Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban went on Dan Patrick’s radio show on May 22 to talk about all sorts of things, but what got us interested were his comments about the Chicago Cubs, which he wants to buy (You can read about his thoughts on smoking marijuana here). No one seems to have picked up on what he said until an excerpt ran in the latest edition of Sports Illustrated magazine, which came out Wednesday. Here are his verbatim answers, with Patrick’s questions paraphrased by us:
Q: When you go to Cubs games, do you go to be seen?
A: I go to have fun. …I’ve turned down 99.9 percent of [news] interviews when I’m in Chicago. You don’t see me on every news station in Chicago trying to promote the fact [that I want to buy the Cubs]. That just defeats the purpose.
Q: Is chasing the Cubs like trying to get the girl you want to notice you? She’s expensive and you may not have a shot at her.
A: If there’s a hooker you want, it all comes down to price, right? And I think that’s a better analogy.
Q: So the Cubs are your hooker?
A: Well, yes, bad choice of words.
Q: Metaphorically.
A: Metaphorically… Aw, that’s just going to get ripped apart, I know.
