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RICKETTS' GAME PLAN
suntimes.com - 28 days ago
RICKETTS' GAME PLAN
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Thomas Ricketts spent $845 million for, among other assets, a baseball team that in a good year will record a profit of around $30 million.
A SPECIAL REPORT Ricketts' vow: 'We're going to win the World Series'
suntimes.com - 29 days ago
A SPECIAL REPORT Ricketts' vow: 'We're going to win the World Series'
— suntimes.com — The Ricketts family re-introduced themselves to Chicago today with a curse-defiant news conference that included vows of... making the Cubs a perennial playoff team and World Series champion. (more) A SPECIAL REPORT Ricketts' vow: 'We're going to win ...

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Laura Ricketts Is First Openly Gay MLB Owner
huffingtonpost.com - 26 days ago
Laura Ricketts Is First Openly Gay MLB Owner
— huffingtonpost.com — The Chicago Cubs have reached a baseball milestone and it has nothing to do with their century-plus... World Series drought. With the team's purchase by the Ricketts Family, the Cubs are the first Major League Baseball team to have an openly gay owner. ... (more) Laura Ricketts Is First Openly Gay MLB Owner

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SALE OF CHICAGO CUBS TO RICKETTS FAMILY COMPLETED
bizofbaseball.com - 10/27/2009
SALE OF CHICAGO CUBS TO RICKETTS FAMILY COMPLETED
— 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 ... (more) SALE OF CHICAGO CUBS TO RICKETTS FAMILY COMPLETED

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Bleed Cubbie Blue:  Same Time, Next Year: World Series Game 3 Preview, Phillies vs. Yankees, Saturday 10/31, 6:57 CT

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Same Time, Next Year: World Series Game 3 Preview, Phillies vs. Yankees, Saturday 10/31, 6:57 CT
Bleed Cubbie Blue — ... Meanwhile, here's an article looking at the Cubs' ownership change from a business standpoint that gives us a first idea on how much Wrigley Field renovation and debt service might cost: ...

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