[N]ews that Dunston sent a handwritten letter to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware objecting to the decision to place the team in bankruptcy was surprising.

Dunston, who works part time for the San Francisco Giants, wrote that he was “entitled to college scholarship funds” from the Cubs that were part of his original contract.

First of all, great thinking by the Cubs to include that in his contract as an incentive.  How many of these guys will actually attend college?  On the other hand, umm…that can’t possibly be enforceable, especially if he never ended up going to college.  Right?

“It was just a formality,” Dunston said. “When I signed the contract [in 1982], they said they’d pay for my college tuition if I ever went. It was part of my signing bonus, but I never used it. My adviser asked me about it, and told me to send a letter by the 16th [of September], so that’s what I did. I have nothing against the Cubs.”

Dunston was among the team’s former players who received letters from Bankruptcy Court asking if they had any objections to the proceedings, initiated to help expedite the team’s sale. According to the Cubs, the contractual clause was standard for many top high school players, and amounted to around $8,000 to $10,000 worth of tuition in the early 1980s.

But because Dunston never attended college, he was not owed any tuition money.

Whew.  That was a close one.  I guess the book is pretty much closed on this one.  I would love to see a copy of his handwritten letter to the court.  I mean, without a college education, I’m sure it was filled with passive voice and improper comma usage.  Boom, roasted.

h/t: Ethan

But there is this twist: One of Joe Ricketts’ kids, Laura, is a lesbian. Technically, then, she will be one of the Cubs owners. “If that’s not enough of a reason to buy a bleacher seat to a Cubs game, I don’t know what is,” wrote Trish Bendix as part of her “L-Blog” page on Chicago Now, the Tribune’s blog site.

At this point, Cubdom doesn’t really care who owns the ballclub. If Laura Ricketts can produce a championship, hundreds of thousands of fans surely will show up for the next Gay and Lesbian Pride parade.

Wait what?  This quote is not being taken out of context, trust me.  He was literally talking about whether the Cubs would spend money on good free agents now and went right into this crazy “twist”.  So is the point that Cubs fans will keep coming to Wrigley because the daughter of the owner is a lesbian?  And when is Laura Ricketts going to start producing championships?  Does she have a controlling interest in the team?  Will she be running day to day operations?

h/t: Wrigleyville23