Sunday, September 25 is a day that will live in sports infamy. We awoke to the news of the tragic passing of phenom Jose Fernandez and then mourned the loss of a legend when we learned of Arnold Palmer’s death. Perhaps it’s fitting, then, that the feel-good story of the day was authored by an aging baseball player who’s often referred to as a personal caddy and who walks to the plate amidst the strains of Forever Young.
David Ross had already established a cult following in Chicago, but he cemented his legacy Sunday night with four standing ovations and two curtain calls.