Tom Ricketts says the Chicago Cubs are looking to make peace with Steve Bartman after they ended the club's 108-year World Series drought earlier this month.

"It was just so important for this organization to put this lovable loser crap to bed," Ricketts told USA Today Sports. "... We had to get past that and put that in the history of the Cubs, and not the future. We changed that dialogue, and now, it's all a thing in the past."

Bartman was vilified for attempting to catch a ball above outfielder Moises Alou along the wall in left field during Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series between the Cubs and (then) Florida Marlins.

"At the right time," Ricketts said of his plan to contact Bartman. "I'm sure we'll figure something out that provides closure for everybody. Hopefully, we can make it work.

"I never focused on ghosts or curses or Bartman or any of that stuff. ... We wanted to eventually get to that point where we can pick out rings ... and here we are."