Sammy Sosa, Tom Ricketts and the Cubs

Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesWednesday, I posted the text of an email Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts had sent to fans.

Many of the comments to that post had to do with the relationship, or non-relationship, between Ricketts and former Cubs star Sammy Sosa.

So I thought it’s time I addressed this issue.

Let’s stipulate a few things right here and now.

Sammy Sosa hit 545 home runs as a Cub, which eclipsed Ernie Banks’ 512 and is now the franchise record. He stands as the only player in MLB history to hit 60 or more home runs three times. All of this helped the Cubs make the postseason twice, and fill Wrigley Field many times.

There are some who say that…