Jason Hammel Congratulates David Ross for Being Hired as Cubs Manager With Hilarious Tweet
By Evan Wolff
After the announcement that David Ross would become the next Cubs manager, congratulations poured in from around the baseball world for the new Chicago skipper. Some offered serious forms of praise for the former Cubs catcher while others decided to take a funny jab at him.
Take Jason Hammel for example. He was a Cubs pitcher for three years on two separate occasions, and was David Ross' teammate for both of his seasons in Chicago. So when it was revealed Ross would get the Cubs job, Hammel chose to use the opportunity to remember the good old days with his buddy.
Congrats @D_Ross3! If I were still playing, I’d be psyched to pitch for u...Quick question...Will @WContreras40 be managing the days ur babysitting @JLester34???
— Jason Hammel (@HammelTime39) October 23, 2019
Hammel is clearly alluding to the fact Ross was Jon Lester's personal catcher dating back to their time together on the Red Sox. In fact, that's the main reason Ross sign with Chicago in the first place!
Jason you didn’t have to murder our new manager like this on day one ?
— scare-ah ? (@slwein) October 23, 2019
Got 'em!
I know it's a joke, but I could get excited for some good old-fashioned player/manager action.
— Cru Jones (@CruJones18) October 23, 2019
Just imagine Willy calling the shots from the dugout. Cubs fans would LOVE that.
And who knows? In this day and age of experimental baseball, no idea is too farfetched, especially since Ross is definitely in the age range to be a legitimate player/manager.