How one sports team carried out what the two mightiest media companies in the nation could not.
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A Tale of Three Empires
December 29th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · 1 Comment
Filed Under: Features
The Two Most Powerful Men In Chicago Sports
December 9th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · 3 Comments
Once again, it’s never really about the game.
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Liquidation Sale
December 7th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · No Comments
A pair of related news items make the Chicago Tribune even more meta than we ever imagined.
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435 N. Michigan
September 17th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · No Comments
Strange times get stranger at the Chicago Tribune:
- Owner sam Zell is being sued by his employees. . .
- . . . their most valuable asset is under fire for receiving scheduling favors from Major League Baseball. . .
- . . . the biggest news in local sports media isn’t local sports news but news about local sports media. . .
- . . . and now, reports the same paper who recently recused themselves from covering such matters, employees of said asset are not-so-subtly lobbying for a new ballpark just as Sam Zell is trying to sell someone the old park. No one insists the Tribsters bury their heads in the sand about the future of the Cubs and the real estate they play on, but how editorially indifferent can they really be (or even claim to be) when Cubs beat reporter Paul Sullivan actually writes “Is Zambrano crazy, or should the Cubs abandon Wrigley Field and build a modern facility like Miller Park?”
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Recusion, Conflict, All That Business
April 23rd, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · 2 Comments
The Tribune refuses to report or comment on the prospect of a public sale of Wrigley Field. Does that sound noble? Don’t believe the hype.
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First and Last Month’s, Plus Deposit
March 16th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · 1 Comment
Want a great deal on rent in Chicago? Try building a stadium.
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Superfan
March 4th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · 1 Comment
You think you hate the Cubs? You have no idea how to hate the Cubs.
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Endless, Nameless
February 27th, 2008 by Andrew Reilly · No Comments
Wrigley Field naming rights for sale: Good, bad or awesome? “Yes” to all three.
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