Forbes: Cubs Fifth Most Valuable Franchise

The Chicago Cubs are the fifth most valuable Major League team, worth $642 million. The Yankees, Mets, Red Sox and Dodgers are the top four, according to Forbes.

Carlos Zambrano is the ninth best pitching value for the buck (or 15 million bucks). Brandon Webb and Jake Peavy are No. 1 and 2.

Finally, Forbes has this to say about Wrigley Field:

Traveling to Wrigley Field, the National League’s oldest park, should be a daylong experience. Stay in downtown Chicago—the InterContinental, Ritz-Carlton and Peninsula are all expensive but fabulous—and bypass the city traffic by taking the Red Line on the “L” to the ballpark. Show up early and hit Murphy’s Bleachers for some pregame bar food and beer. Watch the first inning there, and then walk over to the box office to score some tickets. The best seats are the bleachers, and they’re among the toughest tickets to get.If the box office doesn’t have any, scalpers on the street should be able to accommodate you. Once inside, grab a hot dog and an Old Style beer, a Wrigley tradition. After the game, head over to Casey Moran’s for more drinks with the diehard Cubs fans.