Ricketts in Politics

One of the board members of the Chicago Cubs, Todd Ricketts, has apparently become a big-wig in Republican politics. The Chicago Sun Times has the story.

This isn't the first time a Cubs shareholder has become active in Republican politics. In the 1920s, Harry Sinclair was a minority shareholder of the Cubs (photo), and a major contributor to the campaign coffers of Warren G. Harding. Todd should take note. It didn't turn out so well for Harry or the Cubs. He was one of the major players in the biggest political scandal of the time; the Teapot Dome Scandal.