The Chicago Cubs Auction: Run Silent, Run Cuban

WSJ colleague Matthew Futterman files this dispatch on the bidding for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. For months Mark Cuban talked long and loud about his desire to buy the Chicago Cubs, even appearing on a local radio station to make his pitch, writing about it on his blog and being quoted in myriad newspaper articles chronicling his interest. Associated Press Then last Friday, the deadline set by the team’s owner, Tribune Co., for initial bids, the usually loquacious Mr. Cuban went mum. Meantime, several other bidders–such as Madison Dearborn Partners chief John Canning and Incapital’s Tom Ricketts, whose family founded TD AmeriTrade Holding–confirmed they had entered the auction. Cuban broke his silence Tuesday, supplying a nine-word response to an email questioning whether he made an offer for the storied franchise,... [read full story]