Paul Sullivan: Cubs embrace David Ross as their new manager. Now he has to prove he's nobody's puppet.
CHICAGO - Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts, the only Ricketts sibling to attend David Ross's introductory news conference Monday, was excited to talk about the team's new manager.
"Of course we know everything about him," she said. "We know his character, we know his experience, we know ... excuse me, but I'm going to give him a hug right here."
Ross, having finished his news conference, was waiting nearby to give his new boss a big ol' hug, even though she technically already was his boss because Ross had a part-time gig as a special assistant to President Theo Epstein.
No matter.
Ross apologized to Ricketts for not returning her text, having apparently forgotten the
