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Cubs manager David Ross opens up about a job he loves and doesn’t want to lose

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Cubs manager David Ross takes in a game in San Diego in early June, when the Cubs were nearing the end of a 14-29 stretch.

David Ross could do no right. The Cubs were in a vexing backslide, floundering through a 14-29 stretch from April 22 to June 8, and Defendant No. 1 was their fourth-year manager — once a beloved member of a World Series championship team, but now the focus of fans’ frustration and ire.

Having Patrick Wisdom bunt with two on and nobody out in the seventh inning with the Cubs trailing the Reds by one run?