Cleveland Indians’ fans have grumbled for years about the cheapness of Paul Dolan. They have longed for an owner who would spend money as willingly as other Cleveland owners Jimmy Haslam (Browns) and Dan Gilbert (Cavaliers).
And, for a brief moment on Tuesday, Tribe fans were teased by the possibility of a billionaire owner whose knack for spending would put even the late George Steinbrenner to shame.
Republican presidential candidate and former host of Celebrity Apprentice Donald Trump facetiously told the Hugh Hewitt Show, a nationally syndicated political talk show, he would purchase the “fabled and great franchise” in a heartbeat.