Bernstein details disconnect between Tom Ricketts, Cubs fans over ownership's spending

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00:00Because the business entity that owns the restaurants and the rooftops in Gallagher

00:08Way is not the Cubs. That's Hickory Street Partners. He's not referring to we with that

00:20part of Ricketts family business. They're keeping all that money. They may run the Cubs

00:27as a very specific business entity at a break even. But the real estate business in which

00:36they've invested is what's making a tremendous amount of money. And that's what fans are

00:43saying use some of your dollars when Steve Cohen is spending his personal money. Because

00:52he can. And you know who else can? Any owner. Any owner. Bob Nutting in Pittsburgh. If he

00:59wants, he can spend. It's funny that you bring up Bob Nutting because I know the lack of

01:04spending there specifically. If you can afford a team, you can afford to spend all kinds

01:11of money on players. Period. Full stop. Use a Ricketts term. Fans shouldn't be thinking

01:19about that. Why shouldn't I? We should be thinking about players we draft and develop. That's part

01:24of it. I'd like to think about Juan Soto. Why can't I think about Juan Soto? You can. Can I

01:29think about Corbin Burns? You can only think of him in your dreams. I'll think about what I want

01:35to think about. That's fair. And as a fan, the idea that people are telling me that they're

01:44misinformed. No, people aren't misinformed. I think people are in fact even under-informed

01:49about where all of the money is. If he wanted to spend more on players, he could. He doesn't want

01:57to.