I'm a Sox fan...I think there is some truth in BigFan's comment. Competition is always a good thing for the consumer. Jerry wants to win...we have seen that, but there is also a financial bottom line. We've seen that too.

while I'm sure Jerry is thrilled with his 2005 championship and the money he has made, he is a baseball fan. He is an owner...and yes, I'm sure it still eats at him that his team is and always will be the ugly step-child.

I don't believe a successful Cubs team directly impacts Jerry's day-to-day decisions, but I do believe it grays and erodes the line between "trying to win" and "financial bottom line".

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The Sox have found a way to be remarkably profitable though. They've made money all but last year since 2005.

I think what we are seeing here is one last run at winning a World Series/increasing the value of the team before they sell it off to a billionaire who knows he could double his money by buying an undervalued asset.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Correct. And making a spending spree run before selling is a poor reason. Any prospective owner realizes what the attendance will be and they realize that they probably never see the lease dealJerry got.

While I am sure Jerry would be willing to listen to offers he isn't looking to sell in his lifetime. " Why would I, what else am I going to do?" His words...not my thought.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

The Cubs did it right before they went up for sale. The Sox were very profitable for the last 10 years. That changed this past year. That is no good if you are trying to sell.

His kids don't want it though.

He'll still have the Bulls which print money.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Just wait until Wrigley Soleil is completed. Your heads will spin and the money will flow in.

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BRick, telling you what the man said...lol.

He isn't into the Bulls as much and the Bulls dont print him much money. He doesnt own much.

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"That's what the internet is for. Slandering others anonymously." Banky
“Been that way since one monkey looked at the sun and told the other monkey ‘He said for you to give me your fuckin’ share.’”

Is it advantageous for Jerry to sell Sox/Bulls shortly before he dies rather than after? Or does the partnerships and/or other planning help his kids there?

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Elections have consequences.

Did he say that he wants to be good because the Cubs are going to be good?

If we really believe his words, then the reason they are spending is because he believes they can win a World Series.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Dave McKinney ‏@davemckinney 10m10 minutes ago
Skybox on Sheffield owner Marc Hamid indicted in $600,000 scheme to defraud the Cubs, state, city & county, US attorney's office announces.

Any inside info on this guy bigfan?

you can't sue the Cubs for violating an agreement when you were violating it first