I bet there are a lot of spendthrift multibillionaires who would love to own a midmarket MLB team and transform it into a juggernaut. I mean, Mark Walter is from Iowa and grew up a Cubs fan.
The fact that certain teams have stingy (but still multibillionaire) owners who choose to milk current income and clip coupons instead of either (i) splurging to build a winning franchise or (ii) selling to someone who is is unfortunate for the game.
But it's not fair to the dreamers like Steve Cohen and Mark Walter and Steinbrenner if they are penalized because Arte Moreno sucks.
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