Chicago Cubs supervisor David Ross, proper, argues with umpire Chris Guccione after Cubs’ Cody Bellinger was dominated out and never hit by a pitch through the tenth inning of the crew’s baseball recreation towards the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks gained 7-6 in 13 innings. Credit score: AP/Ross D. Franklin
CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs supervisor David Ross reached out to Derek Shelton on Friday night time after the Pittsburgh skipper took exception to Ross’ description of the Pirates.
The contending Cubs dropped two of three in a sequence towards Pittsburgh this week. Following the Pirates’ 8-6 win on Thursday at Wrigley Subject, Ross mentioned: “That’s not a very good crew that simply took two out of three from us — or not our caliber crew, I imagine.”
Shelton referred to as Ross’ remark “ unlucky.”
“I texted Shelton final night time, like ‘Hey, simply pissed off after a recreation,’” Ross instructed reporters earlier than Saturday’s 6-3 victory over Colorado. “I’ve received a ton of respect for each crew we play, not simply Pittsburgh. Each crew can win. I assumed I corrected myself throughout the context of speaking to you guys.”
Chicago went 10-3 towards Pittsburgh this season, outscoring the Pirates 101-49. Ross mentioned he was speaking extra about how his crew had performed towards Pittsburgh this 12 months.
“I feel Derek and that crew over there has carried out a very nice job,” Ross mentioned. “A part of this job, you are not at all times going to be excellent in these conferences and generally after a recreation, postgame, you are going to say issues that in all probability do not come out the best manner.”