Chicago Cubs
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Ricketts turns from die-hard fan into ownerOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I see Tom Ricketts, his new "World Champion Cubs" hat dripping champagne onto a smiling face already damp from tears. He stands near Wrigley Field's home plate on a chil...
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Grand entrance: Ricketts sees World Series for CubsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - There were a couple of very noticeable differences at Wrigley Field Friday. For the first time in nearly 30 years, there were real, live, approachable faces in charge o...
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Can Ricketts handle the challenge of Wrigley?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Previous Cubs owners have been like a Kinks lyric: They want to fly but they can't even swim. So come on down, Ricketts family, and show us your wings. Tom Ricketts, w...
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Ricketts' one goal: 'Best franchise in baseball'Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Tom Ricketts has one simple plan for the Cubs. "This will be the best franchise in baseball," Ricketts said recently to a group of Daily Herald reporters and columnists....
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Excerpts from Tom Ricketts' interview with the Daily HeraldOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Excerpts from Tom Ricketts' interview with the Daily Herald on Oct. 15: Buying the Cubs "Why we chose this was we wanted to do something together, something as a fa...
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As owner, Ricketts looks to keep a fan's perspectiveOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - So what kind of Cubs owner will Tom Ricketts be, hands-on or hands-off? Yes. "Hands-on, yes, from the standpoint of being out in the stands, talking to folks, being par...
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Mesa officials makes pitch to keep CubsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Officials from the Arizona city of Mesa and the Cactus League sounded confident Wednesday they could keep the Cubs as the cornerstone team of spring training. New Cubs ...
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Ricketts doesn't need meddling middlemenOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Tom Ricketts is going to get a lot of free assistance over the next few weeks and months as he settles in as the new Cubs owner. But here's the only suggestion he'll rea...
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Costner may have an edge over RickettsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - We seemed to be getting punked when reports broke last winter that Kevin Costner was buying into a Northern League baseball team in Lake County. Upon further review, doe...
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It's official: All this now belongs to the Ricketts family
Oct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - 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 2½ years after the...