Managing may be in Cubs catcher Ross' future
Posted May 18, 2016 1:00 am
MILWAUKEE - The day Fredi Gonzalez was fired as Braves manager, Cubs catcher David Ross was greeted in the Cubs' clubhouse by a wise-guy teammate announcing his entrance: "D-Ross, the 2017 manager of the Atlanta Braves!"
"Yeah," Ross said with a smile, "that guy was an idiot."
That guy also was saying what many others already were thinking - if not next year in Atlanta, then some team, some time. Those in the game who know Ross have said that for years, even before he decided he would retire as a player after this season.
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