Relief pitcher Mike Parisi of the Chicago Cubs pitches to Travis Buck of the Oakland Athletics during the sixth inning of a spring training game at HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Ariz. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

By Paul Sullivan | At a rally in Mesa, Ariz., Monday, Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts praised the spring training season, saying “We’ve had great attendance and a lot of fun out here.” But he declined to discuss the proposed “Cubs tax,” a ticket surcharge on all spring training games.

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