For the Love of the Cubs: An A–Z Primer for Cubs Fans of All Ages

For the Love of the Cubs: An A–Z Primer for Cubs Fans of All Ages — page 3
A is for the Architects Theo and Ricketts They've got Cubs fans purchasing Postseason tickets Tom Ricketts a native of Omaha Nebraska and a graduate of the University of Chicago purchased the Cubs in 2009 from the Tribune Company pledging to help the team achieve the playing-field success that had eluded it for almost a century In 2012 Ricketts hired as his head of baseball operations Theo Epstein who had already guided the Boston Red Sox to World Series victories in 2004 and 2007 ending their 86-year championship drought Epstein rebuilt the Cubs from the ground up molding a young dynamic roster that promises to add more World Series trophies to the team’s breakthrough 2016 triumph