CST: Mum Cuban sits with Trib execs at Wrigley

I hope she had behind-the-netting seats unlike Olbermann’s mum.

News flash: Mark Cuban didn’t want to talk during his visit to Wrigley Field on Wednesday. Talk about trying to win over Major League Baseball.

‘‘I’m here as a Cubs fan,’’ Cuban said, waving off a group of reporters as he took his front-row seat—one chair from the Cubs’ dugout—before their game against the Milwaukee Brewers. ‘‘How can I enjoy my beer if you guys are around?’‘

Cuban, braving the 47-degree weather wearing a long-sleeve shirt, signed autographs before the game and sat with Tribune Co. executives in their premium seats.

It’s no secret Cuban is among the six to 10 groups ready to make a formal bid for the Cubs, who have been put on the block by Tribune chairman and CEO Sam Zell. As Cuban continues to clear hurdles in MLB’s tough weeding-out process, the less that the usually talkative—and controversial—owner of the Dallas Mavericks says, the better for his bid.

And those with an insight into the proposed sale indicate Cuban is no longer the dark horse he once was considered when he initially expressed interest last year.