We are only a few days into hot stove season and Jed Hoyer the clubhouse leader for winning the winter, though there is far more to come. I’m still struggling to fathom the coup he pulled off to sign Craig Counsell, something I thought would never happen. Yes, the decision to dismiss David Ross was as cold-blooded as it gets, and that conversation must have been equally awkward and uncomfortable. Said discussion took place at Ross’s home in Florida and was reportedly heated.
Ross had his faults and he’d probably never lead the Cubs to a World Series, but he wasn’t a bad manager.