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Paul Sullivan: The Ricketts family faces tougher questions as the bloom of the Cubs' 2016 championship fades

CHICAGO - Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts insisted she and her siblings are not ducking fans or the media by ditching their question-and-answer session at the Cubs Convention.

"No, I'm here with you," Ricketts said Thursday after a Cubs Charities event in Chicago. "Tom gets exposed to the media a lot.

"It's so funny when people say Tom is trying to duck the media or the fans because he walks the ballpark every single game. He has to be one of the most available owners in the league to our fans, and he'll be walking around at

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