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Ricketts Ready To Take Over Cubs

October 24, 2009 – 7:57 am

Tom Ricketts and the Ricketts family are on the verge of becoming the new owners of the Cubs and custodians of all of the team’s fan’s hopes and dreams. According to an article by Bruce Levine of ESPN Chicago, the ownership baton should officially pass from Sam Zell and the Tribune Company sometime next week. Ricketts [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Boston Red Sox, Carlos Zambrano, Crane Kenney, Greg Maddux, Jeremy Accardo, Jerry Reinsdorf, Jim Hendry, Jose Bautista, Lou Pinella, Mike Fontenot, Milton Bradley, Roy Halladay, Sam Zell, Texas Rangers, Tom Ricketts, Tribune Company, Vernon Wells | Comments (0)

More Thoughts on Sosa and Steroids

June 18, 2009 – 7:22 am

After my post from yesterday, I talked to a couple of people about the New York Times article that reported that Sammy Sosa was one of the 104 players that tested positive for steroids in 2003. I also had the chance to read an article in the Daily Herald (suburban Chicago) that indicated that Congress [...]

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NYT Reports Sosa Tested Positive for Steroids

June 17, 2009 – 9:22 am

According to a report in the New York Times, former Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa tested positive for steroids in 2003. The testing was done before MLB implemented the current testing system and was done to gauge the need for consistent testing in MLB. The agreement the league had with the players union was that the results [...]

By Lou | Posted in Opinion | Also tagged Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Fergie Jenkins, Roger Clemens, Ron Santo, Ryne Sandberg | Comments (0)