HOME RUN FINANCE: When Newport Beach developer...
HOME RUN FINANCE: When Newport Beach developer George Argyros bought the Seattle Mariners in 1981, he paid $13 million. When he sold the team in 1989, it was for $77 million. Not a bad little profit, but maybe he should have waited a few years. The price tag keeps going up. . . . The new owners are asking $100 million, and they have at least one offer. But it’s from a Japanese company, and the baseball commissioner is balking.
