You don’t need to be a baker to understand the importance of following a recipe carefully and not just randomly substituting one item for another. Even if it’s only a pinch of this or a pat of that, you risk having the entire thing fall apart or just taste awful. Then there less obvious mistakes, like paying extra for the name-brand flour or sugar when the generic store brand works exactly the same and will actually save you money.
David Ross gets a little bit of a pass in the kitchen because he’s still learning his way around the place, but his team’s comeback win on Thursday night at Wrigley obscured some very curious decisions.