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Cubs, fans give Ross an epic send-off
- Updated: September 26, 2016
CHICAGO — David Ross was ticked when Cubs manager Joe Maddon came to the mound with two outs in the seventh inning. Jon Lester was pitching well and had not given up a run against the Cardinals.
“Honestly, I’m like, ‘Why is he taking Jon out?'” Ross said. “[Maddon] says, ‘I’ve never done this before, but I’m taking you out of the game.’ And then I pulled my mask down because everyone started telling me they loved me, and the emotions started, so I’m trying to get myself together before I walked off the field and then the fans started cheering again.”
Sunday was the Cubs’ final home regular-season game, and Lester wanted to make sure that his batterymate, who is retiring once they’re done in the postseason, got a proper send-off. You couldn’t script it any better. Ross hit a solo homer, his 10th, to help the Cubs beat the Cardinals, 3-1, and notch their 99th win. And he was greeted by standing ovations before every at-bat.
“All he could say was, ‘I love you guys. I love you guys. I love you guys,'” Lester said of Ross’ reaction when he realized what Maddon was doing. “I’ve been with him a long time and we’ve been through a …
