Chicago Cubs back in local hands

  Frederick Linsmeyer • July 6, 2009 • Baseball
Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field

The current owner of the Chicago Cubs, Sam Zell and the  Tribune Co., has finally reached an agreement to transfer the team and Wrigley Field to Joe Ricketts’ family for $900 million USD.

The transaction has been passed to Major League Baseball and is pending review, so it’s not entirely official. Neither side wished to comment since the terms may change.

It looks like the sale to the Ricketts family is a good thing since they are Cubs fans. About time too.

Source: MSNBC

About Frederick Linsmeyer

A regular beer-drinking, hockey-watching, snow-shovelling Canadian, Frederick, aka Nephrus, loves his anime. Born and raised in Vancouver, BC, Frederick runs amok between his hometown and Chicago, IL spending time with friends, at anime conventions and looking for some good burgers or sushi.

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