He offered $1.3bil for the Cubbies.

Since the Dodgers value dropped in 1/2 considering how well this season went for us, I'm thinking he can afford this.

Seeing as how there might not be an NBA season, he needs something to do.

I'm okay with this.

Will never happen. Baseball is still with the old boys/gentlemen's club mentality, and they will never get someone as maverick/outspoken as Cuban in.

Seriously, they rather let McCourt buy the Dodgers basically on a credit card than allow Cuban pay upfront, with cash.



Also, i have an intense hatred towards the Dodgers... and as much as I like Nolan Ryan, I'd have loved the Rangers to be owner by Cuban instead...

The Bestest: Dinobot: Will never happen. Baseball is still with the old boys/gentlemen's club mentality, and they will never get someone as maverick/outspoken as Cuban in.

I'm not so sure, since this will be a court-supervised sale, much like the Rangers.
Yeah, MLB was able to block Cuban from buying the Cubs, but he came pretty close with the Rangers.

Rumors say the MLB actually sold the rangers at a lower price to Ryan's group just to prevent Cuban from buying it.

Also, Cuban has already said it on several interviews, including one with Cowherd, that he would never get into a bidding situation for a MLB team ever again, only a direct transaction.

The Bestest: Shrugging Atlas: The spectacle of Cuban sitting behind home plant yelling at the umps probably gives Selign and Co night sweats.

..but its OK when Jeff Loria does it?

Jeff Loria is a joke, no one takes him seriously.

/how he was able to flip the expos and buy the marlins? I have no idea...
//well, i actually, kind of do.
///marlin fans deserve a better owner.

TrancePI: Since the Dodgers value dropped in 1/2 considering how well this season went for us, I'm thinking he can afford this.

The Dodgers went 82-79 and the team value dropped by half because of that? They missed the playoffs by 8 games, not 80. They have the probable NL MVP in CF, an ace that should get Cy Young votes (but not win), and a handful of reasonably exciting young folks.

I doubt the team value dropped by half, but whatever it did drop by wasn't because of the on-field product being roughly average. Blame all the off-field debacles.

chimp_ninja: TrancePI: Since the Dodgers value dropped in 1/2 considering how well this season went for us, I'm thinking he can afford this.

The Dodgers went 82-79 and the team value dropped by half because of that? They missed the playoffs by 8 games, not 80. They have the probable NL MVP in CF, an ace that should get Cy Young votes (but not win), and a handful of reasonably exciting young folks.

I doubt the team value dropped by half, but whatever it did drop by wasn't because of the on-field product being roughly average. Blame all the off-field debacles.

I'd put in a reasonable offer on the Dodgers in a heartbeat, if... uh... if I were a billionaire.

/talk about a cash cow just waiting to be milked
//seems that the previous owners had cerebral palsy

Di Atribe:Dodgers would be lucky to have Cuban at the helm.

Frankly, my dear, I think you should be at the helm. *shmooch*

I wish I was a multi-billionaire, and could afford to lose a lot of money just to have some fun--I'd buy the Dodgers. I'd sell it after a year, but I'd have a lot of fun during that year. Among my first moves would be to:

--Trade Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, and Andre Eithier to the Giants for Barry Zito (whom I would sign up for a new 10-year contract)

--Acquire Brian Matusz from the Orioles, and make him the opening day starter. Also sign him up for a new 10-year contract.

--Hire Joe Buck as the team's new full-time play-by-play announcer. I couldn't bring myself to fire the great Vin Scully, of course, so I would either wait until Scully retires to do this, or encourage him to join the Giants broadcast team instead.

--Change name from "Los Angeles Dodgers" to "Anaheim Dodgers of Los Angeles"

--Discontinue sale of Dodger Dogs at ballpark, replace them with tofu dogs. The only beer sold at the ballpark will be Natty Light, and it will be $12 for a 6-ounce cup.

--Change uniform/cap colors from Dodger Blue to the new theme, Dodger Pink

--Impose new policy where stadium gates will be locked immediately after the first pitch and late-arriving fans will not be admitted to the ballpark. Gates will not be unlocked until the end of the game, so fans must stay until the final out is recorded.

Then, on my second day of ownership, I'd have even more fun!

Cyberluddite: I wish I was a multi-billionaire, and could afford to lose a lot of money just to have some fun--I'd buy the Dodgers. I'd sell it after a year, but I'd have a lot of fun during that year. Among my first moves would be to:

--Trade Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, and Andre Eithier to the Giants for Barry Zito (whom I would sign up for a new 10-year contract)

--Acquire Brian Matusz from the Orioles, and make him the opening day starter. Also sign him up for a new 10-year contract.

--Hire Joe Buck as the team's new full-time play-by-play announcer. I couldn't bring myself to fire the great Vin Scully, of course, so I would either wait until Scully retires to do this, or encourage him to join the Giants broadcast team instead.

--Change name from "Los Angeles Dodgers" to "Anaheim Dodgers of Los Angeles"

--Discontinue sale of Dodger Dogs at ballpark, replace them with tofu dogs. The only beer sold at the ballpark will be Natty Light, and it will be $12 for a 6-ounce cup.

--Change uniform/cap colors from Dodger Blue to the new theme, Dodger Pink

--Impose new policy where stadium gates will be locked immediately after the first pitch and late-arriving fans will not be admitted to the ballpark. Gates will not be unlocked until the end of the game, so fans must stay until the final out is recorded.

Then, on my second day of ownership, I'd have even more fun!

Thank you for the best laugh I have had in a while.

A Fark Handle: the mccourts should go to jail for fraud.

Agreed. Fark the mccourts. I would love to see Mark Cuban own the Dodgers.

Cyberluddite: I wish I was a multi-billionaire, and could afford to lose a lot of money just to have some fun--I'd buy the Dodgers. I'd sell it after a year, but I'd have a lot of fun during that year. Among my first moves would be to:

--Trade Matt Kemp, Clayton Kershaw, and Andre Eithier to the Giants for Barry Zito (whom I would sign up for a new 10-year contract)

--Acquire Brian Matusz from the Orioles, and make him the opening day starter. Also sign him up for a new 10-year contract.

--Hire Joe Buck as the team's new full-time play-by-play announcer. I couldn't bring myself to fire the great Vin Scully, of course, so I would either wait until Scully retires to do this, or encourage him to join the Giants broadcast team instead.

--Change name from "Los Angeles Dodgers" to "Anaheim Dodgers of Los Angeles"

--Discontinue sale of Dodger Dogs at ballpark, replace them with tofu dogs. The only beer sold at the ballpark will be Natty Light, and it will be $12 for a 6-ounce cup.

--Change uniform/cap colors from Dodger Blue to the new theme, Dodger Pink

--Impose new policy where stadium gates will be locked immediately after the first pitch and late-arriving fans will not be admitted to the ballpark. Gates will not be unlocked until the end of the game, so fans must stay until the final out is recorded.

Then, on my second day of ownership, I'd have even more fun!


I was with you up until the Joe Buck thing. Wouldn't that violate the Genevia Convention?

Di Atribe: gameshowhost: Frankly, my dear, I think you should be at the helm. *shmooch*

Awwwww you are so sweet what do you want ;)

Was it that transparent? Dammit.

/i'm just buttering you up
//want to make fun of the cowboys again :P

Cyberluddite: Hire Joe Buck as the team's new full-time play-by-play announcer.

There are some things we don't joke about here on Fark.

rickythepenguin: Dinobot: umors say the MLB actually sold the rangers at a lower price to Ryan's group just to prevent Cuban from buying it.

Although the Cuban-Crane group had made a $390 million cash offer, part of a $598 million bid, the Greenberg-Ryan bid was considered higher because of how the bids are structured; it included a $10 million to $13 million breakup fee that would have been paid to the Greenberg-Ryan group if it lost. (new window)

depends on how you look at it....Nolan Ryan's group won the Rangers with a $593M bid, whereas Cubez bid $598M, but as noted above, the time value of money was a huge factor and the aforemention payout/breakup of perhaps $13M that would have been passed on to Cuban most likely.


"I wish them the best," he said after shaking hands with Greenberg, Ryan and their attorneys. "They deserve all the credit in the world, and I wish them complete success," Cuban said. "We had our price we were willing to go up to, and their last bid pushed us to our limit. We couldn't bid again without going over our price."

if anybody was going to raise a ruckus about a fixed bid, im pretty freaking sure Cuban wouldn't have shaking hands and slapping backs as noted above. He'd be going Mark Cuban and still having a twitter war over that.

/but yeah. MLB doesn't want him. spesh with a flagship franchise in the nation's second biggest market.

IIRC the only reason Cuban got into the Rangers sale was to make money. He somehow had a financial stake in the deal and he made more the higher the sale price

Travos: Cyberluddite:
--Impose new policy where stadium gates will be locked immediately after the first pitch and late-arriving fans will not be admitted to the ballpark. Gates will not be unlocked until the end of the game, so fans must stay until the final out is recorded.

40,000 fans enter, one fan leaves.

It's hard enough to get even 40 fans to actually show up before about the 3rd inning at Dodger Stadium, let alone 40,000.