There was a big birthday at Cubs manager David Ross’ home Friday. Maya, his bernedoodle — a Bernese mountain dog and poodle mix — turned 1.
Ross, 43, bought Maya last August, a gift for his three kids. They’d always wanted a pup, but Ross had a hard time wrapping his head around the idea. How can a baseball player have a dog? How’s it supposed to work with all the travel a player, announcer or manager has to do?
“When is there a good time for it?” he remembers thinking. “It’s really never.”
He was wrong.