The List
New Cubs owner Tom Ricketts had three messages for fans: 1. They will win the World Series. 2. They love Wrigley Field and will strive to make the Wrigley experience better than ever. 3. They love Chicago and will be "good neighbors."
That's all well and good, but we think you might like to know the messages Ricketts couldn't quite bring himself to convey during his introductory press conference.
Our team of sleuths found these five on crumpled-up scraps of paper on the floor of Tom's office:
5. "Let the Cardinals bring back Big Mac as their hitting coach. We're bringing back Sammy as humility coach."
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4. "I confess that I don't hate the White Sox. That won't stop me from putting a rat the size of Zambrano in the visiting manager's office for Ozzie."
3. "We're putting a clause in Soriano's contract: Every time he misses a fly after doing that stupid bunny-hop of his, he has to buy a round of Old Style for the house."
2. "I just got off the phone with Milton. He assured me he'll be a changed man. Then he assured me this is nothing like the last seven times he said he'd be a changed man."
1. "I own the team and you don't!"
The Bald Truth
I was impressed by one thing Ricketts didn't say. He never waxed poetic about the Cub's "great tradition," as so many new GMs, managers and players have over the years.
He's a fan. He knows what the Cubs' tradition is. And he's fixing to change it.
The Quote
"There is no curse. There is no curse. There is no curse. If anybody on our team thinks he's cursed, we'll move him to a lesser cursed team. We 're not gonna put up with that. Cub fans have to look forward, not backward. Let's just get that behind us." - Tom Ricketts
That sounded great until Ricketts said he'd be retaining team president Crane Kenney.
You know, the yahoo who brought in a priest to sprinkle holy water at Wrigley before Game 1 of the 2008 playoffs after Lou Piniella had spent two years trying to convince everybody that the Cubs weren't cursed.
The Balder Truth
It's obvious that the Cubs would be in far better hands if the family front man were Pete Ricketts.
He's the good-looking, bald brother.
THE BALDEST TRUTH
In an interview on Comcast Sports Net with my ChicagoNow colleague David Kaplan, Tom Ricketts said something that made me wonder if he understands his fellow Cubbie fans as well as he claims he does:
"I don't cheer against the White Sox. I don't understand people that would cheer against the White Sox."
Why do Cubbie fans rip on the White Sox (and vice versa)?
Because they can.
3. "We're putting a clause in Soriano's contract: Every time he misses a fly after doing that stupid bunny-hop of his, he has to buy a round of Old Style for the house."
2. "I just got off the phone with Milton. He assured me he'll be a changed man. Then he assured me this is nothing like the last seven times he said he'd be a changed man."
1. "I own the team and you don't!"
The Bald Truth
I was impressed by one thing Ricketts didn't say. He never waxed poetic about the Cub's "great tradition," as so many new GMs, managers and players have over the years.
He's a fan. He knows what the Cubs' tradition is. And he's fixing to change it.
The Quote
"There is no curse. There is no curse. There is no curse. If anybody on our team thinks he's cursed, we'll move him to a lesser cursed team. We 're not gonna put up with that. Cub fans have to look forward, not backward. Let's just get that behind us." - Tom Ricketts
That sounded great until Ricketts said he'd be retaining team president Crane Kenney.
You know, the yahoo who brought in a priest to sprinkle holy water at Wrigley before Game 1 of the 2008 playoffs after Lou Piniella had spent two years trying to convince everybody that the Cubs weren't cursed.
The Balder Truth
It's obvious that the Cubs would be in far better hands if the family front man were Pete Ricketts.
He's the good-looking, bald brother.
THE BALDEST TRUTH
In an interview on Comcast Sports Net with my ChicagoNow colleague David Kaplan, Tom Ricketts said something that made me wonder if he understands his fellow Cubbie fans as well as he claims he does:
"I don't cheer against the White Sox. I don't understand people that would cheer against the White Sox."
Why do Cubbie fans rip on the White Sox (and vice versa)?
Because they can.
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2 Comments
doug nicodemus said:
nice new look
bobbyw8 said:
Tom Ricketts doesn't need pint-sized sportswriters (not the mens guys from this world)tying the can to his tail before he starts to work. He's made his mark in the tough minded financial world and rose to the top. He's likely to use similar tactics to bring Wrigley Field, the Cubs total organization and related aspects into place so they fit together in a well oild manner. Not the ready, fire, aim system of past owners. I know you guys have deadlines (operative word here is "dead") and fans can really do without the fanny pieces you continue to call reporting. Look at the TV world and see all the pretty faces making comments about stuff they wouldn't know if they fell in it. Reporting is one thing that calls for objective, honest, story telling to inform and perhaps entertain, but keep your stupidity to yourselfves.
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