Romenesko

ChicagoTribune.com RosenBlog
Steve Rosenbloom concedes this all may be hooey, but...
* Re the Cubs and Wrigley Field: "I know that Sam Zell said he would sell everything, right down to the heretic naming rights, but Zell also said that he didn't believe that cutting more staff was the way to grow Chicago Tribune revenues, and there he was, ordering more staff cuts."
* "Zell doesn't care what you think. He also doesn't like baseball -- well, owning a baseball team, anyway -- and doesn't care about selling tickets. (I also don't think he loves newspapers in his portfolio, either, but whatever.)"
* "Someone will offer the argument that moving the Cubs will have an adverse affect on the Tribune, but if Zell believes that the Sun-Times will fold in the next year the way some people are talking, then those people angry at the Tribune won't have a lot of choice."