Official Cubs Ownership Discussion Thread

[daddies3angels]

(@ cst_cubs) Ricketts on Quade: "Mike's done a great job. Mike's got those guys playing hard. You know they're not giving up"

RT @CSNMooney Ricketts on debt:Every fan should know that nothing in balance sheet will in any way limit our ability put good team on field

#Cubs Tom Ricketts said he did not like Zambrano mentioning teammates but thought over all comments Z made "was not bad".

RT @cst_cubs Ricketts says Hendry's job safe. Feels "comdortable" with Hendry and confident in his ability to take us forward"

RT @BruceMiles2112 #Cubs owner Ricketts says he hopes team can start signing 2011 draft choices soon.

(@CSNMooney) Ricketts says he has 100 percent confidence in Hendry and Quade

(@BruceMiles2112) Ricketts puts kibosh on #Cubs players wearing goat shirts outside while fans in park

(@BruceMiles2112) #Cubs owner Ricketts expresses full confidence in GM Jim Hendry going forward

Sounds like he has faith in Hendry or is this the dreaded confidence boost?


EDIT: here is the article

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport...y-and-quade-are-safe-20110615,0,2356555.story

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Kiss of Death for Hendry and Quade if you ask me

 

[daddies3angels]

Ricketts says Hendry and Quade are safe - chicagotribune.com


Here is the article...sorry i didnt see this first

 

[Lex L.]

RT @CSNMooney Ricketts on debt:Every fan should know that nothing in balance sheet will in any way limit our ability put good team on field

Very clever. Did you see what he did there?


What about the other financial statements like the Income Statement or Statement of Cash Flows?

 

[X]

Maybe Hendry/Quade really is/are on the way out/out. good deal.

 

[TheCubfather]

seems ricketts always says what he thinks will give him the least amount of scrutiny.

 

[ashapiro75]

He's right, it's not going to be the debts that keep the organization from putting a good team on the field it's going to be the other 1,000,000 reasons that have existed since the beginning of Cubs Time. Starting with - 1) Shitty owner 2) Shitty Manager 3) Shitty GM 4) A Boatload of Shitty Contracts 5) Shitty Players... What are we now? We are in year 141 CT (Cubs Time) and how many titles? How many good teams? lol Ricketts you're no Mark Cuban. He spends his own money on the Mavericks, you look to spend OUR money on the Cubs. Ricketts should have never gotten the team IMO. I was pulling for Mark Cuban all the way, he would have really been able to leverage the value of the brand and the value of the organization. Ricketts is the McCaskey of Baseball.


Pretty sad day when you can't even give your Cubs tickets away.

 

[poodski]

Kiss of Death for Hendry and Quade if you ask me

Yup. I bet Sandberg is back next year.

No clue who we will get as a GM.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

Yup. I bet Sandberg is back next year.

No clue who we will get as a GM.

I think Sandberg is too butt hurt to come back to be honest.. It's gonna be somebody else..

If we're going for it..


I'm just gonna throw a name out there..

Bobby Valentine.

 

[poodski]

I think Sandberg is too butt hurt to come back to be honest.. It's gonna be somebody else..

If we're going for it..


I'm just gonna throw a name out there..

Bobby Valentine.

Maybe. I think Sandberg will come back to be honest.

Honestly the manager doesn't matter. No matter what he does 75% of people will hate what he does.

 

[beardown28]

Cubs have money to spend...

Tom Ricketts continues to dimiss the notion that the Chicago Cubs finances aren't strong - ESPN Chicago

There is the link. Ricketts himself has said they have money and that the report was wrong.. Let's see if they spend or cut payroll again

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

You'll see the payroll stay about the same..

 

[Shawon0Meter]

Bud Selig, Ricketts, and "experts" have all said the debt isn't an issue so I'll believe it until I see something different.

 

[DewsSox79]

So ricketts say that there isnt an issue, what is he going to say? yeah we have an issue...cmon now.

 

[Captain Obvious]

So ricketts say that there isnt an issue, what is he going to say? yeah we have an issue...cmon now.

One report says there is an issue. Everything else says there isn't. So you insist there is an issue. Sounds like a typical DewCawks argument.

 

[DewsSox79]

One report says there is an issue. Everything else says there isn't. So you insist there is an issue. Sounds like a typical DewCawks argument.

ok poser, that was original. Try again, you arent DERO.moron.

Hey keep buying into it buddy. That is what they want. They want dumbasses to buy into the fact that everything is ok and they are going to spend. Again, this is why you will FAIL if you go into the business world. You believe everything at face value and do not do any research to dig deeper....and no FIP and UZR dont count, dope.

I actually have every bit of information on their numbers, and if you think for one second im wrong, hey its all good....i will be the one telling you....i told ya so.

I forget did you make a sig bet with me about fielder? Let me know, I also want to raise the stakes a bit more. Let me know if you are in for higher stakes than a sig bet.

 

[Captain Obvious]

ok poser, that was original. Try again, you arent DERO.moron.

Hey keep buying into it buddy. That is what they want. They want dumbasses to buy into the fact that everything is ok and they are going to spend. Again, this is why you will FAIL if you go into the business world. You believe everything at face value and do not do any research to dig deeper....and no FIP and UZR dont count, dope.

I actually have every bit of information on their numbers, and if you think for one second im wrong, hey its all good....i will be the one telling you....i told ya so.

I forget did you make a sig bet with me about fielder? Let me know, I also want to raise the stakes a bit more. Let me know if you are in for higher stakes than a sig bet.

I'd love to raise the stakes. How about a permaban if the Cubs payroll is over 120 million for you?

Again, I'm not really sure how baseball forum = business world, but it's good to know that I will fail.

 

[Rick]

We'll find out in about six or seven months whether or not Ricketts is jerking everyone around. My gut tells me they won't spend a ton of money next offseason.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

So ricketts say that there isnt an issue, what is he going to say? yeah we have an issue...cmon now.

Okay..

I like ya dews but cut this "everything is gonna go bad for the cubs thing" out.

It's nearly almost everything ya post in here.

 

[cubsneedmiracle]

We'll find out in about six or seven months whether or not Ricketts is jerking everyone around. My gut tells me they won't spend a ton of money next offseason.

I think it should be the similar amount to what we have now.. Just factoring in what comes off the books.