Tom Ricketts opened up the Cubs Convention Friday night trying to pump up the crowd. But when the Cubs owner mentioned the new Marquee Sports Network, fans erupted into a chorus of boos.
Yikes. Fans booing owner Tom Ricketts about Marquee network wasn’t a great start to #CubsCon pic.twitter.com/AVg4ui4ntb
— Madeline Kenney (@madkenney) January 18, 2020
The new Marquee Network has faced obstacles, the most pressing of which relate to coverage carriership for local fans. Ricketts on 670 The Score Saturday morning did say, though, that he expects a deal with Comcast to be completed soon.