The Cubs just traded a mime for a cha-cha dancer.
Their new manager, David Ross, looks a lot like their former manager, Joe Maddon, so the transition from a cute-and-cuddly team to a cuddly-and-cute team figures to be seamless.
The Cubs reportedly brought in Astros bench coach Joe Espada for a second interview earlier this week. That led to a brief moment of public doubt about what seemed like a fait accompli, the hiring of Ross, a favorite of team president Theo Epstein and several very, very comfortable Cubs players.
Then Wednesday dawned and along came the news that Ross, the former Cubs catcher and “Dancing with the Stars’’ competitor, was indeed the new manager – “indeed’’ meaning, “What, you really thought it was going to be someone else?