Comments on: Why are MLB owners so scared of Mark Cuban? http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/23/why-are-mlb-owners-so-scared-of-mark-cuban/ The National Sports Blog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Kent http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/23/why-are-mlb-owners-so-scared-of-mark-cuban/#comment-765099 Kent Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:43:41 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12604#comment-765099 Jerry Reinsdorf hates Mark Cuban, and will never let him crash the party. I think Cuban keeps bidding for teams just to drive Reinsdorf crazy. Jerry Reinsdorf hates Mark Cuban, and will never let him crash the party. I think Cuban keeps bidding for teams just to drive Reinsdorf crazy.

]]> By: Boston44 http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/23/why-are-mlb-owners-so-scared-of-mark-cuban/#comment-321432 Boston44 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:53:44 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12604#comment-321432 Good stuff Mr T-Bone, I am not so sure about the "Steinbrenners kept it off the field" part though. That organization has flaunted their drama on and off the field since 1973. Anyway - Can you imagine Cuban in the NBA without a Cap ? Ugh ... In my opinion, the best organizations will rise to the top with or without a Cap. I would have loved for someone like Cuban to challenge the yankees if we are to continue in this screwed up MLB financial structure.Cuban would have been fun.He is not boring and methodical. Good stuff Mr T-Bone,

I am not so sure about the “Steinbrenners kept it off the field” part though. That organization has flaunted their drama on and off the field since 1973.
Anyway – Can you imagine Cuban in the NBA without a Cap ? Ugh …
In my opinion, the best organizations will rise to the top with or without a Cap.
I would have loved for someone like Cuban to challenge the yankees if we are to continue in this screwed up MLB financial structure.Cuban would have been fun.He is not boring and methodical.

]]> By: T-Bone http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/23/why-are-mlb-owners-so-scared-of-mark-cuban/#comment-320168 T-Bone Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:53:25 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12604#comment-320168 Here's a little different take. From an ownerships standpoint, Cuban is the face of the NBA and is a perfect fit for the "hey look at me because I didn't get enough attention as a kid" style of that league. I don't think MLB ownership would welcome that kind of loose cannon running a team. Granted they've had to deal with Steinbrenner's antics all these years, but at least he did it away from the field of play. Cuban will undoubtedly end up in the dugout and pay whatever fines they levy on him for it. If by bringing excitement to the game you mean he'll run out on the field, push his manager out of the way to argue with the umpires himself, then yes I agree. His act isn't very exciting, but ESPN seems to love it, which is all you need to know. MLB has other problems and doesn't need to become more of a professional sports circus...the NBA can keep that honor to itself. Here’s a little different take. From an ownerships standpoint, Cuban is the face of the NBA and is a perfect fit for the “hey look at me because I didn’t get enough attention as a kid” style of that league. I don’t think MLB ownership would welcome that kind of loose cannon running a team. Granted they’ve had to deal with Steinbrenner’s antics all these years, but at least he did it away from the field of play. Cuban will undoubtedly end up in the dugout and pay whatever fines they levy on him for it. If by bringing excitement to the game you mean he’ll run out on the field, push his manager out of the way to argue with the umpires himself, then yes I agree. His act isn’t very exciting, but ESPN seems to love it, which is all you need to know.

MLB has other problems and doesn’t need to become more of a professional sports circus…the NBA can keep that honor to itself.

]]> By: Bay24 http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/23/why-are-mlb-owners-so-scared-of-mark-cuban/#comment-319832 Bay24 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:42:31 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12604#comment-319832 If there were a salary cap the Cubans and the Steinbrenners would be under control. The Luxury tax is a joke no matter how or who gets it. It isn't enough to scare the yankees right now anyway is it ? They laugh it off and buy more. AND - the amount of money isn't beans to each individual small market team. C'mon, they will not be competitive with the yankees with that split up luxury tax money. What would that buy them one $12 million player ? All the yankees make that much don't they ? Just cap the dang sport and teams can't go wild. And just for the record, I don't put the Mets,Tigers and Red Sox in the same atmosphere as the yankees spending $60-80 million less. Let's understand the yankees have been outspending others BY FAR since 1973. Nobody else is close. It's their league, driven by two people, GM's, (CASHman) and Agents, (Boras). No small market teams can never catch up with the yankees running wild setting rediculous standards in salaries by each position. Sure, a team like Tampa gets lucky, or there is a dream that your team will be this years Cinderella. But thats crap. Why not competitive balance like the NFL ? It's a no brainer folks. Do you want to see these rediculous prices for players ? And, when you actually go to a game ? How about when you want to resign a good player on your team ? And he asks for the same amount of money the yankee guy gets at that position ? OPPS - he's gone. But CASHman will have the money. Also, the yankees never lose any of their ballplayers when their contracts are up, only if they let them. Can you say that about your team ? Guess who has the first and last call for every WANTED fee agent ? The yankees. I think people other than yankee fans are tired of it. Isn't it obvious smart sports guys of the world the yankees have a distinct finacial,economical,resourcefull advantage over everyone else ? The yankees didn't want Cuban - they like to control things the way they are now. Go Arizona Cardinals If there were a salary cap the Cubans and the Steinbrenners would be under control. The Luxury tax is a joke no matter how or who gets it. It isn’t enough to scare the yankees right now anyway is it ? They laugh it off and buy more. AND – the amount of money isn’t beans to each individual small market team. C’mon, they will not be competitive with the yankees with that split up luxury tax money. What would that buy them one $12 million player ? All the yankees make that much don’t they ? Just cap the dang sport and teams can’t go wild.
And just for the record, I don’t put the Mets,Tigers and Red Sox in the same atmosphere as the yankees spending $60-80 million less. Let’s understand the yankees have been outspending others BY FAR since 1973. Nobody else is close. It’s their league, driven by two people, GM’s, (CASHman) and Agents, (Boras).
No small market teams can never catch up with the yankees running wild setting rediculous standards in salaries by each position. Sure, a team like Tampa gets lucky, or there is a dream that your team will be this years Cinderella. But thats crap. Why not competitive balance like the NFL ? It’s a no brainer folks.
Do you want to see these rediculous prices for players ? And, when you actually go to a game ? How about when you want to resign a good player on your team ? And he asks for the same amount of money the yankee guy gets at that position ? OPPS – he’s gone. But CASHman will have the money. Also, the yankees never lose any of their ballplayers when their contracts are up, only if they let them. Can you say that about your team ?
Guess who has the first and last call for every WANTED fee agent ? The yankees. I think people other than yankee fans are tired of it.
Isn’t it obvious smart sports guys of the world the yankees have a distinct finacial,economical,resourcefull advantage over everyone else ? The yankees didn’t want Cuban – they like to control things the way they are now.

Go Arizona Cardinals

]]> By: Big Stienny http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/23/why-are-mlb-owners-so-scared-of-mark-cuban/#comment-319713 Big Stienny Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:02:02 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12604#comment-319713 Where does the luxuary tax money go if not to the other Teams is my first question? I have always understood that it does..Call it whatever you want luxuary or competitive balance I dont care it gets to them. The bottom line is that those dollars do go to the other Teams who for the most part count it as revenue. Mark Cuban would have added to the bottom line of other Teams in terms of dollars but he brings other baggage with him. I think that you are right on by saying that the good old boys don't want him in their little cartel and you can thank David Stern for the bad mouthing of Mark Cuban for that. This isnt about the Yankee getting competion....it's about the other owners having to spend some of their own money and they don't like that. As long as George is spending his money and not theirs...it's all good. Where does the luxuary tax money go if not to the other Teams is my first question? I have always understood that it does..Call it whatever you want luxuary or competitive balance I dont care it gets to them.

The bottom line is that those dollars do go to the other Teams who for the most part count it as revenue. Mark Cuban would have added to the bottom line of other Teams in terms of dollars but
he brings other baggage with him.

I think that you are right on by saying that the good old boys don’t want him in their little cartel and you can thank David Stern for the bad mouthing of Mark Cuban for that.

This isnt about the Yankee getting competion….it’s about the other owners having to spend some of their own money and they don’t like that. As long as George is spending his money and not theirs…it’s all good.

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