On behalf of the Ricketts Family, we are thrilled to be the new majority owners of the Chicago Cubs. We
share your passion for the team and Wrigley Field and are eager to begin working towards our primary goal
- bringing a World Series championship to the Friendly Confines.
Like you, my family and I are Cubs fans. Over the past 25 years, it is very likely we have been sitting near
you, cheering on the team -- celebrating Cubs wins and suffering their losses. My parents, siblings and I
appreciate the great responsibility we have as stewards of this historic franchise. It is also a great
opportunity to bring a championship to the most deserving fans in sports. From the beginning, we will
promote excellence and accountability within the organization at every level.
Equally important to our family is the preservation and improvement of Wrigley Field. We understand that
Wrigley Field is unique and special. As the media has reported, it is true that I met my wife in the bleachers
and I lived across the street from the field. Like many of you, we are raising our children to respect the
traditions and history of Wrigley Field. As stewards of our beloved ballpark, we will not disturb those
important traditions, even as we explore avenues to maintain and improve the park. We will also expand
on the recent tradition of soliciting your feedback on how to enhance your experience at Wrigley Field.
Building a consistent winning tradition on the field, while at the same time improving our 96-year-old
ballpark will not be easy and it won’t happen overnight. Our family is committed to this endeavor for the
long-term and we will reinvest all of the club’s profits into the team and the ballpark for the foreseeable
future.
As we look forward to a great season in 2010, we would like to thank you for your continued support. We
truly believe that Cubs fans are the best in baseball. We look forward to meeting you at Wrigley Field and
to working with you as we turn the page to the next chapter in the history of the Chicago Cubs.
See you Opening Day,
Thomas S.

"See you Opening Day,""

Is he buying all of us tickets?

The least he could do.

"we will promote... accountability within the organization at every [EVERY] level."

that would be nice

<<"we will promote... accountability within the organization at every [EVERY] level.">>

Words spoken or written have little meaning. Actions - - actions speak louder than words. We shall see.

LP was famous for talking up the media about how he plays the "hot hand" and only will play those players that are producing. And we all saw what a pile of carp those words turned out to be.

Naturally, Mr. Ricketts understands that our job as fans should be sharing his joy at the progress which is to be developed, but also may include just a touch of motivational feedback where needed. Currently, it looks to be called for generally.

To me, it would be less than helpful to leave these considerations to an organization headed by Mr. Kenney, whose understanding of the directive to build a winner may be that of a Tribune-style PT Barnum song and dance.

++"we will promote... accountability within the organization at every [EVERY] level."

that would be nice
++

So far not much accountability.

"Building a consistent winning tradition on the field, while at the same time improving our 96-year-old
ballpark will not be easy and it won’t happen overnight."

"Folks, there won't be any changes on the field, because, well...you know, that would cost my family money, but, we ARE adding a urinal in each restroom, and buying a 150 lb dumbell set for the training room...so, you know... come on out to the ball park"

The best owners are the ones that just sign the checks and not think that they part of the team, like Jerry Jones.

Yeah, the whole 3 days and they haven't fired everyone you don't like. You cry and whine and moan about accountability, but when it is pointed out to you how Lou didn't hold anyone accountable for anything, you make all kinds of excuses.

Why must you always bring up Lou's name, Tommy??
This mess is all Hendry's doing, he should be fired!!!!
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I guess you still have me on ignore, huh, Tommy???
Oh well..your loss..!!!
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Ha ha, "overnight". You know how they say that 1 dog year is roughly equivalent to 7 human years? Well, 1 Cub year is equivalent to 10 Yankee years (which are the same as human years). When a Yankee owner uses the term "overnight", he means that the team will likely win a WS within the next few years. So when a Cub owner uses the term "overnight", he probably means at least a decade or two before the team will win a WS.

You have to study all this fancy linguistics stuff to get the hidden meaning.

++Ha ha, "overnight". You know how they say that 1 dog year is roughly equivalent to 7 human years? Well, 1 Cub year is equivalent to 10 Yankee years (which are the same as human years). When a Yankee owner uses the term "overnight", he means that the team will likely win a WS within the next few years. So when a Cub owner uses the term "overnight", he probably means at least a decade or two before the team will win a WS.

You have to study all this fancy linguistics stuff to get the hidden meaning.++

haha