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    Paul Sullivan: Cubs fans will finally get to hear from Tom Ricketts — even if they don’t like the answers

    CHICAGO — It has been five long years since Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts held a question-and-answer session with fans at the Cubs Convention. The annual “Meet the Owners” panel was canceled in 2019 amid the Addison Russell controversy and a lack of free-agent spending. When the Rickettses decided not to face the fans again at the 2020 convention, most felt they were ducking their ...
    by Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune Jan 11, 2023 4 minutes
    Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts watches pregame ceremonies on opening day at Wrigley Field on April 7, 2022, in Chicago.

    CHICAGO — It has been five long years since Chicago Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts held a question-and-answer session with fans at the Cubs Convention.

    The annual “Meet the Owners” panel was canceled in 2019 amid the Addison Russell controversy and a lack of free-agent spending. When the Rickettses decided not to face the fans again at the 2020 convention, most felt they were ducking their customers to avoid their wrath.

    “I know a lot of people make a big deal of the fact that we don’t do our panel, which we really enjoy,” co-owner Laura Ricketts said of the controversy before the

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