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    Phil Rosenthal: Ricketts right on the money by not addressing Cubs TV channel at Cubs Convention

    by Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune Jan 17, 2019 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Maybe Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts dropped a hint even as he insisted he's not ready to share details about the long-anticipated Cubs TV outlet, expected to launch ahead of the 2020 season.

    Ricketts said Thursday that an ownership Q-and-A session at this year's Cubs Convention, which opens Friday, was nixed because of "low ratings" by past attendees. He didn't say whether those attendees were Cubs fans or his fellow owners.

    "People," Ricketts told WSCR-AM 670, "would rather watch the mascot play bingo than listen to the

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