As the Ricketts family spoke publicly for the first time on Friday after officially taking over the National League Ball Club this week, a new era of Chicago Cubs baseball is upon us on the North Side.

Team Chairman Tom Ricketts, along with brothers Pete and Todd and sister Laura, will be in charge of all aspects of the club, from the concession stands to the team payroll, hoping to bring back a franchise with tons of history that hasn’t won a championship in 101 years.

Their primary goal is the same as for every franchise owner Ricketts said, win the World Series.

But the Rickettses know “hope springs eternal” and Cubs fans go hand in hand, and the obstacles in their path are familiar to anyone who has followed the luckless club.

So lets all hope they can turn this team around and bring a world series to Chicago .