Making Book

The Cubs and Draftkings are partnering to bring sports’ betting to the Wrigley Field “complex” at Clark and Addison. Apparently, sports’ fans want to double down on losing. According to comments and the official press release, this is all part of some sort of “experience” that’s become central to sports. Yeah, pay for tickets to see your team lose and place a bet on the wrong team. No thanks. Before anyone starts screaming that my puritanical streak shouldn’t stop anyone else from betting, fine, I won’t do anything to ruin it for the other guy. I mean, other than to suggest that MLB not giving some sort of pardon to the Black Sox sure looks bigtime hypocritical. The Cubs envision a betting parlor cum restaurant to generate year-round activity. Just what the Ricketts’ juggernaut needs, more dough in the family till. Too bad nothing I read about this blooming partnership indicates the new revenue stream will go to the scouting department, which is expected to take a sizeable hit come the end of the season. We can’t let finding talent get in the way of making money, now can we?