Chicago Cubs: Tom Ricketts Isn’t the Owner Chicago Expected

Maybe Tom Ricketts deserves a reintroduction, because he's nothing like the owner that Cubs fans expected.

Things looked rosy in October of 2009, when Thomas S. Ricketts and his family took over majority ownership of Chicago’s north side baseball team. After years of the Tribune Company maximizing profits first and focusing on baseball second, finally the Cubs had an owner who was passionate about winning.

Ricketts was a fan, just like the millions around the world who had suffered through year after year of disappointment. He met his wife in the Wrigley Field bleachers. 

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