For a cool 25 million dollars you can be the proud owner of one of the greatest pick-up lines of all time: I own the Chicago Cubs.
Cubs owner-in-waiting Tom Ricketts has decided to give anybody who has a few extra million lying around the chance to be a part-owner of the team. Of course, like any good pick-up line, there is a little bit of embellishment involved in this deal.
The new "owners" wouldn't get to make many key decisions involving the franchise. "They won't get any voting rights, but they'll be able to sit on an advisory board, they'll be able to get good seats, hang out with the players, and they'll get a 6.5 percent return on their investment," Crain's Chicago Business senior reporter Ann Saphir said.
Aside from the obvious perks that a Cubs fan would enjoy by saying they "own" the team, I can't imagine many businessmen or women being interested in this opportunity. Why would anybody want to invest that much money without having some authoritative power? Simply sitting on an advisory board wouldn't do the trick. With the way the economy has been lately, who's to say that investors would even see the 6.5 percent return?
I'm surprised Ricketts and company haven't created smaller shares of "Cubs Stock," so that the average fan could have a chance to own a piece of the team. Cubs fans are a crazy bunch; it wouldn't matter how bad a person's finances were, if they could own a share of the team they've cheered for all their life, people all over the world would be lined up for miles.
Only time will tell what Ricketts decides to do.
For now, if you've got the money, step up to the bar -- your dream girl (or boy) is waiting for you -- and with this line, you might just have a chance.