2) David became the oldest player in MLB history to hit a home run in game 7 of the World Series and his Chicago Cubs went on to win and become World Series champions for the first time since 1908.
3) In season 24 of Dancing with the Stars, David and his partner Lindsay Arnold finished in second place behind New York Giants football star Rashad Jennings.
David Ross: I do. I think I have a Boston Red Sox lego of myself. I think I do. I don't know about the Cubs but I have a Boston one. Let's call Lego and start complaining.
D's Follow Up: It's cool that he has a Cubs one now because I asked him about it. He was nice to me and I think his Oyo was sold out at the mall.
J: What is your favorite fruit or vegetable?
David Ross: My favorite vegetable is probably corn. My favorite fruit is probably strawberries. I like strawberries, bananas, watermelon and grapes. I like it all. I don't love any of it but I like any of it. I like it cold.
J's Follow Up: My favorite vegetable is corn too and I'm not that much of a fan of vegetables. I love lots of fruits including cherries, strawberries, watermelon, grapes, bananas and apples. My favorite is cherries.
The boys and I met David Ross at Woodfield Mall in November shortly after the Cubs won the 2016 World Series. The buzz of the first championship for the Cubs in over 100 years was still in the air and there were many fans in attendance to meet one of their World Series heroes. Grandpa Ross had a line with a few hundred fans but still took the time to talk with Jordan and Danny and answer their questions.
Danny was obsessed with the World Series Oyo sports figures that were being released with all of his favorite Cubs players. Although they look like Lego mini figures, Oyo has a partnership with MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and more and they produce mini figures of the top players in each sport. On the shelves we would regularly see Cubs stars Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Jake Arrietta and other top players but David Ross was absent from our search and Danny was on the hunt for his figure. At the time, we were unaware if he was part of the set but at Christmas time Danny found out that David Ross was in fact a part of the Cubs team set as Santa Claus gifted Danny the World Series set!
Jordan loves to ask athletes about their favorite fruits and vegetables! In our house we call those all the time foods and we encourage them to eat as many as they can. I also find it much easier to convince the boys to eat these healthy foods when we know David Ross or other top athletes are eating them. David's favorites are also my favorites and are top picks for our family. When strawberries are in season, I am happy to eat an entire package at a time. Although, oranges that are perfectly ripe and in season are a very close second for me. Corn is also a staple of our dinner table. Although it's nutritional value is lacking corn makes it to the top of the list for me. We also eat a lot of broccoli and carrots in our house. Those seem to be the most kid friendly options for my boys. I agree with David in the fact that I like almost all fruits and vegetables but I don't necessarily love any of them. I recognize the health benefits and I will eat them when available but they don't fall into my favorite foods category.
We took advantage of a great opportunity to meet a Chicago sports legend in David Ross. He was as friendly as expected and was certainly a person Jordan and Danny can look up to and follow as a positive role model. We wish David the best in his retirement from baseball.
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