There's a Cuban Embargo at Wrigley Field

When a celebrity attends a sporting event, most of the time the television cameras can't get enough of them. When Mark Cuban attends a Cubs game, though, the television cameras pretend he's not there. From the Chicago Tribune (via SPORTSbyBROOKS):

Mark Cuban's wild night in the right-field bleachers Monday wasn't mentioned during the Comcast SportsNet broadcast of the game, and there was a reason for that.

According to sources, the Cubs told CSN not to show Cuban or even to talk about his presence at the park during the telecast.
...
Cuban came to the game wearing a Cubs jersey and, according to some who sat in the section, the fans sitting around him treated him like royalty.

You know why they treated him like royalty? Because instead of acting like a stuck-up billionaire, he wore a jersey, waved a sign and cheered for the team. In other words, he acted like a true fan. The sources didn't explain why the team was adamant about keeping Cuban off the telecast, but we can probably safely assume it was related to his interest in buying the team -- and perhaps even the MLB's establishment's reluctance to let him own it. As Derek Lee said after the game:

"Is he really a possible owner?" Derrek Lee asked. "From what I'm hearing, they're not going to give him a shot."

If it comes to that, that's a damn shame. Cuban may be outspoken but his presence has done nothing but help the Mavericks, and by extension, the NBA. Major League Baseball should be so lucky to have such an enthusiastic owner in their club.