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Cuban says economy slows Cubs sale
What, you expected the Cubs' sale to go smoothly? According to Mark Cuban, the shaky economic situation will change the math in Tribune Co.'s sale of the Cubs, including his offer for the team.
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Now The Financial Crisis Is Serious
wrigleyville23 — Mark Cuban says it will slow down the sale of the Chicago Cubs: "Yeah, it's going to affect the deal structure," Cuban said. "Because of the way the deal was originally meant to be structured, it's going to create a challenge. So it'll certainly have an impact. Anytime the cost of capital goes up, the cost of assets goes down. Which is what you're seeing in the stock market." And Cuban doesn't blame the Trib for slowing it down: "Honestly, they'd be crazy to do something now. Because it's not optimal for them, and it's ...

Move debating
GoatRiders of the Apocalypse — ... In really sad news, the Tribune is reporting that the Cubs sale has slowed down.  Future Cubs Owner Mark Cuban says that the current financial crisis is affecting the sale of the team. ...

TGIF Daily "Linkin' Logs" (10/9/08)
The Bad News Bloggers — ... wife of something. Long Live Sarge...and his sweet hats Awful Announcing sits down with Curtis "I'm not in the playoffs...but I am on TV!" Granderson Poetry about fall baseball...like Arizona Fall League Baseball...I guess... I'm actually just curious of Goodell will spin this to somehow keep Adam Jones all nice and shiny for his boss...Jerruh Jones... Even Billionaires are effected by this Financial issue. Mark Cuban thinks the Cubs are overvalued (and we all know they are...duh!) TheBigLead's ...

The Cubs Sale, Still Bumbling Along
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... And yup, you guessed it: this country’s financial climate is going to stall things even longer. At least according to Mark Cuban, everyone’s favsie sports owner. ...

The Week In Quotes: October 6-12 by Alex Carnevale
Baseball Prospectus — ... "That would be crazy. I just have my fan hat on, and they've done a good job so far. Sports are a crazy business. If there was a template, we'd all be champions, right?" — Mark Cuban (Rick Morrissey, Chicago Tribune ) A VERY CONSIDERATE LOSER "I felt pretty comfortable with Gerald. His instructions were very simple and direct and to the point. I didn't have any trouble understanding him at all." —Cubs outfielder ...

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