Comments for Brown: Adding Mark Cuban to Bidding Group for Texas Rangers Ill-Advised at http://bizofbaseball.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://bizofbaseball.com Wed, 22 May 2013 07:42:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4543:brown-adding-mark-cuban-to-bidding-group-for-texas-rangers-ill-advised&catid=26:editorials&Itemid=39#comment-2221 As noted in previous comments, the NBA is a different game. And, as has been PROVEN, their officials have been on the take and Cuban has been fined for pointing this out (although he didn't know specifically at what he was pointing). David Stern has repeated stated that Cuban has been a crusader to improve the game and to bring integrity to a sport that was seriously lacking in that. Imagine, Danny Ainge having the audacity to hit Michael Jordan in his princely elbow with his snotty nose! In the NBA Finals, yet! Cuban has made basketball better. All he asks is honesty, integrity and truth. Basketball is responding. Baseball has not been accused of such. And, Cuban would make an excellent owner. Still, my vote goes with GNR. Ryan HAS to be a part of the Rangers and Greenberg has proven he can build a champion in professional sports. - Ed Looney Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:03:48 +0100 http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4543:brown-adding-mark-cuban-to-bidding-group-for-texas-rangers-ill-advised&catid=26:editorials&Itemid=39#comment-2211 I think Steinbrenner and Cuban are some what similar. I wonder in similar circumstances if you would be against Steinbrenner. Although I don't think George was fined multiple times, he was twice barred from baseball. And one of those was supposed to be for life. While the Mavericks have not won any championships, both owners took pretty bad teams and turned their franchises around. Of course George was not operating under a salary cap. - sanford sklansky Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:46:52 +0100 http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4543:brown-adding-mark-cuban-to-bidding-group-for-texas-rangers-ill-advised&catid=26:editorials&Itemid=39#comment-2205 Basing Cubans approach to owning the mavericks on how he would handle owning the Rangers is utterly ridiculous. A. The two games are completely different. In basketball, every blow of the whistle is contested, by fans, players, and owners. People are much closer to the action in basketball, which can result in higher tempers and actions. Cuban understands the ebb and flow in baseball, and that his actions would be futile. B. Fans of Dallas sports LOVE Cuban. He understands what the fans want, and sometimes what they dont k now they want yet. He is a marketing genius, and would bring unprecedented attention to an average MLB franchise that has underperformed and underspent relative to the top-5 market it resides in. Bottom line, even if cuban does own a team, says some crazy things and gets fined...isnt that a good thing? Just another $200,000 to a deserving charity in these troubled times. So Mr. Brown, is what youre actually saying is you are against donating money to charity? - MLBfan Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:36:58 +0100 http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4543:brown-adding-mark-cuban-to-bidding-group-for-texas-rangers-ill-advised&catid=26:editorials&Itemid=39#comment-2202 Force the Nuttings to sell the Pirates to Cuban. That would be awesome. - Greg Pawson Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:08:49 +0100 http://bizofbaseball.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4543:brown-adding-mark-cuban-to-bidding-group-for-texas-rangers-ill-advised&catid=26:editorials&Itemid=39#comment-2199 Brown I disagree I think Cuban would put RBE over the top and I don't think he would be as out spoken as you think. I think he would still be a fan but I also think he would be involved more with the mavericks then the Rangers. I also see a possible Maverick/Rangers network under Cuban and the RBE that might actually bring some legit money to the table. - swabbie Sun, 18 Jul 2010 12:53:04 +0100