Chicago Cubs Proprietor Tom Ricketts
Trolled By 6-12 months-Outdated Child
… You are Low cost!!!
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TMZSports.com
Chicago Cubs proprietor Thomas Ricketts is used to getting an earful from followers about his baseball group … however now he is even drawing the ire of LITTLE KIDS — ‘trigger a six-year-old little one referred to as him low cost straight to his face!
TMZ Sports activities obtained the hilarious clip shot final weekend on the group’s annual fan summit referred to as “Cubs Conference.” Within the clip, Ricketts, proprietor and group chairman, was making the rounds signing autographs and chatting it up with supporters … when he encountered the disgruntled younger boy.
We’re advised the plan was for the child to ask Ricketts to signal a bat inscribed with “The most affordable proprietor in Baseball” … although TR clearly did not play alongside.
After ensuring he heard appropriately, the 61-year-old proprietor requested who his dad was, realizing the kid was in all probability advised to do that by his pops. Sadly, the video cuts off earlier than we see how the interplay ended.
The younger supporter shouldn’t be alone in his criticism of the Cubs honcho. Followers grew aggravated not too long ago when he stated they could not spend cash like their New York or L.A. counterparts.
“They assume someway now we have all these {dollars} that the Dodgers have or the Mets have or the Yankees have and we simply maintain it,” he stated. “Which isn’t true in any respect. What occurs is we attempt to break even yearly, and that’s about it.”
Regardless of the proprietor’s declare, many aren’t shopping for the reason … particularly contemplating the group is valued at round $4.225 BILLION. In accordance with experiences, Ricketts additionally has a private web price of round $2.3 billion.
We’ll see if the call-out evokes the Cubs to open up their wallets much more — besides, with many of the big-name free brokers already off the board, followers could have to attend till subsequent season!