Is Mark Cuban Interested In Buying the Pittsburgh Pirates?

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Mark Cuban is in Pittsburgh this week, and because of this, rumors are flying that he may be interested in purchasing the Pirates.

On the surface, people may ask why would he be interested in buying a team that has been so bad for so long? Simple, he is from Pittsburgh.

Last year, there were rumors that he was interested in purchasing the Steelers. The Rooney family was in the middle of having to sell part of the team, and Cuban wanted to be involved.

Things happened, and it did not work out. That does not mean he is not interested in rebuilding the Pirates.

Like him or not, Mark Cuban is exactly what the Pirates need.

Cuban hates to lose, and that is all the Pirates know how to do. If Cuban were to take over the Pirates, you could be assured of one thing, changes would be coming in Pittsburgh.

I am not saying that he would eliminate most of the roster, or even blow up the farm system. But you could bet that the Pirates would become the talk of MLB if Cuban were to infuse the team with some of his BILLIONS of dollars.

Since returning to Pittsburgh, there is a ton of talk about the Steelers and Penguins, but little about the Bucs.

If Cuban were to take over, that would certainly change.

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