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sports.espn.go.com - 1/23/2009
CUBS decide on Ricketts family [UPDATED]
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January 22 --- AP / ESPN: The billionaire Ricketts family has been selected by Tribune Co. as the winning bidder for the hard-luck Chicago Cubs. --- The bid is worth about $900 million, said Dennis Culloton, a spokesman for Tom Ricketts. --- The sale would include Wrigley Field...
CUBS decide on Ricketts family [UPDATED]
Winning Bidder for Cubs Appears to Be Ricketts
bizofbaseball.com - 1/22/2009
Winning Bidder for Cubs Appears to Be Ricketts
— bizofbaseball.com — UPDATE #1: Unconfirmed sources tell The Biz of Baseball that the Ricketts bid is approx. $900 million.... As reported earlier today , the Tribune Co. has selected the final bidder in the sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25 percent stake ... (more) Winning Bidder for Cubs Appears to Be Ricketts

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How Thomas Ricketts Became the Final Bidder for the Cubs
bizofbaseball.com - 1/23/2009
How Thomas Ricketts Became the Final Bidder for the Cubs
— bizofbaseball.com — Thomas Ricketts has been selected as the final bidder for the Chicago Cubs, based on a large... cash component, and a profile that matches MLB's criteria. Here's how it happened. (more) How Thomas Ricketts Became the Final Bidder for the Cubs

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Bootlegger Sports- Sports Humor Blog:  The Cubs Got Ricketts

straitpinkie.com:  Winning Bidder for the Cubs Selected

Midwest Sports Fans:  Tom Ricketts - New Chicago Cubs Owner, Finance Executive, Delusional Bleacher Bum

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  • sharapovasthigh sharapovasthigh
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    It's awesome, awesome news. If it couldn't be Cuban, this was who us Cubs fans wanted it to  be. They're big Cubs fans and hopefully will be allowing the Cubs to spend money to win. Hopefully they'll allow a Jake Peavy trade.
    Posted 1/23/2009 respond (flag)
  • docksquad33 docksquad33
    +3
    definitely good news for us cubs fans!  now go get peavy!
    Posted 1/23/2009 respond (flag)
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The Cubs Got Ricketts
Bootlegger Sports- Sports Humor Blog — ... Seriously how could you go with any other headline?  I’m betting the Tribune and Sun Times go another way, but we all know what the first thing that popped into their heads was.  The Chicago Cubs new owner is The Ricketts family, described by the AP as billionaire Cubs’ fans, which is good since the deal was worth a reported $900 million.  ...

Winning Bidder for the Cubs Selected
straitpinkie.com — ... think I need any more proof that this guy means it when he says: “My family and I are Cubs fans. We share the goal of Cubs fans everywhere to win a World Series and build the consistent championship tradition that the fans deserve.” I know a lot of people were clamoring for Mark Cuban, but I have to say that I am content with the direction in which I believe the Ricketts family will take the Cubbies. NY Times article ESPN’s release

Tom Ricketts - New Chicago Cubs Owner, Finance Executive, Delusional Bleacher Bum
Midwest Sports Fans — ... According to ESPN.com, there is a faction of Cubs fans who, while optimistic about Ricketts, would have liked to see Mark Cuban become the owner. The quote is below, and I promise that her name is not a typo — there is actually a Cubs fan named Hope. ...

Down The Stretch, It’s Ricketts In The Lead
Ivy Chat — ... is the news that the Ricketts family of Omaha has won the bidding to be the next owner of the Chicago Cubs. That’s not entirely accurate. What the Ricketts family has won, with Tom Ricketts as the point person for the family, is the exclusive negotiating rights to close on a purchase. There are several hurdles that still need to be cleared before a sale can actually close. ...

Informative Edition of SBR on Tap This Weekend
Sports Business Radio blogs — ... Finally, we'll discuss the latest on the sale of the Chicago Cubs. It looks as though we finally have a winner in the high stakes bidding war for the team. ...

Mark Cuban will not be the owner of the Cubs - Jay Mariotti cries about it.
Home Run Derby — ... The Chicago Tribune has announced that the Ricketts family has won the bidding for the Chicago Cubs.  ...

TOUTS Episode 10: We Can Build On This
Grind It Out Sports — ... do want to make sure to touch base on these topics on a weekly basis.   On this weeks show: Torre’s New Book - http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3859198 Michael Redd Injury - http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3859546 Chiefs Fire Herm Edwards - http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3855917 Starting Job is Collins to Lose - http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3859405 Cubs Sold - http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3852693 NBA All-Stars Announced - ...

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