Cubs Laugh at Low Bid From Selig Pal

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John Canning , chairman of Chicago private-equity firm Madison-Dearborn Partners and noted dude with lots of money (private equity must pwn), is interested in the Cubs. His ownership group has long been mentioned as the frontrunner in the sale of the storied franchise mostly because he's really good friends with Bud Selig , and that is one of two big prerequisites -- the other being, you ... [link]

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...and there were five
Published 7/24/2008 at waxpaperbeercup - blog
... . They have trimmed the list of potential buyers from 10 to 5. While we don't have the complete list of those five we know two names that are not finalists. Bud Selig and MLB favorite John Canning and Chicago Wolves owner Don Levin were not among the finalists.   ...

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