Article: Ricketts doesnAEt need meddling middlemen.(Sports)

Tom Ricketts is going to get a lot of free assistance over the next few weeks and months as he settles in as the new Cubs owner.

But hereAEs the only suggestion heAEll really need: donAEt listen to any suggestions.

Ricketts only needs to do whatAEs always made him successful, which is to hire good people to do their jobs and let them do their jobs.

DonAEt make the mistakes of George Steinbrenner, Jerry Jones and even a few owners around these parts who have fancied themselves experts in the business of sports.

Ricketts al-ready has a GM and a manager, so let them manage the front office and the clubhouse.

If theyAEre not the ...

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