Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts mentioned in his opening remarks before the convention that this year is the team’s 35th annual convention. Hard to believe it’s been that long; the event first took place in 1985.
Ricketts’ other comments were pretty much pep-talk things that you’d expect to hear at an event like this. He said the players were “using last year as motivation” for this season, and that they were ready to go after a longer offseason than anyone wanted. A video of construction over this offseason was shown, and Ricketts then thanked fans for coming to the convention and noting that over the years it’s raised over $4 million for Cubs Charities.