Your Chance To Question Tom Ricketts

Ability to have wiggle room if they have to keep [name redacted]. Ticket prices on the rise?

would you consider relocating there for Spring Training?

I’m sure you’d have your own way of wording it, but bottom line – I’d like to know:
1) If he will give serious considerations to serious offers from Florida, and
2) If he has a personal preference one way or another

OK. Here goes Al.

Is he going make attending a Cubs game more family-affordable? Cost for a family of four to attend a Cubs game once school lets out now is sky high.

Let’s be honest. Families most often attend as a group AFTER Memorial Day and BEFORE schools start up again after Labor Day. That’s when the Cubs game tickets are at their highest.

I understand it’s a business. But the Cubs are losing young fans (aka: the next generation) as a result.

My two cents.

What changes do you see in the future of this franchise and will he make more of a priority of development within the minor league system. ie Hiring more scouts like the Dodgers and other teams in order to find future talent for the Major league level.

Will it impact payroll in the next few years. If so, how?

With Triangle building and improvements to Wrigley itself.

1) Will there be an effort to have an organizational-wide philosophy, i.e. “the Cub way to play”? I am tired of seeing players coming through the system not knowing how to play fundamental baseball (Theriot’s running, Soto not knowing the rule about using the mask, etc, etc.)

2) Can we please get rid of the softball jerseys, at least at home?

The first one is pretty general and will probably elicit a pretty stock reply, but maybe ask him something like: What should the average, everyday die-hard Cubs fan expect from the Ricketts family? Maybe as a follow-up/point of clarification, you could add: How will it differ from past owners?

A more specific question might be: Will you be looking to bring more statistical analysis into the Cubs organization?

Ask him if he reads BCB or other blogs (doubt it) to guage the fans’ opinions

The answer to this could say a lot about the way he has been thinking about this.

What time is this presser suppossed to start? and will it be televised?

now that the Padres ( for whom he worked last spring training) have changed personnel ? Ok a little off topic but I have a one track mind on certain things.

if he might think about ending the premium ticket scalping scam started under the trib’s ownership?

Beneath the American flag over the scoreboard? On top of one of the foul poles? Someplace else? Where?

We have among the lowest budget for scouting. Is he inclined to expand the staff for the long term good of the team?

on Instant Replay. As the owner of a franchise that has had some well documented sketchy luck, what is your perception on the expansion Instant Replay and if for it will you make that opinion known to Bud Selig and other owners

What goals does he want to achieve in the first 5 yrs,

Specific to team. Specific to Wrigley.

Welcome to the Chicago Cubs! We’re very happy to have you. Please find the blue alternate jerseys and set fire to them. Thank you, and good luck!!!

Wrigley Field is obviously going to need some substantial renovations and upgrades in the not-too-distant future. Does Ricketts foresee PSLs as a way to generate revenue toward such a renovation?

Will Jim Hendry continue to be at the top of the pyramid when it comes to the organization and baseball operations, or does he forsee bringing someone in who will either have oversight over Hendry?

Seriously, even if he lowered them 25 cents he’d get instant appreciation from the fans just because there would be headlines, “Ricketts Lowers Beer-Prices at Wrigley”

I’m heading to Wrigley soon… will see if I can get one (or more) of these in, if others don’t ask them. Closing comments on this thread now.