waxpaperbeercup.com - 10/27/2009
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Ding, ding, ding. It is October 27, 2009 and after 2+ years the sale of the Chicago Cubs is complete. Out with the Tribune and in with the Ricketts family. SI.com reports :
The sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family is complete.
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Cubs Sale Complete
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 10/29/2009 — Two weeks ago, we discussed the news out of Chicago that the Cubs had filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection within a 48 hour period. (Click here for previous coverage on the Cubs bankruptcy.) The bankruptcy filing was part of the sale process of the team from the Tribune ...
Timeline: Cubs ownership
chicago.cubs.mlb.com 10/27/2009 — By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com 10/27/09 2:00 PM ET On Tuesday, the Ricketts family took over control of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and a 25 percent share of Comcast SportsNet Chicago for $845 million from the Tribune Co. The sale price tops the ...
Cubs Sale: the Tribune’s stewardship of the Cubs
waxpaperbeercup.com 10/27/2009 — As Cub fans, it is our instinct to look ahead. So with Tom Ricketts and his family taking control of the club , it is easy to look ahead to what we hope will be better days for the Northsiders. The reality is none of us have a crystal ball, so that ...
Chicago Cubs Probably Staying in Mesa
bleachernation.com 10/27/2009 — There has been a great deal of talk about the Chicago Cubs heading to Florida for Spring Training starting in 2012, but in the end, it may be just talk.
While a Collier County, Fla., group may well be serious in its effort to lure the Cubs away from Mesa, Ariz., the chances of the Cubs ...
My Chicago Cubs Wish List
cubscore.com 10/25/2009 — This off season, the Cubs have a lot of problems to take care of. They need a second basemen, an outfield, some pitching, and some hitters. In relation to the holiday spirit, I thought I might as well create my wish list for the Cubs for this 2009-2010 off season.
In this list, I will ...
Cubs' New Owner: 'There Is No Curse'
npr.org 10/30/2009 — Curse? What curse? Tom Ricketts, who's taking over as chairman of baseball's Chicago Cubs now that his family has completed its $845 million purchase of the franchise, isn't one to subscribe to the many, many reasons that many, many Cubs fans think ...
Sports and the Law: Cubs First Non-NHL Team to File Chapter 11
sportsjudge.blogspot.com 10/17/2009 — Well that was fast. In a case that was the antithesis of the Phoenix Coyotes saga , the storied Chicago Cubs filed for and emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy this past week in the course of 48 hours. (For previous coverage of the Cubs filing, click here .) With its filing, the Chicago Cubs ...
Ricketts Family Formally Introduced as New Owners of Chicago Cubs
bizofbaseball.com 10/30/2009 —
Tom Ricketts, the new board chairman of the Chicago Cubs.
Marking a return to family ownership, the Ricketts family today was formally introduced as the eighth ownership group in the 133-year history of the Chicago Cubs at a morning press conference at Wrigley Field.
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Cubs Close the Tribune Era
baseballanalysts.com 10/5/2009 — Sunday's home loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks capped a 29-year ownership by the Chicago Tribune. The Cubs, which were bought by the Tribune for just $20 million in 1981, made for a handy investment - they sold this year to the Ricketts family for $900 million. While the Tribune was clearly a ...
Sale of Cubs, Wrigley complete —
Boston.com -- Baseball News 10/27/2009
The $845 million sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family was completed Tuesday, more than 2 1/2 years after the baseball franchise was put on the market.
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