Ricketts Family Annoyance Thread

[CBStew]

The Rickettses are building a hotel on the McDonald's lot.  Should be a nice, reasonably-priced place to unwind after celebrating World Series titles.

Are you suggesting the types celebrating World Series titles while in Chicago would need a hotel because they're not local? I'm indignant!

If there is no hotel available you will have to put me up on your couch.

[CBStew]

The Rickettses are building a hotel on the McDonald's lot.  Should be a nice, reasonably-priced place to unwind after celebrating World Series titles.

Are you suggesting the types celebrating World Series titles while in Chicago would need a hotel because they're not local? I'm indignant!

If there is no hotel available you will have to put me up on your couch.

I will bring Peet's Coffee, Dungeness crab, sourdough bread and several bottles of fine Napa cabernet.

[Saul Goodman]

The Rickettses are building a hotel on the McDonald's lot.  Should be a nice, reasonably-priced place to unwind after celebrating World Series titles.

Are you suggesting the types celebrating World Series titles while in Chicago would need a hotel because they're not local? I'm indignant!

I'm a CALIFORNIAN now, dude.

[PenFoe]

The Rickettses are building a hotel on the McDonald's lot.  Should be a nice, reasonably-priced place to unwind after celebrating World Series titles.

Are you suggesting the types celebrating World Series titles while in Chicago would need a hotel because they're not local? I'm indignant!

If there is no hotel available you will have to put me up on your couch.

I will bring Peet's Coffee, Dungeness crab, sourdough bread and several bottles of fine Napa cabernet. some of Humboldt County's finest exports and I'll be at Oleg's if you need me.

Give the people what they want'd.

[Oleg]

The Rickettses are building a hotel on the McDonald's lot.  Should be a nice, reasonably-priced place to unwind after celebrating World Series titles.

Are you suggesting the types celebrating World Series titles while in Chicago would need a hotel because they're not local? I'm indignant!

If there is no hotel available you will have to put me up on your couch.

I will bring Peet's Coffee, Dungeness crab, sourdough bread and several bottles of fine Napa cabernet. some of Humboldt County's finest exports and I'll be at Oleg's if you need me.

Give the people what they want'd.

+420!

[Brownie]

Well, it looks like the Ricketts aren't asking for public money now. They just want the oppressive nanny state of the city to go fuck themselves so they can rebuild the stadium, then realize their revenue potential and build a goddamn dynasty.

Annoyed no more.

[Saul Goodman]

Well, it looks like the Ricketts aren't asking for public money now. They just want the oppressive nanny state of the city to go fuck themselves so they can rebuild the stadium, then realize their revenue potential and build a goddamn dynasty.

Annoyed no more.

Fan polls or fan suggestions are mentioned three times. I wish they wouldn't wet their fingers and stick 'em in the air on all this, considering people like Al Yellon no doubt make up a large sample of these polls.

[Quality Start Machine]

The night game restrictions need to go. The difference in drunk Chads staggering around Wrigleyville at 11:00 on a Friday or Saturday night would be zero.

[Chuck to Chuck]

Du Page Cubs?  Certainly within their right if Tom Tunney doesn't play ball.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130319/BLOGS02/130319747/dupage-cubs-the-plot-thickens

[Brownie]

Du Page Cubs?  Certainly within their right if Tom Tunney doesn't play ball.

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130319/BLOGS02/130319747/dupage-cubs-the-plot-thickens

Tom Tunney is apparently on meth and PCP. Or just drunk on the Murphys' and Loukases' cash.

[Armchair_QB]

I'm continually amazed that the Cubs give the rooftop owners the time of day let alone engage in bargaining with them. They're selling access to something they don't own.

The Cubs need to tell them to fuck the fuck off. The ballclub doesn't owe them anything.

[Chuck to Chuck]

The Cubs need to tell them to fuck the fuck off. The ballclub doesn't owe them anything.

Sadly, the Cubs do have a contract with the Roofies. Wonder if the bankruptcy they went through would have cancelled it?

[thehawk]

The Cubs need to tell them to fuck the fuck off. The ballclub doesn't owe them anything.

Sadly, the Cubs do have a contract with the Roofies. Wonder if the bankruptcy they went through would have cancelled it?

It wouldn't. Bankruptcy give the debtor the right to terminate contracts, but it requires an affirmative step by the debtor.  The debtor is still responsible for payment of damages associated with termination of the contract.  That usually doesn't matter as the debtor is insolvent, so there is no money left to pay the damages.  In the case of the Cubs, if they tried to terminate the contracts the rooftop owners would have certainly made claims in the bankruptcy court that they were entitled to damages and that some of the sales proceeds should be be set aside for them, which would have, at the least, slowed up the bankruptcy.

[Chuck to Chuck]

The Cubs need to tell them to fuck the fuck off. The ballclub doesn't owe them anything.

Sadly, the Cubs do have a contract with the Roofies. Wonder if the bankruptcy they went through would have cancelled it?

It wouldn't. Bankruptcy give the debtor the right to terminate contracts, but it requires an affirmative step by the debtor.  The debtor is still responsible for payment of damages associated with termination of the contract.  That usually doesn't matter as the debtor is insolvent, so there is no money left to pay the damages.  In the case of the Cubs, if they tried to terminate the contracts the rooftop owners would have certainly made claims in the bankruptcy court that they were entitled to damages and that some of the sales proceeds should be be set aside for them, which would have, at the least, slowed up the bankruptcy.

Kinda what I thought.  In short: They could have tried to cancel the contract, but only if the Roofies and Cubs agreed on a payoff amount.

Maybe the Ricketts should do that today: Offer the Roofies an NPV on projected lost profits on the remaining years of the contract.

[flannj]

Well, it looks like the Ricketts aren't asking for public money now. They just want the oppressive nanny state of the city to go fuck themselves so they can rebuild the stadium, then realize their revenue potential and build a goddamn dynasty.

Annoyed no more.

"A new lawsuit shows how taxpayers footed the bill so the White Sox can make millions"

Just in case you needed a reminder about what a useless piece of crap our ex big gay Governor is.