Cubs & ASU at Odds on Mesa Stadium

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Link

 

ASU President Michael Crow sent Mesa Mayor Scott Smith a scathing e-mail last week in which he accused Cubs management of being "erratic" and "not people of their word" in negotiating the stadium deal.

 

Crow's e-mail suggests those talks may be hanging by a thread.

 

"They pursued us," Crow said in the e-mail, "and we have operated in good faith since then."

 

In the meantime, Crow told Smith, ASU has moved forward with plans to redevelop the Packard site. "We accelerated our plans (and) announced our intention to be part of the new ballpark," Crow said, complaining:

 

"Since that time we have found ourselves dealing with a highly erratic Cubs organization and as of today we have been all but told that they want us out of the deal."

 

Smith e-mailed Crow in return and said, "I share your frustration."

 

He told Crow that he had had a long talk with Cubs owner Tom Ricketts "and expressed clearly my feelings with how the Cubs have handled this process. He told me he wanted the ASU deal to go through."

 

"This is too good of a deal for all of us not to make it happen," Smith told Crow. "I'm confident we can get there, if the parties really want to. Hang in there with me."

[UMFan83]

I'm gonna blame this on Crane Kenney

[Old Style]

Somehow this is Jim Hendry's fault. I just know it.

[apete6]

I'm gonna blame this on Crane Kenney

 

I'm OK with that.

 

Overall, though, Ricketts not really looking good on a lot of major issues (Wrigley renovations, the Joe Ricketts thing, this). Fortunately, he hired Theo for the actual on-field product, so there's only so much damage control that needs to be done. It's like Ricketts is the bizarro Tribune Company, which was great at the touchy feely marketing/image stuff and continually put out a bag of horse manure on the field.

[Soul]

Overall, though, Ricketts not really looking good on a lot of major issues (Wrigley renovations, the Joe Ricketts thing, this). Fortunately, he hired Theo for the actual on-field product, so there's only so much damage control that needs to be done. It's like Ricketts is the bizarro Tribune Company, which was great at the touchy feely marketing/image stuff and continually put out a bag of horse manure on the field.

 

Whaaa?