Cuban has his seat picked out if he buys the Cubs

Mark Cuban wants to become a billionaire bleacher bum if he buys the Chicago Cubs.

The Dallas Mavericks owner, known for noisily cheering his NBA team and berating officials from courtside, reiterated strong interest Monday in owning the Cubs.

“Everybody thinks I’m going to be on the sidelines, in the dugout, jumping up and down. That’s not where I’ll be,” he said.

“When I went to the Cubs’ game a couple weeks ago, I sat in the bleachers, and I’ll have a seat marked out for me and my friends. We’ll be out in the right-field bleachers -- that’s the best place to watch a game.”

Tribune Co., which also owns The Times, announced six months ago it would sell the club. Many don’t expect a sale to be completed until well into 2008.

“When a team that’s so iconic and such an amazing team like the Cubbies come up, it’s an opportunity I couldn’t let slip by,” he said.

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Chris Capuano will get a second opinion on his non-throwing shoulder Wednesday and may have surgery Thursday after the team physician determined he had a torn labrum.

Detroit Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield had shoulder surgery and was expected to recover in time for the start of spring training.