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Phil Rosenthal: Joe Ricketts' emails are offensive, inexcusable and, alas, likely to be overlooked by Cubs fans

The Cubs want people to pay no attention to Joe Ricketts and his online ugliness, exposed for the world to see.

The Cubs and the Ricketts family, which owns them, want a lot these days.

They want a new 44th Ward alderman because they want to be able to expand and profit from their Wrigleyville empire with fewer constraints.

They want people to shell out for a bigger monthly cable bill after this season because they want their own Cubs TV

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