Chicago Cubs manager David Ross unleashed on umpires after Tuesday’s win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Chicago Cubs walked out of their Independence Day game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 7-6 win, but manager David Ross was far from pleased. And he had an ejection to show for it.
Frustration boiled over late over perceived missed calls in the box and on the field. Ross also had issues with gameday operations and their handling of the roof at American Family Field in Milwaukee.
A roof is supposed to neutralize things. In this case, it did exactly the opposite.
One of the particularly egregious scoring and officiating errors was this clear error being called a double. The issue was that William Contreras, the batter, appears to be running in the grass and not exactly in the baseline.
This was ruled a double.
— Tim Stebbins (@tim_stebbins) July 4, 2023
David Ross had a long conversation afterward with home plate umpire Erich Bacchus, seemingly on the path William Contreras took to first base. pic.twitter.com/ohwSqTCPtR
Cubs manager David Ross unleashes on umpires for Tuesday’s game
It’s been a while since I’ve heard a manager press conference rant this epic.
"“I know it’s not an easy job. But there’s just, there’s some of the pitches that got called today just weren’t even close. So, it’s gotta be better, they’re closing the roof to get rid of the shadows late. There’s a lot of bullsh– going on today that was really frustrating.”"
Asked if they’re allowed to close the roof during a game, Ross followed up, “I thought it was horsesh–. I don’t fu–ing know.”
Here’s a video of the rant. Obviously, the audio is NSFW.
#Cubs get a 7-6 win in extra innings over the #Brewers. But Cubs manager David Ross & first base coach Mike Napoli were both ejected from the game after home plate ump signals strike three - on strike two. Ross also questioned why %#$&@! Am Fam Field roof was closed during game. pic.twitter.com/G1jSwWao15
— Mike Clemens (@MikeClemensNFL) July 5, 2023
The Brewers, as fans pointed out on Twitter, made curious decisions with the roof, including opening and closing it multiple times. While there was rain in the area, it appeared to move south when the game entered extra innings.
Brewers closed the roof before the game then literally opened it 5 minutes later for the flyover then closed it again with blue skies. Lol
— Ryan Cox (@CoxRyan89) July 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/Molly_WISN/status/1676364595169046536
Ross might be hearing from the league and paying up a few dollars for this one…