Cleveland Indians Front Office Shocks the World!!!

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royal_k
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Nov 23, 2010 4:09pm
Mulva;572764 wrote:Not really related, but also not worth it's own thread. Looks like Victor Martinez is rejoining the AL Central with the Tigers.

4 years...50 mill...smh
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bo shemmy3337
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Nov 23, 2010 4:44pm
The current owners have no business owning a professional franchise. You can not try to make money out of it or you never will. Mark Cuben is a good example of a great owner.
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wes_mantooth
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Nov 23, 2010 4:48pm
bo shemmy3337;572880 wrote:The current owners have no business owning a professional franchise. You can not try to make money out of it or you never will. Mark Cuben is a good example of a great owner.

I get the impression that baseball doesn't want Mark Cuben. He wanted to buy the Pirates and they wanted no part of it. Honestly, if you are a fan of a team....how could you not want a guy that you know will spend every last dollar he has to win a championship. It is like he is being blackballed in baseball.
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bo shemmy3337
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Nov 23, 2010 4:53pm
wes_mantooth;572886 wrote:I get the impression that baseball doesn't want Mark Cuben. He wanted to buy the Pirates and they wanted no part of it. Honestly, if you are a fan of a team....how could you not want a guy that you know will spend every last dollar he has to win a championship. It is like he is being blackballed in baseball.

I agree 100% I do not see why no other team would like to be like the Yankees. Lets face it, if Mark Cuben took over a team they would be tittle contenders within 2 years IMO.
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HitsRus
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Nov 24, 2010 12:20am
4 years...50 mill...smh
V-Mart liked it here. Tribe probably could have got him for less. Could use a 1B/DH/C that could actually hit. But no...we'll take Matt Laporta and his .225 ave....and Travis Hafner...and Carlos Santana and his busted knee.

The writing was on the wall when the team refused to keep a moderately priced CY Young award winning pitcher in his option year for a paltry $8 Mill.