For my 4,999 post,I thought I would "Kick" this thread again. I still think Reinsdorf is behind this new Cub ownership.

The future holds the possibility to be great or terrible, and since it has not yet occurred it remains simultaneously both.

Absolutely he is. Selig and Reinsdorf want new owners to sacrifice all liquidity to get into the club so that there won't be more Steinbrenners. Frank McCourt and Tom Ricketts are textbook examples of Reinsdorf's perfect owners: spend all your money to buy the team, and then have nothing left to put into it. No way was someone like Mark Cuban going to come in and spend freely in Reinsdorf's backyard.

What owner uses personal funds on a Baseball team?

Les Grobstein's huge hog is proof that God has a sense of humor, isn't it?

Curious Hair said:Absolutely he is. Selig and Reinsdorf want new owners to sacrifice all liquidity to get into the club so that there won't be more Steinbrenners. Frank McCourt and Tom Ricketts are textbook examples of Reinsdorf's perfect owners: spend all your money to buy the team, and then have nothing left to put into it. No way was someone like Mark Cuban going to come in and spend freely in Reinsdorf's backyard.