Column: Chicago Cubs couldn’t compete with Los Angeles Dodgers in offseason. Will it be different on the field?

When Rupert Murdoch's Fox Entertainment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from the O'Malley family back in 1998, I asked Chicago Cubs President Andy MacPhail during spring training whether having Fox as an owner was good for baseball. MacPhail hesitated before giving an ambiguous response, suggesting the economic trends in baseball probably signaled the end of family ownership in favor of ...