"A Public Trust"

1060 West's Gaius is going to love this. Barry Rozner >quotes Mark Cuban from a CNBC interview the other day:

"If you really want to win and be a contender, it’s probably a break-even business with an equity appreciation," Cuban said. "It really depends on where your head's at. I've been lucky and I've done well (personally) financially, so for me it's a passion more than it is a business, and winning comes first.

"When it's all said and done, the Dallas Mavericks don't belong to Mark Cuban. They belong to the city of Dallas."

Chew on that if you are still a person who thinks the Trib shouldn't sell the Cubs and won't sell the Cubs because the Trib needs the Cubs' cash flow (read: your dollars) for debt service.

Future Future's Watch

Here are the Cubs 2006 draft picks. Can't say I recognize a single name beyond Jeffrey Samardzija, and that's only because his name's been in the press a lot lately. I'm guessing that the Jose Hernandez picked in the 18th round isn't the same guy who played for the Cubs 15 years ago.

1st round, 13th pick: Tyler Colvin, LF, Clemson.
5-149: Jeffrey Samardzija, RHP, Notre Dame.
6-179: Joshua Lansford, 3B, Cal Poly.
7-209: Steven Clevenger, SS, Chipola JC.
8-239 William Muldowney, RHP, Pittsburgh.
9-269: Clifford Andersen, CF, Cottonwood Senior HS, Sandy, Utah.
10-299: Jacob Renshaw, RHP, Ventura College.
11-329: Christopher Huseby, RHP, Martin County HS, Palm City, Fla.
12-359: Kitt Kopach, RHP, Illinois St.
13-389: Matthew Camp, CF, N.C. State.
14-419: Andrew Rundle, CF, Bend (Ore.) Senior HS.
15-449: Matthew Canepa, C, Cal Poly.
16-479: Richard Parker, C, Arkansas.
17-509: Keoni Ruth, 2B, San Diego.
18-539: Jose Hernandez, RHP, Edgewater HS, Orlando, Fla.