tribune company Stories - Bleed Cubbie Blue
Misinformation From Rick Telander
Yesterday, Rick Telander put forth the following information in his Sun-Times column: IT SEEMS CRAZY, but in 1981, the first year of the Tribune's ownership, the Cubs drew fewer than 10,000 people a game. Attendance last season was more than 40,000 a game, a hair less than capacity. If...
The Speculation On The Tom Ricketts Era Begins
That's the top of today's dead-tree edition of the Chicago Tribune. Inside are two articles, one by two business section reporters, covering what changes might be made to the ballpark and other possibilities for new revenue, and one by Paul Sullivan discussing the possible changes...
The Cubs Have A New Owner... Almost
This was posted by jerry morales rules in the FanPosts, but I thought it deserve a front page post as well. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Tom Ricketts and his group have been chosen as Tribune Company's preferred bidder. However, that doesn't mean the sale is done. First, the creditors...




