espn.go.com - 25 days ago
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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 Wrigley Field, where he'll begin his ...
bizofbaseball.com - 26 days ago
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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
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 25 days ago
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talkingchicagobaseball.com —
Rather than pretend like the Milton Bradley situation
doesn't exist until some real news breaks, I'm going
to go back to begging Jim Hendry to keep him on the team. Looking at some of the rumored deals that have been tossed around I realize that there isn't a single good trade that can be made ...
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Why Trading Milton Bradley is Stupid
chicagobreakingsports.com - 26 days ago
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chicagobreakingsports.com —
By Paul Sullivan The Ricketts family officially took
control of the Cubs Tuesday morning, closing the $845
million deal to take 95 percent controlling interest in the team, Wrigley Field and 25 percent of Comcast Sports Net. "My ...
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Cubs sale to Ricketts is complete
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Bad Contracts, Milton Bradley and Other Cub Related Links
The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog —
... - Bruce Levine concurs with Chris DeLuca that a payroll around $140M for 2010 should be expected and expect another ticket price increase. He also says the Cubs are in talks with "Tampa, Toronto and three or four other clubs with players with big contracts that they would like to move." ...
Cubs Rumors on the Table
ChicagoCubsOnline.com —
... While the Phillies and Yankees battled in game one of the Fall Classic, the rumor mill continued to pickup speed for the Chicago Cubs. Jim Hendry and his staff will receive direction from Tom Ricketts next week in Mesa during the organizational meetings ... Mr. Ricketts is expected to reveal some of "his long-term and short-term plans" for his team during Friday's press conference. ...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Thursday
A League of Her Own —
... Bruce Levine gives us more confirmation about payroll stagnation, and starts talking ticket increases for 2010: Hard facts of a turbulent economy and a veteran-laden roster dictate
some economic concessions from the fans and baseball operations in
2010, according to sources with knowledge of the situation. A
slight raise in ticket prices can not be avoided as built-in costs and
spending projections continue to mount. Over the past two seasons under
Sam Zell and tribune Co., ticket prices increased over 30 percent
across the board. That ...
Chicago Cubs Working the Phones in Tampa and Toronto
Bleacher Nation | Chicago Cubs News, Rumors, and Commentary —
... Toronto at some point will be looking at moving ace right-hander Roy Halladay. It’s unknown at this point if the Cubs will be involved. Halladay is one season from free agency. ESPN Chicago. ...
Slight increse in ticket prices for 2010
waxpaperbeercup —
... It must be nice to be in the Cubs situation. Even with a shitty economy and double digit unemployment, the Cubs are going to raise ticket prices in 2010. ESPN 1000’s Bruce Levine reports: ...
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bizofbaseball.com 23 days ago —
Tom Ricketts, the new board chairman of the Chicago Cubs.
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mysportsrumors.com 22 days ago — There’s one thing that is no secret this off season and that’s the Chicago Cubs desire to trade Milton Bradley . In fact the Cubs have plenty of teams that are interested in his services. Some of the teams mentioned have been the New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Tampa Bay Rays, San ...
Cubs' New Owner: 'There Is No Curse'
npr.org 23 days ago — 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 ...
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cubbienation.net 23 days ago — Filed:October 30th, 2009
Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts
And with one 20 minute press conference this morning, a historic event has come and gone, with the Ricketts family officially announced as the Cubs owners.
The new group, fronted by Tom, with a board led by family members ...
Timeline: Cubs ownership
chicago.cubs.mlb.com 26 days ago — 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 ...
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