Cuban exploring Ranger possibilities

Mavericks’ owner Mark
Cuban has put the wheels in motion about the possibility of him buying the financially
troubled Rangers – or perhaps joining a group that would purchase them –
he said today.
Now that the bankruptcy judge
has clarified some of the Hicks-related issues, I have been taking a closer look,’’
he said this afternoon. “I think there is an opportunity to
organize a bid for the team. Or if it’s feasible or possible, and I
don’t know for sure if it is or isn’t, to work with Chuck (Greenburg)
and Nolan (Ryan) and their group. I’m not trying to push anyone off
or out. I’m exploring.’’
Cuban has maintained in the
past that his interest in purchasing any baseball team that wasn’t the
Chicago Cubs was passing, at best. But he said things have happened recently to
change his opinion.
“The economics have
changed, which has gotten me interested,’’ he said. “My
lawyers are still going through everything , but the bigger point is that I now
have an interest. As I learn more I will have a better understanding about how
aggressively I will pursue the interest and whether or not I will actually make
a bid come the first week of August or whenever the court sets the date for
bids.
“That’s all I can
say on the matter.’’