sports.espn.go.com - 10/23/2009
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The Chicago Cubs will be owned by the Ricketts family and run by Tom Ricketts by early next week, according to Major League Baseball sources. The exact date is contingent on when the transition of ownership from Sam Zell and Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family is completed. The plan is for ...
espn.go.com - 10/28/2009
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espn.go.com —
The news is almost all good for Chicago
Cubs fans with the team now in possession of...
new owner and chairman of the board Tom Ricketts. Ricketts will start the process of revealing his long-term and short-term plans on Friday with a news conference at ...
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Tough, but fair
bizofbaseball.com - 10/27/2009
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bizofbaseball.com —
THIS IS BREAKING NEWS…. Mark Tues. October 27,
2009 as the day the controlling interest of the...
Chicago Cubs was officially sold from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family. The $845 million deal, which includes the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field, and a 25 percent stake in Comcast ...
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SALE OF CHICAGO CUBS TO RICKETTS FAMILY COMPLETED
suntimes.com - 10/28/2009
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suntimes.com —
At 11 a.m. Friday, Tom Ricketts and his
family will be introduced as the ninth owners of...
the Cubs. Ricketts is a bona-fide fan, not a corporate entity hiding inside a neo-Gothic tower on Michigan Avenue. He likes to drink beer and sit in the ...
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Business as usual for the Cubs
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Cubs sale: Ricketts gets the keys next week
waxpaperbeercup —
... UPDATE: Bruce Levine reports the deal will be done early next week and Ricketts will meet the media Friday. Happy Halloween. ...
Weekend Update ... The Countdown to Ricketts
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... The week ahead will be a very exciting time for the Chicago National League Ball Club. Reports on Friday indicated the Ricketts Family would take control of the organization by the end of next week. Bruce Levine reported Saturday morning Tom Ricketts would assume control on Tuesday ... after the final hurdle of the bankruptcy filing takes place on Monday. ...
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Best-Case Scenario: Milton Bradley —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/23/2009
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My Chicago Cubs Wish List —
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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 ...
