sam zell Stories - South Side Sox
Cubs Hope To Have Sale Complete By Opening Day
Yeah, I know, you've heard this before. But at the owners' meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona today, Chairman Crane Kenney sounded like it could actually get done: "I'd actually like to be finished by Opening Day, have the deal done," Cubs chairman Crane Kenney told writers as the first day of the...
Cubs Sale Update
The Tribune reports this afternoon on the new round of bidding: At least three prospective buyers have submitted a new round of bids to Tribune Co. for the Chicago Cubs, one of professional sports' trophy franchises. Chicago real estate investor Hersch Klaff; the Ricketts family, founder of...
The 12,785th Update On The Cubs Sale
Yet another deadline has been set for more offers to be submitted to Sam Zell and Tribune Co. for the sale of the Cubs: Bidders for the Cubs have until Dec. 1 to submit offers, Major League Baseball said Wednesday after a meeting of its ownership committee. Bob DuPuy, baseball's chief...
Runnin' Down A Dream: Cubs 4, Orioles 11
Yeah runnin' down a dream That never would come to me Workin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leads Runnin' down a dream -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, "Runnin' Down a Dream" That's the song they've been playing as the Cubs take the field for the last few days, and it fits real well, I...
Tuesday Morning Stuff That Doesn't Fit Anywhere Else
Miscellaneous thoughts and facts while we await tonight's game: In both a post buried in the comments yesterday, and in email, I was told that the White Sox individual tossing a ball around while it was raining Sunday before the game, and making obscene gestures to the bleacherites, wasn't...
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