computer/software business especially in the dot.com days, the NBA, television. He would certainly be an interesting owner and we would probably be reading and writing a lot about him, but I worry that he would get impatient and try to change the team too quickly with disastrous results; think Ned’s early moves to the nth power.
Totally agree with you, Kelly, on several of the points. Both you and Phil have correctly pointed out the many improvements the McCourts have made to the stadium itself. We may get critical about the delays – financing problems in the recession? – but the results so far have been positive.
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by David Young on Nov 9, 2009 4:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't want the Dodgers to buy their way through baseball, but...
Given what we’ve seen over the past few years- trading Santana instead of (allegedly) giving up a mere $2 million, not having a SINGLE one of our emerging stars signed to a deal- I’d rather err on the side of overindulgence, at least to a point.
To tell you the truth, that angle seems kind of overblown anyway, even when talking about the Yankees. Yeah, they certainly did a number this year by signing THREE type A signings (how they got away with that and only have to give up two measley draft picks is beyond me, but that’s a whole other topic), but let’s be honest- it worked! Also, they do manage to lock in their marquee players- Jeter, Posada, Rivera, Cano, etc.. And say what you will about the Steinbrenners, but the fact that they sign their homegrown players to long deals without making excuses is a GOOD thing, and I hope that the Dodgers’ owners- whomever they may be- emulate that, and SOON.
by sarcastro9 on Nov 9, 2009 6:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
give them as much credit as you want for keeping their homegrown players, but just Jeter, Posada, Pettite, Mo, and Cano combined make more than 4 other MLB teams. It’s easy to keep your homegrown players around when you have an unlimited budget and can surround them with superstars (in the 90s or now) so that they are always contenders.
by bearface on Nov 10, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
The Yankees lost three draft picks for their three Type A signings:
Michael Trout (Angels-1) – Pick from Yankees as compensation for Free Agent Mark Teixeira
Maxwell Walla (Brewers-2) – Pick from Yankees as compensation for Free Agent C.C. Sabathia
Jacob Marisnick (Blue Jays-3) – Pick from Yankees as compensation for Free Agent A.J. Burnett
The Brewers and the Blue Jays really got screwed on the compensation.
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by David Young on Nov 9, 2009 6:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This is the guy who traded Devin Harris for Jason Kidd.
And he didn’t want to trade Dirk for Shaq. However with no salary cap he could just buy everyone, screw trading with logic.
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by sumo390 on Nov 9, 2009 10:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Uhm
those were good ideas. You’re saying those were bad ideas?
by Seanny Rotten on Nov 13, 2009 7:57 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett for multi-year deals for 1st round pick vs. 1 Year of O-Dog for 1st round pick.
I’m beginning to be convinced me hiring someone with tons of cash they want to blow would be the way to go.
Cuban earned his money by starting a technology business first and then selling it to someone else at its peak value. Dallas is really the first business he has been running long term.
In answer to the poll, I didn’t see an option I agree with, I think Cuban has been a negative in that he likes being the center of attention, would value his opinion more than anyone else (including those who know more about the sport) and is clearly a megalomaniac, but he sincerely wants to win. His sincere desire to win provided the financing to turn Dallas around, and while his antics may be tiresome, I think it was an overall positive for Dallas who was in trouble. The Dodgers are not in trouble and never have been since they’ve been in LA, so really I think a team like Pittsburgh would be a better fit for him. Taking a guess, he would be an improvement over current ownership, but I still have better dream owners (Eli Broad, Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, etc.).
by Cool Dudes on Nov 10, 2009 9:13 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett didn’t even costs three #1 picks, it was Lawrence Welk compensation: a one, a two, and a three. (That reference is strictly for us old-timers. So old I don’t even remember from where I stole that joke.)
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by David Young on Nov 10, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I got that one, and it was excellent. Dennis Miller is nodding his head in approval. :)
by Eric Stephen on Nov 10, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought his point was that the Yankees only gave up one first round pick for their three superior FA, the same as we gave up for Hudson (in terms of 1st round picks, at least).
by Eric Stephen on Nov 10, 2009 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Would be a big step up
from the McCourts. I like his energy, baseball may be a bit of a reach for him in terms of style. However, he has shown a huge interest in taking care of his players and increasing the fan experience for the Mavs. Withouth Cuban, they were not much, but since they have at least become contenders. It won’t take too much more for the Dodgers to get over the top, but they need a chance to compete.
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by S Jay Bruin on Nov 10, 2009 10:21 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
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