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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Sport
Bill Shaikin

Bill Shaikin: Are the free-spending Padres a wise investment? We asked one of their investors.

"We don't pursue the bling."

That is not a song lyric. That is a mission statement, from an interview with a man whose investment company owns a small share of six teams in Major League Baseball.

Christopher Zook's company is not about providing investors the chance to win and wear a World Series ring, or the opportunity to shake hands with the finest players in the game, or the nobility of helping to uplift a city through sport.

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