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Cubs must show greater empathy for fans’ new TV reality

I’ve had something on my mind since the Cubs Convention in January, and now seems like an appropriate time to share it.

During the opening ceremonies, Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts made a remark about the team’s new TV outlet, Marquee Sports Network, that has stuck with me. It has been written about and discussed before, but as we reach two weeks with roughly half of the Chicago area still unable to view the channel as carriage talks with Comcast continue, it’s fair to revisit it.

Said Ricketts: “Our promise for the next 10 years is to continue to have the best relationship with our fans of any professional sports team in the world.