David Ross didn’t offer to buy every member of the media a shot and a beer at the conclusion of Monday’s press conference, but he should end up earning fairly high marks in various columns nonetheless. While far from dynamic, the 55th manager in Cubs franchise history stuck to his primary talking points and reiterated a desire to bring the team back to the high levels of performance and engagement evident during his time as a player
Ross explained that his primary goal is to foster an environment of respect, trust, commitment, effort, hard work, and accountability by maintaining a focus on “winning ways.