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Should Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban be allowed to purchase the Chicago Cubs?

Results so far:

Yes
82% 149 votes Total: 181 votes
No
18% 32 votes
  • 1 of 18

    by Jeff Axelrod

    Chicago Cubs fans are among the most passionate fans in all of sports, and they deserve an equally passionate owner. Based on his track record, Mark Cuban certainly qualifi...read more

  • 2 of 18

    by Joshua Condict

    There is no reason at all that Mark Cuban shouldn't be allowed to purchase the Chicago Cubs. It will be impossible for me to write this without bias since I am a lifelong Cubs ...read more

  • 3 of 18

    by Tim Gray

    Should Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban be allowed to purchase the Chicago Cubs? Why is this even an issue serving as fodder for a debate? Am I missing something here? Has ...read more

  • 4 of 18

    by Aj Brady

    I can see why the powers-that-be at Major League Baseball (MLB) headquarters would be wary of a character such as Mark Cuban showing an interest in purchasing the Chicago Cubs. ...read more

  • 5 of 18

    by Tyrone Biggums

    There is no other owner in the NBA that comes across as more impassioned, focused, and will do whatever it takes for their team to win as Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. So t...read more

  • 6 of 18

    by Kevin Nye

    Mark Cuban is the living, breathing, all-time example of living the dream. He is continuing his quest in leading the best life ever by trying to purchase the Chicago Cubs. Cuban...read more

  • 7 of 18

    by Todd Pheifer

    As far as Major League Baseball goes, Mark Cuban doesn't exactly fit the typical model for ownership. But, so what? Why should his particular style prevent him from buying a b...read more

  • 8 of 18

    by Ivan-ac

    Of course Mark Cuban should be allowed to buy the Cubs. For all of his controversy as an over the top owner of the NBA Mavericks, let it be said that Mark Cuban is not a boring ...read more

  • 9 of 18

    by T. M. Beeker

    Setting aside all of the hot air from analysts and pundits it boils down to simple capitalism. If Cuban has enough money and the Cubs are for sale then as my West Virginia frien...read more

  • 10 of 18

    by Sean Curtis

    Undoubtedly and without question, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban should be allow to bid on and purchase the Chicago Cubs. Many Cubs fans identify with Cuban. He bring a passi...read more

  • 11 of 18

    by Kevin Cartlidge

    If Mark Cuban purchases the Cubs, their national relevance, along with the relevance of baseball altogether, will increase substantially. While baseball is commonly referred to...read more

  • 12 of 18

    by Jeff Wilson

    Mark Cuban should be allowed to buy the Chicago Cubs and any other major league baseball team he might want to. In fact let him buy the Bears from Mike and Virginia McCaskey. ...read more

  • by Timothy Huang

    I think Cuban should be allowed to purchase the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs will have more winning seasons, more sustainable financial growth as well as more intense fan support, bro...read more

  • 14 of 18

    by Chris Engelhardt

    Sources say Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is interested in purchasing The Chicago Cubs organization and taking a venture into baseball. Cuban filled out an application to ta...read more

  • 15 of 18

    by Larry Roberts

    As a lifelon Cub fan, my heart leaped when I heard that Mark Cuban was interested in buying the Cubs. It has been my position since the 80's that the Cubs will not win a World S...read more

  • 16 of 18

    by Douglas Prude

    I have lived in Dallas for my entire life and I can remember how excited I was when I heard we were getting an NBA franchise. Imagine my disappointment when I saw how bad they ...read more

  • 17 of 18

    by Kevin Hendricks

    If there is a God in Heaven, Mark Cuban will be allowed to purchase my beloved Chicago Cubs. This type of free-spending, blogging, win-at-all-costs, owner is exactly what th...read more

  • 18 of 18

    by Jason Jackson

    When I heard that Mark Cuban wanted to purchase the Chicago Cubs, I couldn't help but smile. It's the perfect remedy to the "other" problem baseball has been facing over the pa...read more

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    by Todd Dybas

    Various forms of the word institution can be applied to this situation. Cubs fans will tell you the organization is an institution, in the way the Smithsonian is an instituti...read more

  • 2 of 3

    by Alan Lee

    I noticed there was an unbalance in the universe as zero articles fell under the "No" category. First off, I grew up on the South Side of Chicago and easily by-passed the Whi...read more

  • 3 of 3

    by Marcus Krohn

    No way, what are you crazy? Mark Cuban just doesn't fit as a Chicago Cub. He is way to cocky, arrogant, and selfish to be associated with The Lovable Losers. Mark Cuban is way t...read more

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