Ricketts is awesome

[Moon Rock]

Has this been posted yet?

http://gazetteonline.com/sports/2009/08/27/new-cubs-owners-seem-to-have-a-heart

[C.C.]

Build us a winner and he'll be awesome.

[C.C.]

To be determined...

 

 

Build us a winner and he'll be awesome.

[CubbieBum]

I like what C.C. said ... each time he said it.

[C.C.]

oops. double post.

[UMFan83]

Great, less revenue for the Cubs. The Ricketts are going to drive the Cubs into the ground.

[chuckywang]

Awesome gesture

[C.C.]

I have a feeling the Ricketts will be trying to unload the Cubs in 5-6 years. Just a feeling...

[A-Cal]

why?

[UMFan83]

My guess would be:

 

-Doesn't have enough money to keep the team competitive (you think he can afford a payroll bigger than 130m?...you think he can afford a payroll AT 130m?)

-Any attempts to raise revenue are radical and met with extreme anger from fan base.

-Umm...I'm not sure why else.

[coldsteel]

I, for one, welcome our new benevolent billionaire financial sector capitalist overlords.

[cbbryan]

I have a feeling the Ricketts will be trying to unload the Cubs in 5-6 years. Just a feeling...

 

Is that the cynical Cub fan in you making an appearance?

[C.C.]

Pretty much. Just a baseless prediction or hunch.

[TruffleShuffle]

well i'm never paying for a cubs ticket again... just gonna wander around outside wrigley until i bump into a member of the ricketts family and then get awesome seats for free.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I don't believe it. Not the part that Joe Ricketts gave them free tickets. I don't believe there really was a family willing to watch this crap this year.

[Butterscup1679666578]

they were only there for the ice cream

[muntjack]

And I see the media somehow got wind of this "random act of kindness". Seems like they never report when Joe Average commits a "random act of kindness". Strange.

[bukie]

And I see the media somehow got wind of this "random act of kindness". Seems like they never report when Joe Average commits a "random act of kindness". Strange.

There's always somebody that has to turn it into a negative.

[manbearcub]

in iowa they report when anybody does anything

[SouthSideRyan]

And I see the media somehow got wind of this "random act of kindness". Seems like they never report when Joe Average commits a "random act of kindness". Strange.

 

Cause nobody would care.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

in iowa they report when anybody does anything

The small town papers are the best. They'll report on birthday parties and when more than 5 old ladies meet for lunch.

[KingCubsFan]

-Doesn't have enough money to keep the team competitive (you think he can afford a payroll bigger than 130m?...you think he can afford a payroll AT 130m?)

Do people really believe the Tribune poured money into the Cubs from other businesses? This post makes no sense

Edit: Unless you're worried about some sort of debt constraints from the deal

[cbbryan]

And I see the media somehow got wind of this "random act of kindness". Seems like they never report when Joe Average commits a "random act of kindness". Strange.

 

Cause nobody would care.

 

It's the old news line, "If it bleeds, it leads!"

 

Unfortunately, it true in many cases.

[hardcorecubfan]

well i'm never paying for a cubs ticket again... just gonna wander around outside wrigley until i bump into a member of the ricketts family and then get awesome seats for free.

 

I tried that at Lowes and home depot hoping to run into the "Yard crasher" TV show guy and it never happens, but considering there are more Ricketts you may have better odds

[shnsajax]

I don't believe it. Not the part that Joe Ricketts gave them free tickets. I don't believe there really was a family willing to watch this crap this year.

 

Its funny because if this was Tony Romo people would be bitching that he was just doing it for the publicity.