Chicago Cubs
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Cubs next owner won't meddle like Steinbrenner, but he will be focusedJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - OK Cubs fans, we know virtually everything there is to know concerning the background of Tom Ricketts, the last man bidding for ownership of the Cubs and Wrigley Field. ...
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Change in ownership won't change Cubs' historyJan 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Hopefully Tom Ricketts knows what he's getting into. Unless the presumed next Cubs owner intends to rename them the Chicago Ricketts, they'll still be the Cubs. That set...
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Cubs' Tribune era good or bad?Jan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - When the Tribune Co. bought the Cubs for $21.1 million in 1981, it was taking over a sleepy family business in an industry shut down by a historic players strike. News a...
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What Cubs fans should know about Tom RickettsJan 23, 2009 10:00 pm - The Ricketts file Age: 43 Currently: Chairman and CEO of Incapital LLC, a technology-oriented investment bank he co-founded in 1999. Education: Holds bachelor's degree a...
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Ricketts can get Peavy, make history on North SideJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - To say that the Tribune Co. was a bad owner would be, at best, an oversimplification and, at worst, simply wrong. For the most part, the people involved were excellent c...
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Ricketts, Tribune enter exclusive sale talks over Chicago CubsJan 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Tom Ricketts entered exclusive talks with Tribune Co. to buy the Chicago Cubs from the bankrupt media company. The chairman of Chicago-based Incapital LLC was chosen fro...
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Ex-Cub catcher Blanco to join Padres
Jan 21, 2009 10:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Coming with a recommendation from Greg Maddux, catcher Henry Blanco agreed to a $750,000, one-year contract with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday to back u...
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Wuertz, Cubs avoid arbitrationJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Another winter, another season of arbitration peace for the Cubs. The Cubs on Tuesday agreed to a one-year, $1.1 million contract with reliever Michael Wuertz, avoiding...
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Gregg, Cubs reach deal on $4.2 million contractJan 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The Cubs are saving a lot of money at their closer's spot this year. Whether they get a bargain or not remains to be seen. As expected, the Cubs agreed Monday on a one-y...
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Cubs may retire No. 31, but no to SosaJan 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The Cubs may break with tradition this year and retire uniform No. 31, in honor of pitchers Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux, both of whom wore 31. As far as No. 21 and Sa...