Before you dig in to me regarding the headline, let me say that I like David Ross. He’s been a significant part of the Cubs franchise since he came to the team in 2015, and in general I think he’s done a very good job managing, especially this season with the team beset by injuries and many days not having much more than a spring training split-squad lineup on the field.
Friday night, though, Ross made a critical decision that I think was the worst possible thing he could have done at the time, and that choice wound up giving the Reds the only runs they scored in a 2-1 defeat of the Cubs, the Cubs’ seventh loss in a row.