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Chicago Sun Times:
The Chicago Cubs have a new owner. The Ricketts family officially assumed control of the team today upon the closing of its $845 million deal with Tribune Co.
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October 27, 2009
- The Ricketts family are the new official owners of the Chicago Cubs and will have a press conference on Friday. Maybe they'll bring a new GM with them.
"My family and I are thrilled that this day has finally come and
we thank Commissioner Bud Selig and Major League Baseball owners for
approving our ownership," said Tom Ricketts. "Now we will go...
Via Chicago Cubs Online
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October 27, 2009
According to reports from the Chicago Tribune, the Ricketts Family officially took over control of the Chicago Cubs Tuesday morning. As expected, the final hurdle in the bankruptcy case passed through on Monday.
Tom Ricketts is expected to be formally announced during a press conference on Friday at Wrigley Field.
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October 27, 2009
To view past articles in this series, you can always click on the 2010 Offseason Targets tag in the byline above.
Let's give credit to Arizona Phil for this suggestion as he pointed out that Rajai Davis qualified for Super Two status and could be available if the A's want to save some money.
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October 28, 2009
Let's move back to the infield and check in on another possible second basemen...the Rays Akinori Iwamura.
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October 26, 2009
Alright, here's my half-ass plan for the next few weeks...try to get one of those offseason target posts up sometime in the morning and then some type of quick notes/news of the moment update in the afternoon or early evening if there's enough news out there. I will inevitably fail at keeping up that pace...
- Naples, Florida is making their run at the Cubs to be their...
Via Foul Balls
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October 27, 2009
It only took two and a half years, but it was announced on Tuesday that the sale of one of baseball's most storied franchises, the Chicago Cubs, was completed. Tom Ricketts bid to buy the team was first approved of earlier this year, and now the team belongs to the son of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts...
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October 28, 2009
Cubs fans are racist. We have heard it time and again from many different sources, although all of them have been African-American until now. In recent years Dusty Baker, Latroy Hawkins, Jacque Jones, and now Milton Bradley claimed to have received racist hate mail and racist taunts in the field. Although here at NQTC I’ve [...]
Via ESPN
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October 27, 2009
The sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family is complete.
Via SI.com
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October 27, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) -- The sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family is complete.
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October 27, 2009
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 2 1/2 years after the baseball franchise was put on the market.
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October 27, 2009
The sale of the Chicago Cubs, Wrigley Field and other assets from the Tribune Co. to the Ricketts family is complete.
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October 27, 2009
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