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ESPN will examine Cubs’ switch from David Ross to Craig Counsell on opening-night broadcast

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Karl Ravech (from left), Tim Kurkjian and David Ross broadcast a game for ESPN in 2019.

When the Cubs replaced manager David Ross with Craig Counsell, the pervading reaction around baseball was shock. ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” TV voice Karl Ravech, who previously worked with Ross at the network, thought the decision was unfair.

“I thought that the team showed what you want a team to show under a manager, which is this willingness to fight, to exceed some expectations, to get better as the season goes along, to have a clubhouse where the chemistry is terrific,” Ravech said.