Saturday, January 24, 2009

Ricks is the picks...

So all I'm hearing over the past couple of days continues to be - "Hey, this Ricketts guy's gonna be a great owner..he's a great fan and we drink beer together all the time.." Ok, so not that last part, but from what these folks are saying, it seems like that line should be in there. Seriously. "He lived across the street from Wrigley", "He met his wife in the bleachers" - hmm, makes me wonder - bikini top? - "He's a big Cubs fan."

Folks, just because he's a Cubs fan, does not mean he's a bad business man. From what I hear, it's going to cost somewhere int he neighborhood of $250 million to fix up Wrigley so it's all pretty and ready to go. He's already spent $900 million on the team. So, where exactly do you think that money's going to come from? Nostalgia? No, it's going to come from several different places, to name a few possibilities: Higher ticket prices, lower payroll, naming rights. Those are just off the top of my head.

Now this isn't anything different that what any other owner would do. But, just because Ricketts used to sit in the bleachers, contrary to popular opinion, does not make him an automatic idiot. "But no, he wouldn't do that to us, the true fans." Yes he would, and probably will, because there are other fans out there with more money than you, so be sure to pay your cable bill, and keep calling WGN for those free tickets.

Tom - wanna win my love? Bring me Peavy on a platter. And some of those kindergarteners Hendry got for DeRosa better be in the package cuz otherwise that'd just piss me off...

I'm the winning bidder for this minute...

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