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Twelve Thoughts: Rockies' Dynamic Hitting Duo, Next Dodgers Owner?

Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is moving up my MVP ballot. Yeah, he isn't hitting much on the road, but Gonzalez, a five-tool talent, is having a home season for the ages. And on the road, he's an asset defensively and on the basepaths. He's batting .316 against the rival Padres in San Diego as well. "He's got...

Major League Notebook: May 22

Here's what's happening around baseball on Saturday May 22, 2010: • Less than two months into the season, Jason Heyward already has established himself as an offensive force, ranking fourth among all NL hitters with a .996 OPS. Assuming nothing horrible happens over the next six weeks, Heyward should be an easy...

The Dugout: New York Yankees Entire Year 2010

In case you were worried about the Dugout Spring Training event not getting all the way through the AL East before the season began, don't worry. Like the rest of the sports writing world, we will be covering the Yankees and the Red Sox and occasionally the handsomer players on the Rays for the next seve months. The...

Brewers Owner Unsure What to Do With Prince Fielder

A year ago at this time the Milwaukee Brewers were wrapping up their first postseason berth in 25 years, and even though they were knocked out of the Division Series by the Phillies, expectations were raised in Milwaukee. Those expectations weren't met this season as the Brew Crew is battling just to finish .500. So it's...

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...

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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.

Background on mark attanasio

Mark L. Attanasio is a Los Angeles investment management principal who, in September 2004, reached a deal, on behalf of an investment group, to purchase the Milwaukee Brewers from the family of Major League Baseball (MLB) commissioner Bud Selig for US$200 million.

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