Anyone think he'll have to do time, like Martha?

No - 1. its not a criminal case for one - it's civil.

2. if I owned stock in a company and I got a call from someone saying that they were going to sell additional stock without me being infoRmed initially (as Cuban says)thus diluting my investment, I'd be pissed too and would have sold right away. He's a small biness man. might suck at dancing but knows a buck or two

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A good number of people were hoping he would buy the Pirates a year or so ago. Not sure how that would have worked out, if it was even a possibility. MLB owners are a pretty tight bunch and might not have wanted him in. Plus Nutting wouldn't sell anyway because he makes money even when the team loses.

I seem to remember them throwing around the 750 thou figure.

That's not chump change. I can't blame him though.

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Originally posted by AltoonaBoy:
A good number of people were hoping he would buy the Pirates a year or so ago. Not sure how that would have worked out, if it was even a possibility. MLB owners are a pretty tight bunch and might not have wanted him in. Plus Nutting wouldn't sell anyway because he makes money even when the team loses.

Cuban was apparently a top bidder for the Cubs.

He may be a small business man but he does have a billion or so to his name. I think that puts him in a different class than small business.

My guess is that he is republican who has contributed significantly to the RNC and may have been helpful in the Fl election in 2004.

So the Bush DoJ is unlikely to prosecute him with the same vigor that the went after Martha Stewart.

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Originally posted by AltoonaBoy:
A good number of people were hoping he would buy the Pirates a year or so ago. Not sure how that would have worked out, if it was even a possibility. MLB owners are a pretty tight bunch and might not have wanted him in. Plus Nutting wouldn't sell anyway because he makes money even when the team loses.

Too bad he didn't...I heard on the news pirates are now hijacking ships in the mid-east. Which is wierd seeing as how last year they had trouble stealing a base.