bmwracer wrote:Ichiro wins the MVP award...! :applaud: :applaud: :applaud: :applaud:i especially liked his quote "If i was allowed to hit .220, i can hit over 40 HR's" when asked how many HR's he can hit.
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Started by bmwracer · 27 Sep 2004 · 5,578 replies
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niko2x wrote:i especially liked his quote "If i was allowed to hit .220, i can hit over 40 HR's" when asked how many HR's he can hit.
LOL, I missed that. :hehe: :hehe: :rofl:
NBA's Cuban interested in buying Cubs :sweat:
CHICAGO (AP) -- Add internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to the list of potential Chicago Cubs buyers.
"I submitted an app," Cuban said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Interested parties must submit an application to Major League Baseball to examine the team's finances. Cuban told the Chicago Tribune he sent in the application last week, although he wasn't sure of the date.
Tribune Co., which owns the team, announced in April it was selling itself for $8.2 billion to Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell, who made the deal contingent on shedding non-core assets. That means the Cubs will go on the auction block at the end of the season -- a decision Tribune chairman and CEO Dennis FitzSimons has conceded was difficult but one that "really makes sense for our shareholders."
Several potential deep-pocketed bidders are expected to vie for the Cubs and possibly for Wrigley Field, including Cuban and Chicago native Jerry Colangelo, the Phoenix Suns CEO who once ran the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Tribune, citing unnamed sources, reported Thursday the family of Omaha, Neb.-based TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s founder Joe Ricketts also was considering a bid. Ricketts family representatives declined to comment on the report when contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday.
Forbes magazine recently valued the National League Cubs at $592 million, fifth-highest in baseball, although experts speculate the bidding could start at $600 million.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Add internet billionaire and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to the list of potential Chicago Cubs buyers.
"I submitted an app," Cuban said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.
Interested parties must submit an application to Major League Baseball to examine the team's finances. Cuban told the Chicago Tribune he sent in the application last week, although he wasn't sure of the date.
Tribune Co., which owns the team, announced in April it was selling itself for $8.2 billion to Chicago real estate mogul Sam Zell, who made the deal contingent on shedding non-core assets. That means the Cubs will go on the auction block at the end of the season -- a decision Tribune chairman and CEO Dennis FitzSimons has conceded was difficult but one that "really makes sense for our shareholders."
Several potential deep-pocketed bidders are expected to vie for the Cubs and possibly for Wrigley Field, including Cuban and Chicago native Jerry Colangelo, the Phoenix Suns CEO who once ran the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Tribune, citing unnamed sources, reported Thursday the family of Omaha, Neb.-based TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.'s founder Joe Ricketts also was considering a bid. Ricketts family representatives declined to comment on the report when contacted by The Associated Press on Thursday.
Forbes magazine recently valued the National League Cubs at $592 million, fifth-highest in baseball, although experts speculate the bidding could start at $600 million.
If that punk gets hold of the Cubs, I'll stop rooting for them. :bleh:
The one guy in sports that's a bigger jerk than Steinbrenner :bonk:
gaijinmark wrote:The one guy in sports that's a bigger jerk than Steinbrenner :bonk:
True that.
bmwracer wrote:
True that.
Could he buy the Angels instead?? :twisted: :hehe:
dochira wrote:Could he buy the Angels instead?? :twisted: :hehe:
Yeech, that's too close to home.
I'd hate the Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim Off The 91 Freeway even more than I already do.
bmwracer wrote:
Yeech, that's too close to home.
I'd hate the Los Angeles California Angels of Anaheim Off The 91 Freeway even more than I already do.
That's the point.
Dodgers going for the sweep today against the Giants. :victory:
Dodgers sweep the Giants out of their own ballpark, winning 5-3. :woot: :dancing: :victory:
Hurry up Bonds break the record, so you can get traded and the Giants could get some young players for you. Losing 11 straight home games to LA, thats disgraceful :usuck:
MikeNolan wrote:Hurry up Bonds break the record, so you can get traded and the Giants could get some young players for you. Losing 11 straight home games to LA, thats disgraceful :usuck:
The interesting fact is that it's not the longest streak... I read that it's 13 straight games back in '76-'77...
bmwracer wrote:
The interesting fact is that it's not the longest streak... I read that it's 13 straight games back in '76-'77...
I wouldn't be surprise if they break the record. :shakehead:
MikeNolan wrote:
I wouldn't be surprise if they break the record. :shakehead:
There are three more home games left against the Boys in Blue. :mecry:
dochira wrote:
There are three more home games left against the Boys in Blue. :mecry:
I know lets pray for rain :fingerscrossed:
It might be interesting to note that the Giants swept the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium back in April... :sweat:
bmwracer wrote:It might be interesting to note that the Giants swept the Dodgers at Dodger Stadium back in April... :sweat:
Talk about ancient history. :puppydog:
Dodgers win again, 5-4, over the Phillies... A season-high 13 games over .500... :victory:
bmwracer wrote:Dodgers win again, 5-4, over the Phillies... A season-high 13 games over .500... :victory:
When does next season start? :puppydog:
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