In a conference call today, all 29 Major League Baseball owners approved the sale of the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts Family, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The family’s purchase of the team, headed by Tom Ricketts, only has one obstacle left: bankruptcy court. The family should assume its role as owner by the end of the month.

For Cubs fans on twitter, the news comes as another glimmer of hope for next year:

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   Hawkluver (Moline, Illinois) @TouchByAM Oh my God!!! Bless you Ricketts family for buying Cubs! God Bless u! Please live clean so jinx can b removed! 06 Oct 2009 from web in reply to TouchByAM
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   jet_flyer70 (Undisclosed) Sale of Cubs to Ricketts family is finally approved. Hopefully this will help bring us a champioinship! 06 Oct 2009 from web
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   dougleavy (Colorado) THANK GOD!!! MLB approved the sale of the Cubs to the Ricketts family. Tribune was a total joke of an owner!!! 06 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck

Yet some still recognize the work that needs to be done before the Cubs can return to championship caliber, even to the point of pesimism:

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   duey23 (North Aurora, Illinois) @Aisle424 Congrats Mr. Ricketts you now own the contract to Milton Bradley…..enjoy! 06 Oct 2009 from HootSuite in reply to Aisle424
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   Matt_WGEM (Quincy, Illinois) MLB approves sale of Cubs. I bet Ricketts family having second thoughts after this year’s team self-imploded. They now own Milton Bradley 06 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck
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   nichols120 (Burlington, IA) And they still won’t win a World Series RT @foxnewsradio: MLB owners unanimously approve Tribune sale of Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts family 06 Oct 2009 from TweetDeck
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   teammktgreport (Chicagoland, IL) Suburban kids expected to dress up as Soriano’s contract to scare Tom Ricketts on Halloween. 06 Oct 2009 from web

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