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Craig Counsell-for-David Ross cleansing means Cubs can’t talk about family, culture anymore

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Cubs president Jed Hoyer fired manager David Ross and replaced him with Craig Counsell, formerly with the Brewers.

The Cubs and Craig Counsell didn’t do anything wrong. Neither are angels, but neither is the devil incarnate. The Cubs recently fired their manager, the once-beloved David Ross, so they could replace him with Counsell, who had been fiercely loved by Brewers fans until he signed with the Cubs. Now many of those same fans hate Counsell with a passion usually reserved for a road-rage incident.

Big-time baseball is a blood sport dressed up in nice uniforms.