Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread

[Richard Chuggar]

Apex is tom ricketts.

"Tom Ricketts was asked what was wrong with his team that ranked among the worst in baseball, and he answered -- are you sitting down? -- "Nothing. Just a lot of injuries.''"

You seem to be having trouble getting this meme off the ground. Anything I can do to help?

Think we're good. Thanks.

And the bathrooms look great.

just keep SKO out of them.

The last time I was in a Wrigley Field men's room there was a guy cluelessly peeing in a sink.  There is no amount of capital improvement that is going to help that.

I wasn't clueless.  I was hammertime and didn't want to wait in line.

[Internet Apex]

Apex is tom ricketts.

"Tom Ricketts was asked what was wrong with his team that ranked among the worst in baseball, and he answered -- are you sitting down? -- "Nothing. Just a lot of injuries.''"

You seem to be having trouble getting this meme off the ground. Anything I can do to help?

Think we're good. Thanks.

And the bathrooms look great.

just keep SKO out of them.

The last time I was in a Wrigley Field men's room there was a guy cluelessly peeing in a sink.  There is no amount of capital improvement that is going to help that.

I wasn't clueless.  I was hammertime and didn't want to wait in line.

Fuck it. I laughed.

[Yeti]

Apex is tom ricketts.

"Tom Ricketts was asked what was wrong with his team that ranked among the worst in baseball, and he answered -- are you sitting down? -- "Nothing. Just a lot of injuries.''"

You seem to be having trouble getting this meme off the ground. Anything I can do to help?

Think we're good. Thanks.

And the bathrooms look great.

just keep SKO out of them.

The last time I was in a Wrigley Field men's room there was a guy cluelessly peeing in a sink.  There is no amount of capital improvement that is going to help that.

Drunk people at a facility that serves alcohol? Who knew?

[Saul Goodman]

Apex is tom ricketts.

"Tom Ricketts was asked what was wrong with his team that ranked among the worst in baseball, and he answered -- are you sitting down? -- "Nothing. Just a lot of injuries.''"

You seem to be having trouble getting this meme off the ground. Anything I can do to help?

Think we're good. Thanks.

And the bathrooms look great.

just keep SKO out of them.

The last time I was in a Wrigley Field men's room there was a guy cluelessly peeing in a sink.  There is no amount of capital improvement that is going to help that.

Drunk people at a facility that serves alcohol with depressingly unwatchable baseball? Who knew?

[Saul Goodman]

DPD.  I'm rooting for the Mavs to come back and win the Finals so they'll take in a crapton of money that Cuban will use to buy the Cubs from the Ricketts.  RIGHT THAT WRONG

[BBM]

DPD.  I'm rooting for the Mavs to come back and win the Finals so they'll take in a crapton of money that Cuban will use to buy the Cubs from the Ricketts.  RIGHT THAT WRONG

IT'S NOT GONNA HAI

[flannj]

So I arrive home yesterday afternoon after a delicious shoutlunch and I find a small FedEx package waiting for me.
Wondering who this could be from I glance at the return address... 1060 W. Addison St. Chicago, IL.
Now what could the Cubs have sent me?
Crane Kenney's severed ear I hope!
Opening the box I find an OFFICIAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL inside of a clear plastic cube.
And inscribed upon that baseball is...




Tyler Colvin's autograph.

I resist the urge to take the baseball outside and bounce it off of the blacktop driveway and remove the cube from the box.
And discover another inscription on the ball...



60 day DL occupant Andrew Cashner's autograph.

Maybe I'll just leave the ball in the yard before the next rainstorm where it will eventually be run over by the lawnmower.
I turn the cube over and find another autograph in handwriting that appears to have been produced by an 8 year old with Parkinsons...


Starlin Castro.
Now what am I supposed to do with this thing? Will Wite-Out work on a baseball?
Looking in the box it came in I find... nothing.
No letter from the Cubs thanking me for my continued support.
No indication at all as to why they sent this out.
So in another brilliant move by the Cubs marketing department I have a baseball with one mildly interesting autograph and two autographs that emphasise how shitty their team is. And no attempt to actually, you know, market to me.

I can't wait too see what they send out in September.

[Slaky]

Yesterday I read an interview with John McDonough about the state of the Blackhawks and couldn't help but wonder what life would be like if he had never left the Cubs.

While I'm so, so glad the Hawks are now a top notch organization it's quite clear that since he left the Cubs have become even more of an embarrassment, something I didn't think was even possible.

[Chuck to Chuck]

60 day DL occupant Andrew Cashner's autograph.

So, Tom and "the family" make Cashner sign 20,000 baseballs for season ticket holders and then they blame the bad season on his arm injuries?

Cause and effect, guys.

[Quality Start Machine]

I can't wait too see what they send out in September.

A bologna sandwich and a visor.

[Internet Apex]

I can't wait too see what they send out in September.

A bologna sandwich and a visor.

But what of the adult diaper? DAMN YOU RICKETTS!!!

[MidgetSellingWater]

So I arrive home yesterday afternoon after a delicious shoutlunch and I find a small FedEx package waiting for me.
Wondering who this could be from I glance at the return address... 1060 W. Addison St. Chicago, IL.
Now what could the Cubs have sent me?
Crane Kenney's severed ear I hope!
Opening the box I find an OFFICIAL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL inside of a clear plastic cube.
And inscribed upon that baseball is...




Tyler Colvin's autograph.

I resist the urge to take the baseball outside and bounce it off of the blacktop driveway and remove the cube from the box.
And discover another inscription on the ball...



60 day DL occupant Andrew Cashner's autograph.

Maybe I'll just leave the ball in the yard before the next rainstorm where it will eventually be run over by the lawnmower.
I turn the cube over and find another autograph in handwriting that appears to have been produced by an 8 year old with Parkinsons...


Starlin Castro.
Now what am I supposed to do with this thing? Will Wite-Out work on a baseball?
Looking in the box it came in I find... nothing.
No letter from the Cubs thanking me for my continued support.
No indication at all as to why they sent this out.
So in another brilliant move by the Cubs marketing department I have a baseball with one mildly interesting autograph and two autographs that emphasise how shitty their team is. And no attempt to actually, you know, market to me.

I can't wait too see what they send out in September.

They offered that to season ticketholders who paid for their seats by check.  I opted to use credit card.  Those Amex points can buy me something much more valuable - like a $10 Red Lobster gift certificate.

[Tony]

This isn't really related to flannj's autographed baseball, but somewhere in my parent's house there are a couple Lloyd McClendon autographed baseballs. His brother was incarcerated at the correctional facility that my dad worked at. So that was cool.

[Oleg]

This isn't really related to flannj's autographed baseball, but somewhere in my parent's house there are a couple Lloyd McClendon autographed baseballs. His brother was incarcerated at the correctional facility that my dad worked at. So that was cool.

That was?

[Tony]

This isn't really related to flannj's autographed baseball, but somewhere in my parent's house there are a couple Lloyd McClendon autographed baseballs. His brother was incarcerated at the correctional facility that my dad worked at. So that was cool.

That was?

It was cool for everyone except Lloyd's brother.