A new baseball mile marker, a former Cubs owner’s legacy and a White Sox flashback for the ages in PWSullivan's column.
, was remembered for his real estate deals and his association with this newspaper. His brief stint as the man in charge of the Cubs went virtually unmentioned.Probably just as well. Though the Cubs won back-to-back division titles during Zell’s brief reign in 2007 and ‘08, his stewardship left much to be desired. After his $8.2 billion leveraged buyout, which put the company into bankruptcy, Zell put the Cubs up for sale on opening day in April 2007.
Zell basically handed the keys to the Cubs over to President Crane Kenney, who was the team’s spokesman on most matters, including a report in 2008 that Zell wanted to sell naming rights to Wrigley Field. Kenney wound up being retained by the Ricketts family after running the search committee and spearheaded the renovation of Wrigley Field.White Sox slugger Dick Allen takes batting practice on April 14, 1972, at Comiskey Park.
The Sox had underestimated the popularity of Allen and free bats and were forced to shut off ticket sales an hour before the first game after all the bats had been distributed. Management refunded tickets for 2,608 fans who came to the park and decided to leave when they discovered there were no more bats. “Although they got their money back, a large number of them left the park carrying the free bats,” the Tribune reported.
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