Archive for March, 2008

Crane Kenney, Senior VP/General Counsel and Secretary

Crane Kenney assumed responsibilty for the Cubs when the Tribune company was acquired and taken private by Sam Zell late last year. He is not as slick as his predecessor, Dennis FitzSimons and therefore has been taking shots in the media lately for floating his ideas to raise additional revenue for the franchise. In his [...]

March 21, 2008   Posted in: Team Ownership, biz of baseball  No Comments

Field of Schemes

This book might be a very interesting and timely read in light of the plan being floated for the state of Illinois to purchase Wrigley Field… Field of Schemes: How the Great Stadium Swindle Turns Public Money into Private Profit

March 20, 2008   Posted in: biz of baseball  No Comments