The sale of the Cubs has been given a bit more press as of late, in large part because of the presence Mark Cuban currently has on the deal. Today, I provide a guest article on The Baseball Analysts (The Cubs, MLB, and a Cuban Missile Crisis (http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/08/the_cubs_mlb_an.php)), and have been recently sourced for articles on The Washington Times (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/30/a-real-maverick-bids-highest-on-cubs/), and Crain's Chicago Business (http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=30340)regarding Cuban's bid and MLB's internal politics. Here's what others in the sports industry are saying. Richard Sandomir of the New York Times covers the Cuban angle (Cuban Wants Cubs, but Will Baseball Want Him? (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/sports/baseball/03cubs.html?partner=rssnyt emc=rss)). Here's some quotes: MLB COO Bob DuPuy: "He's been outspoken on issues, but we've had owners who are out...
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