The Biz of Baseball: Brown: Could Sam Zell Play “Crazy Eddie” When Selling the Cubs?

Or as Dr. Maury Carroll says…“EVERYTHING MUST GO!!! CUBS?!? WRIGLEY FIELD?! NO OFFER WILL BE REFUSED!”

Still, this is MLB we’re talking about, an organization that moves at a glacial pace, and certainly not one that likes being told to move on someone else’s schedule.

Zell, you may not get your wish of having the sale done by the end of the year.

However, it needs to happen, sooner rather than later. Let’s get the show on the road, stupidity of decoupling Wrigley from the Cubs. Stupidity of a possible naming rights deal for Wrigley. Whoever winds up holding the keys can certainly do better than the lame duck that Zell is. The longer this drags out, the more it impacts the Cubs adversely. So far, that hasn’t been the case. But then, Zell could be holding a yard sale shortly, given the mountain of debt he’s under. Maybe Zell could play the part of Crazy Eddie, the “Darth Vader of Capitalism” and run ads on late night TV. Bud, please… let’s get the show on the road.