The Sweetest Sam Zell Will Ever Taste
The masochists at the Hartford Courant served themselves a cake with Sam Zell's face on it, in some weird ritual designed to let staffers ingest part of their spirit leader. Or for the chance to poke his eyes out, voodoo doll style. [Romenesko]
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As a fan of the Chicago Cubs… I am no fan of the Tribune or Sam Zell. I brought my life size Voodoo of Zell to Wrigley, and carried it on Opening Day.It gave fans the opportunity to stick to both Zell, and the Trib. However, the rain added 30 lbs to the doll and gave me a Voodoo elbow!
When the Trib bought the Cubs in the early 80'sfor $20 Million bucks, lock stock, Ivy and the ballpark… they told us fans that they were building a new tradition, but forgot to tell us that it came at the expense of old tradions. In 1991, I boycotted going to the games when the Tribsters raised the price of a cheapseat in the bleachers from $4. to 6 bucks. Today, those seats are $46 but finding one on the day of the game at the face value of a ticket is harder than finding weapons of mass destruction in Iraq! Zell's asking price is a Billion + and it reminds me when I was a kid back in the 40's,
when the Tribune raised the price of its dailies
from 2 to 3 cents, and my Dad yelling that it wasn't worth 2 cents!!! The Tribune now sells for 75 cents and you know what?… your right!
How do I spell baseball? BA$EBALL! My aka is the Bleacher Preacher