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Paul Sullivan: The Cubs' statement on Joe Ricketts' racist emails is missing one word: Sorry

Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts had the media in stitches three years ago when he was asked to respond to a provocative tweet by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.

"It's a little surreal when Donald Trump threatens your mom," Ricketts cracked.

It was spring training in 2016, back when few believed Trump would become president or the Cubs could end their championship drought.

What had drawn Trump's ire was a $3 million donation to an anti-Trump group from Marlene Ricketts, the wife of

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