LISTEN: Ricketts Insists Father Not Involved ‘With Running’ Cubs

May 25, 2012 12:00 AM " (WSCR) The unveiling of the “Ricketts Plan” has undoubtedly put Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts in a difficult place.

The “Ricketts Plan” was a smear campaign backed by Tom’s father, Joe, aimed at ending the spending of President Barack Obama and getting him out of office.

All along, Tom Ricketts has been campaigning for Mayor Rahm Emanuel - Obama’s former Chief of Staff - to grant the Cubs $150 million in public funding to improve Wrigley Field.

Tom Ricketts joined The Mully and Hanley Show on Friday to discuss his father’s involvement with the Cubs.

“First and foremost, and I don’t even know how much this matters, but my dad doesn’t really have anything to do with running the team,” Tom Ricketts said. “He’s not on the board. It’s not his project. He comes to a game every other year. It’s not something he’s really focused on. The resources to buy the team were set aside a decade ago into a trust for the Ricketts siblings "

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