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Re: The Cubs just *****-slapped John Maine...
« Topic Start: August 06, 2007, 03:51:45 PM »
Well it's the new Tribune owners that are holding them back right? I thought 1 guy ended up with the whole package.

Yes, the new Tribune owners are making it more difficult. 

There is purportedly a coalition of local Chicago big shot business guys who are putting together a bid to buy the Cubs.  Most of them are rester aunt/nightclub owners and tycoon types. 

One of the sticking points in any sale of the Cubs is the status of Wrigley Field.  The Tribune Co. has indicated they might sell the Cubs but keep ownership of the ballpark and lease it to the Cubs.  The problem is -- Wrigley Field is what sells the Cubs, so any separation of the two entities has to be bad for the future of the franchise.