Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread

[Internet Apex]

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.

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[Saul Goodman]

Cubs should hire a buttload of BoSawx people?

That the camera-loving Ricketts is a "private" owner is new to me. It's especially cruel to mention Friedman like that's a real possibility.

[BH]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

[Saul Goodman]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So what if Crane Kenney is baseball stupid? He GETS IT."

[Brownie]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

[Slaky]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

Crane's job is to make sure that the fans and players don't forget the real reason we're all here: to get revenge on that cursed goat.

[Quality Start Machine]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

You don't need a baseball guy! What do you think we're running here, a baseball team?

[BH]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

Also what it means  - if Kenney doesn't need to watch over the baseball guys, then Ricketts,  doesn't need to watch over his baseball guys.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

Also what it means  - if Kenney doesn't need to watch over the baseball guys, then Ricketts,  doesn't need to watch over his baseball guys.

Huh?

[BH]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

Also what it means  - if Kenney doesn't need to watch over the baseball guys, then Ricketts,  doesn't need to watch over his baseball guys.

Huh?

Draw a pyramid - then figure it out. The baseball responsibility ends with Hendry apparently, per Ricketts.
If Kenney isn't responsible, then how can little old Ricketts be responsible? He's just the owner, dude.

[R-V]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

Also what it means  - if Kenney doesn't need to watch over the baseball guys, then Ricketts,  doesn't need to watch over his baseball guys.

Huh?

Draw a pyramid - then figure it out. The baseball responsibility ends with Hendry apparently, per Ricketts.
If Kenney isn't responsible, then how can little old Ricketts be responsible? He's just the owner, dude.

I built a beeramid to try and understand this and I'm still confused.

[R-V]

DPD. Glad to get some confirmation that the Cubs are in the tourism business.

He disagrees with comments that Wrigley Field is a "dump," calling it instead the "third largest tourist attraction in the state" while knowing it can be improved.

[BH]

DPD. Glad to get some confirmation that the Cubs are in the tourism business.

He disagrees with comments that Wrigley Field is a "dump," calling it instead the "third largest tourist attraction in the state" while knowing it can be improved.

I'm assuming Excalibur is #1, what's #2?

[Internet Apex]

DPD. Glad to get some confirmation that the Cubs are in the tourism business.

He disagrees with comments that Wrigley Field is a "dump," calling it instead the "third largest tourist attraction in the state" while knowing it can be improved.

I'm assuming Excalibur is #1, what's #2?

U.S. Cellular Field.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Bump.

"Some believe the Cubs should bring in a seasoned baseball executive to replace president Crane Kenney at the top of the front office food chain. "I've never bought into the (idea) that I should have a baseball guy to watch my baseball guy and his baseball guys," he said. "Then what do you get, a baseball guy to watch the baseball guy who's watching your baseball guys?  I trust Jim to do the best he can to get the best team on the field. I trust Mike to manage those guys effectively and give us the amount of wins that he can. And so, I really haven't thought about an extra baseball guy, and I'm not regretting having an extra baseball guy at all.""

"So, Mr. Ricketts, you and your siblings all have management experience. You all have people whose counsel you must trust more than Crane Kenney. Why is he employed, and what are his accountabilities? To watch the baseball guys?

Also what it means  - if Kenney doesn't need to watch over the baseball guys, then Ricketts,  doesn't need to watch over his baseball guys.

Huh?

Draw a pyramid - then figure it out. The baseball responsibility ends with Hendry apparently, per Ricketts.
If Kenney isn't responsible, then how can little old Ricketts be responsible? He's just the owner, dude.

Let's go the other way: If Hendry doesn't need a guy over him, why does Fleita need Hendry over him? Why do the scounts need Fleita over them? Hell, why do the players need a manager over them?  Wait, skip that last one. Quade's not really managing.