and I could not possibly care less. If I am going to spend north of $800 million on a MLB team, I’m going to do all necessary homework to know exactly what my situation will be after the transaction closes. Now, being of the business pedigree that they are, I’m sure the Ricketts did this. But doing all the homework means also asking myself, “After I close this deal, am I going to be able to afford to put a quality team on the field?” “Or am I going to spend all my time discussing ballpark renovations and ticket prices, while smaller markets like Detroit beef up for a run at the World Series?”

As I’ve said, I’m giving the Ricketts time to show what they are willing and able to do before I really start running them down, or before I start staying that this ownership is no different from the Wrigleys or the Tribune. But I am saying that in over a year of ownership, however, they have done nothing, zip, to make me say, “Wow! These guys are in it to win it.” In fact, virtually everything they have done, like talk constantly about only the ballpark, has led me to believe the exact opposite.

its $30M annual just in interest, not including a payment on the actual team/field

The Ricketts Trust had, recently, 10 figures in net worth. They aren’t putting that money under the mattress.

They had to borrow some $$ to buy the Cubs – not out of necessity, but b/c the sellers wanted such a structure. At the same time, the remainder of their holdings – that they didn’t have to lay out in the initial deal – continue to generate revenue and interest.

It’s silly to point to the $30M or whatever that SOME of the notes they’ve taken out cost every year, while ignoring the fact that they’ve got, according to public records, hundreds of millions of dollars in a trust that is generating revenue. Not to mention their myriad businesses, including the Cubs.