During a bankruptcy hearing involving the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, a Dallas lawyer showed up and told the court that he represented an undisclosed bidder for the team. A lawyer for prospective owner Nolan Ryan quickly revealed the name of that bidder: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Cuban's interest in buying a major league team is no secret to anyone who has followed the billionaire in recent years. He wanted to get in on the bidding for the Cubs in 2008 and has been linked to the Rangers for a couple of weeks as the courts try to sort out the mess created during Tom Hicks's stewardship of the club. Also well known is Major League Baseball's aversion to welcoming Cuban to their club, something that Ryan and Chuck Greenberg, whose bid is supported by MLB, are trying to make clear as part of their effort to avoid postponing an Aug. 4 auction of the team. Funny that MLB is so concerned with keeping Cuban out while they were more than willing to let Hicks do anything he wanted while owning the club. Had he not put himself at the mercy of lenders, the team could have been sold to Ryan and Greenberg with no problems whatsoever. In other words, you reap what you sow. http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/07/21/...idder-for-the-texas-rangers/?sms_ss=tweetmeme
