chicagotribune.com - 12/1/2008
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At least two prospective buyers have submitted a new round of bids to Tribune Co. for the Chicago Cubs, one of professional sports' trophy franchises.
bizofbaseball.com - 12/2/2008
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bizofbaseball.com —
It appears that three – maybe more –
bidders for the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a...
25 percent stake in Comcast SportsNet Chicago have delivered what could be the final offering figures. According to a report by the Chicago Tribune , Thomas Ricketts, chief executive of Chicago investment ...
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Three or More Possible Bidders Meet Deadline for Cubs Sale
baseballreflections.com - 12/2/2008
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baseballreflections.com —
Season Wrap Up The team from the North
Side of Chicago acted like they were finally going...
to break the all encompassing Billy Goat Curse last season, but that all ended when they got to the playoffs. While they were the darlings of analysts during the regular season, once the post season ...
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Chicago Cubs off Season Report
chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 12/2/2008
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chicago.cubs.mlb.com —
CHICAGO -- At least three groups have submitted
offers to the Tribune Co. in the latest round...
of bidding for the Cubs, according to a report Monday. Reuters reported that bids were submitted by groups led by Tom Ricketts, chief executive of Chicago ...
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At least three offers made for Cubs | cubs.com: News
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Only Three, Or Are There More?
Ivy Chat —
The Tribune is reporting that: At least three prospective buyers have submitted a new round of bids to Tribune Co. for the Chicago Cubs, one of professional sports' trophy franchises. Chicago real estate investor Hersch Klaff; the Ricketts family, founder of online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.; and a group led by Marc Utay, a New York private equity investor, delivered their proposals by the Thanksgiving deadline, according to sources involved in the negotiations. Sources declined to comment on the size of the three bids, ...
Cubs Sale Update
Bleed Cubbie Blue —
The Tribune reports this afternoon on the new round of bidding:
At least three prospective buyers have submitted a new round of bids to Tribune Co. for the Chicago Cubs, one of professional sports' trophy franchises.
Chicago real estate investor Hersch Klaff; the Ricketts family, founder of online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.; and a group led by Marc Utay, a New York private equity investor, delivered their proposals by the Thanksgiving deadline, according to sources involved in the negotiations.
The ...
Zell’s Choice: Ricketts or a Dose of the Klaff?
Can't Stop The Bleeding —
... it seems Cub fans may have to settle on the three suitors now bidding: a NY investor, the Ricketts family, and Chicagoan Hersh Klaff. In the plus column,they’re not the Tribune corporation. In the minus column, these are the guys baseball owning class prefers, which can’t be a good thing. Carrie Muskat, of the Cubs MLB site, offers a qualified accounting of the bidding. (”Apparently,” Carrie, “apparently?”). And then there’s this report from the Chicago Tribune, owned by the same company that owns the Cubs, who can’t ...
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