<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/19/baseball/ricketts_title_dennis_w.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-Odds-and-Ends-Tom-Ricketts-speaks-out-Latest-buzz-on-Altuve-and-the-Astros-16321 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs Odds and Ends: Tom Ricketts speaks out, Latest “buzz” on Altuve and the Astros</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>“First of all, payroll doesn’t solve all your problems. The top payrolls last year didn’t even make the playoffs, and we were one of them.” -Tom Ricketts</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-Odds-and-Ends-Tom-Ricketts-speaks-out-Latest-buzz-on-Altuve-and-the-Astros-16321><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>