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11-02-2011, 12:09 AM
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Frank McCourt agrees to sell Dodgers
....says he inquired several months ago about the Dodgers, but lost interest when team owner Frank McCourt valued the club at $1 billion.
It was, at least to me, an intresting article in the way Cuban valued the Dodgers and also percieved the costs of reviving the franchise. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-...wed+Stories%29
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11-02-2011, 01:32 AM
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Follow up story: McCourt agrees to sell he Dodgers
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11-02-2011, 01:35 AM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodg...gers-sale.html
The Blackstone Group is a financial firm that makes both leveraged buyouts and advises on mergers/acquisitions.
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11-02-2011, 01:15 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
Wow.. asking price was 1-1.2 billion.. That's a bit steep considering how leveraged the Dodgers are.. It will be interesting to see what they are finally sold for.
I wonder if Cuban got the asking price from John Allen 
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11-02-2011, 04:28 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
RR: I've seen a couple of articles that speculate that, if the bidding gets frenzied, that the Dodgers could go as high as $1B. I'll try to see if I can find them again.
That aside, if the Dodgers don't get a new owner until Opening Day that's a big opening in the free agent market. If a team like the Reds can find a way to take advantage of one less big money player it might be a window of opprtunity for them. Rem
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11-02-2011, 04:31 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
McCourt's Revenge: Selling to Marc Cuban.
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11-02-2011, 04:36 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
I've lost track; can an owner in MLB also own, say, another major sport like, for example, and NBA frnachise?
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11-02-2011, 04:38 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
Can a mod change the headline to something like 'McCourt agrees to sell the Dodgers'? It's probably more germain to the subject at this point.
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11-02-2011, 05:01 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
I think Cuban has mellowed a little bit. However, I believe MLB owners may consider Cuban riff-raff and the wrong side of their politics as it is an exclusive club.
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11-02-2011, 07:40 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
No offense meant to the OP, but could a Mod fix the spelling of Dodgers in the title?
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11-02-2011, 07:51 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
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11-02-2011, 11:07 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
Is the bidding process binding?
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11-02-2011, 11:12 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
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11-02-2011, 11:39 PM
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11-03-2011, 02:12 PM
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Re: Cuban offered to buy Dogers but price was too high
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