What ever happened to the rumors that Mario and Burkle wanted to sell the team?
Two years ago there was talk of selling the team. I'd wadger this team will be worth 800 million plus when forbes comes out in November.
Burkle and Lemieux went public with an attempt to buy the Pirates about 10 years ago. Part of their plan was to use the Pens and the Pirates to put together a local sports network, much like what the Angels and others have done. Nutting was not happy, to say the least, that this became public, and it pissed him off greatly. No matter, because he's not selling his cash cow anyhow, but it embarrassed him and he probably still hates Mario to this day. So, I say, good for Mario.
and when the Northside Cockroaches (known as the Pirates) come crawling for public money for a new stadium in the next decade or so, I hope the city gives them a big fat middle finger....
Read the article. Burkle talks about it a bit