Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread

[Armchair_QB]

You've got to be kidding me!

It was unclear who Epstein was cheering for during the game, but Tom, who is an investor in The Fifty/50, clapped when the Cardinals' David Freese's hit the game winning homerun.

He met his mistress while standing in line for a beer at the old Urinal Cake. But we know where his heart is.

Gov. Quinn was reportedly at the game last night

If he wasn't wearing a Rangers hat he needs to be impeached.

[World's #1 Astros Fan]

You've got to be kidding me!

It was unclear who Epstein was cheering for during the game, but Tom, who is an investor in The Fifty/50, clapped when the Cardinals' David Freese's hit the game winning homerun.

He met his mistress while standing in line for a beer at the old Urinal Cake. But we know where his heart is.

Gov. Quinn was reportedly at the game last night

If he wasn't wearing a Rangers hat he needs to be impeached.

Quinn's a Sox fan, so at best, he'd be ambivalent of the Cardinals. 

[R-V]

I can't help but think Epstink is to blame for this.

Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts gave a talk to the all-powerful Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce yesterday, in the course of which he said this about the need for public subsidies for the renovation of Wrigley Field:

"There's 30 teams in baseball, and there's really two ways that you finance your stadium. One model, which about 25 teams use, is that you have a public agency build and provide you a stadium and you pay rent and expenses and some sort of amusement tax. The five other teams use a different model where they cover all of their expenses, but they don't pay any taxes. Believe it or not, Chicago has a hybrid model where you cover all of your own expenses, remain totally private and pay the second-highest taxes in the league."

This is ... I hate to say "lying," so let's just say an interesting interpretation of reality. The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants, to name two, both pay the lion's share of their stadium costs and pay property and other taxes to boot. (And on the flip side, there are plenty of teams that got public funds and yet don't pay either rent or ticket taxes.)

What Ricketts is harping on is that Chicago has an amusement tax that applies to tickets for pretty much anything and everything, and he wants to get a bye from paying it, so that he can turn around and use the money on Wrigley Field improvements. As we've discussed before, since everybody else in town has to pay the tax, that'd be just as much of a subsidy as asking for bags of unmarked twenties.

[Chuck to Chuck]

I can't help but think Epstink is to blame for this.

Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts gave a talk to the all-powerful Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce yesterday, in the course of which he said this about the need for public subsidies for the renovation of Wrigley Field:

"There's 30 teams in baseball, and there's really two ways that you finance your stadium. One model, which about 25 teams use, is that you have a public agency build and provide you a stadium and you pay rent and expenses and some sort of amusement tax. The five other teams use a different model where they cover all of their expenses, but they don't pay any taxes. Believe it or not, Chicago has a hybrid model where you cover all of your own expenses, remain totally private and pay the second-highest taxes in the league."

This is ... I hate to say "lying," so let's just say an interesting interpretation of reality. The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants, to name two, both pay the lion's share of their stadium costs and pay property and other taxes to boot. (And on the flip side, there are plenty of teams that got public funds and yet don't pay either rent or ticket taxes.)

What Ricketts is harping on is that Chicago has an amusement tax that applies to tickets for pretty much anything and everything, and he wants to get a bye from paying it, so that he can turn around and use the money on Wrigley Field improvements. As we've discussed before, since everybody else in town has to pay the tax, that'd be just as much of a subsidy as asking for bags of unmarked twenties.

Fuck him and his "We don't want to pay taxes" family.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Rahmstink is terrible.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/cityhall/11884774-418/emanuel-has-fenway-plan-for-wrigley-to-maximize-money-making-potential.html

Now that Emanuel is Chicago's mayor and former Red Sox General Manager Theo Epstein is president of baseball operations for the Cubs, City Hall believes it's time to replicate the Fenway model at Wrigley.

"The more that is generated out of improvements to the building and the activities immediately around it, the less money is needed from the public sector," said Chicago-based sports marketing expert Marc Ganis, who is familiar with the plan.

[BH]

Nice job Tom.

[J. Walter Weatherman]

Nice job Tom.

And the Tribune paywall works again!

[J. Walter Weatherman]

(Though, if you're just dying to read Phildo on Crane, you can click here.)

[R-V]

Thanks to the Rickstinks, my beloved Peoria Chiefs will be replacing their t-shirt cannons with jorts cannons.

The Peoria Chiefs again will become an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chiefs announced today that the team has reached a four-year agreement with the Cardinals. The term is the longest possible under rules governing Major League Baseball teams and affiliates.

Last month, Chicago media leaked news that the Chicago Cubs — the Chiefs' parent club since 2005 — would be severing its Peoria connection in favor of placing that affiliate in Kane County, west of Chicago. Before the Cubs, the Chiefs had been a farm team for the Cardinals from 1995 to 2004. Meantime, from 2005 to 2012, the Cardinals' Midwest League team was the Quad Cities River Bandits.

[Brownie]

Thanks to the Rickstinks, my beloved Peoria Chiefs will be replacing their t-shirt cannons with jorts cannons.

The Peoria Chiefs again will become an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chiefs announced today that the team has reached a four-year agreement with the Cardinals. The term is the longest possible under rules governing Major League Baseball teams and affiliates.

Last month, Chicago media leaked news that the Chicago Cubs — the Chiefs' parent club since 2005 — would be severing its Peoria connection in favor of placing that affiliate in Kane County, west of Chicago. Before the Cubs, the Chiefs had been a farm team for the Cardinals from 1995 to 2004. Meantime, from 2005 to 2012, the Cardinals' Midwest League team was the Quad Cities River Bandits.

But Huey will be able to ride his bike to see Albert Almora play!

[CBStew]

Daddy Ricketts is apparently giving Romney $10,000,000. 

[Internet Apex]

Daddy Ricketts is apparently giving Romney $10,000,000. 

nice choice joe.

[CBStew]

Daddy Ricketts is apparently giving Romney $10,000,000. 

nice choice joe.

Yeah.  He has a great track record for picking winners.

[Saul Goodman]

Thanks to the Rickstinks, my beloved Peoria Chiefs will be replacing their t-shirt cannons with jorts cannons.

The Peoria Chiefs again will become an affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Chiefs announced today that the team has reached a four-year agreement with the Cardinals. The term is the longest possible under rules governing Major League Baseball teams and affiliates.

Last month, Chicago media leaked news that the Chicago Cubs — the Chiefs' parent club since 2005 — would be severing its Peoria connection in favor of placing that affiliate in Kane County, west of Chicago. Before the Cubs, the Chiefs had been a farm team for the Cardinals from 1995 to 2004. Meantime, from 2005 to 2012, the Cardinals' Midwest League team was the Quad Cities River Bandits.

There was so much butthurt in the paper about it. Plus some bonus Dutchie Caray butthurt. Occupy Rickettses!

Can't believe it didn't work.

[Quality Start Machine]

Daddy Ricketts is apparently giving Romney $10,000,000. 

nice choice joe.

Yeah.  He has a great track record for picking winners.

He should have just given me the dough - I stand just as much of a chance of being President.