Comments on: Mark Cuban explains why he didn’t get the Dodgers. And it doesn’t make much sense. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 04:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: bottlemerchant http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253896 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:13:32 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253896 He looks like Robert Smith from The Cure, sans makeup and crazy ass hair.

]]> By: cshearing http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253760 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:08:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253760 God, I miss that channel.

]]> By: bigzant82 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253752 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:42:31 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253752 tell him buy the mets it will only cost him $400 million

]]> By: pike573 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253723 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:43:05 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253723 I read it as saying… If you want to own a baseball team be in it for the baseball.

]]> By: jwbiii http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253721 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:07:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253721 Yeah, but broadcasting Drinking Made Easy, Girls Gone Wild’s Search for the Hottest Girl in America, and Bikini Destinations to a small percentage of U.S. households isn’t quite the same as saturating a major media market.

]]> By: andrebeingandre16 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253719 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:53:19 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253719 It sounds like Cuban doesnt want to come close to a billion dollars on a team.

]]> By: spudatx http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253697 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:20:48 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253697 Cuban does own a pro sports team AND a television network already, so I’ll guess his value assessment is more sound than most on this deal…

]]> By: bobthis http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253677 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:50:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253677 I sent him a weed wacker but I guess he never used it.

]]> By: heyzeus143 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253673 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:36:00 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253673 be a homer, and buy the buccos

]]> By: bleed4philly http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253670 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:31:14 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253670 He will get a team eventually. Keep an eye on the Mets.

]]> By: Old Gator http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253667 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:16:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253667 They’re not on welfare because, whatever else they know about money, they know it doesn’t take all that much of it, proportionately speaking, to buy a politician.

]]> By: surly1n1nd1anapol1s http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253665 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:12:51 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253665 Smart doesn’t always translate to correct. Value is a derivative of the price paid. It appears many well-heeled buyers, in partnership with others, which erodes the price discipline. Add the tendency to hubris and over paying is a certainty.

My level of respect for Cuban just went up many notches.

]]> By: genericcommenter http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253658 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:01:23 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253658 If all the billionaire owners of baseball teams really knew a lot about money, there wouldn’t be so many of them on welfare.

Though, on second thought, maybe that proves they know about money. I just never factor rent-seeking into my business decisions. Maybe I should start.

]]> By: beavertonsteve http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253657 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:53 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253657 Step 1: buy Dodgers
Step 2: Sell TV rights to ????
Step 3: profit!

]]> By: hackerjay http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253656 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:56:44 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253656 Bah…double post. I wish we could edit/delete our own posts.

]]> By: hackerjay http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253655 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:55:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253655 I think that was just his way of saying that the price of the Dodgers was more then he could comfortably afford.
If it takes 90% of your money to buy something it’s probably not a great idea to buy it, even if it’s a good bet to appreciate in value.

]]> By: hackerjay http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253654 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:55:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253654 I think that was just his way of saying that the price of the Dodgers was more then he could comfortably afford.
If it takes 90% of your money to buy something it’s probably not a great idea to buy it, even if it’s a good bet to appreciate.

]]> By: thinman61 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253645 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:45:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253645 I wonder if Cuban is simply following the dictum of former Massachusetts governor Bill Weld: “If you can say it with a straight face, they have to report it?”

]]> By: yahmule http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253639 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:25:37 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253639 Or he’s a childish egomaniac who loves attention so he does nothing to dissuade reporters when they inevitably (and quite lazily) connect him to every baseball team that goes on the market.

]]> By: bearsace http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253638 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:25:20 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253638 For a split second, I thought those were tattoo’s.

]]> By: dlevalley http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253634 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:04:59 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253634 I think it’s just Cuban’s way of saying… “I was in, until the price got over $1 billion.”

]]> By: l0yalr0yal http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253630 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:55:41 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253630 I have been trying to read this article, but I keep staring at the ridiculous amount of hair on his arms.

]]> By: cur68 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/30/mark-cuban-explains-why-he-didnt-get-the-dodgers-and-it-doesnt-make-much-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-253628 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:54:38 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=108813#comment-253628 Huh. Maybe Mr. Cuban’s point is that in order to turn a team around and make a viable, winning enterprise out of it you have to buy the team first and all media considerations are secondary…which is still a ridiculous argument because they’re a package deal: any assessment of the team’s worth includes the broadcast rights as part of that worth…so, from a realistic worth of the team standpoint, I dunno WTF point he was trying to make either…

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