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From the Windup: Is It Time for a Salary Cap?

From the Windup is FanHouse's extended look at a particular portion of America's pastime.Salary Cap. There's not a more controversial phrase in baseball economics. The prospect of one hung over the strike of 1994 and 1995 before the owners and players managed to settle without implementing a true cap. Since then, baseball...

Brewers Won't Let CC Leave Without a Fight

Most of us have taken for granted that CC Sabathia isn't long for Milwaukee, and given how the Brewers rode him like a rented car in the stretch run, it seemed like the coaching staff wasn't planning on having him back, either. But before he packs his bags and heads for some rich team on the coast (he should have his pick...

Ned Yost Never Saw It Coming

When Ned Yost got the phone call from GM Doug Melvin asking for a meeting yesterday morning, he admitted that for a moment his job flashed before his eyes. From Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:"I said, 'Are they going to fire me?' I said, 'No, not with 12 games left,' " recalled Yost, who has a year left...

Brewers Owner's Wife Couldn't Believe He Wanted the Brewers

It's not exactly saying a lot for your franchise when your wife sincerely questioned your decision-making on the issue, but Brewers' owner Mark Attanasio took a leap of faith that's beginning to pay off: His friends told him he was absolutely nuts. His wife, Debbie, figured he was joking or going through a midlife...

MarkAttanasio News From the Web

05/31/12 Attanasio's firm to finance Savers Inc. deal Source: The Business Journal - Milwaukee WI A company chaired by Milwaukee Brewers principal owner Mark Attanasio is leading the debt financing for a $1.7 billion buyout of Savers Inc. Savers Inc. Latest from The Business Journals Savers to open thrift store in Hanover Retail sites in Buffalo, Hamburg sold Natalie Abel, vice president, business development, Energy Savers Inc. Follow this company , according to "The Deal Pipeline" on thedeal.com. Attanasio's Crescent Capital Group LP, Los Angeles, and Goldman Sachs & Co. are leading the financing with a total debt package of about $950 million, according to a source quoted by thedeal.com. Leonard Green & Partners LP's secondary buyout of Savers Inc. from Freeman Spogli & Co. has yet to be announced, but details about the capital structure of the transaction are emerging, the deal.com said.
05/31/12 Attanasio says Brewers can still contend Source: MLB The Brewers were seven games under .500 and 6 1/2 games out of first place entering the 50th game of the season on Wednesday, and they lost another starter this week to the disabled list.
05/12/12 Brewers' Owner Invests in Team That Built Team Source: Bats - The New York Times Mark Attanasio is an investor, and his intuition has served him well in business and as the owner of the Milwaukee Brewers.
05/10/12 Melvin eyeing sustained success with Crew Source: MLB Mark Attanasio could have cleaned house after he bought the Brewers in 2005.
05/10/12 GERY WOELFEL: Kohl, Attanasio feel the pain of losing Source: The Journal Times - Racine WI If you think being an owner of a professional sports team is a day at the beach, you might want to have a chat with Herb Kohl and Mark Attanasio.