Day 85 for David Ross as manager of the Cubs was a little different than all the ones before it.
It came with the realization that some comments — very positive ones — he made on Day 84 might come back to bite him.
“There’s no ceiling for this team,” he said Thursday at a charity event. “I really think this team can win the World Series.”
Coming off an 84-win season? Without the front office having done anything of substance yet to improve the roster? With Kris Bryant’s status unknown? With Joe Maddon 2,000 miles away?