David Ross Hits Career Homer 100, Earns Curtain Call (VIDEO)

David Ross is having himself something a swan song season.

The 39-year-old career back-up catcher is swinging the bat as well as he ever has, hitting .261/.357/.493 on the year with four homers (after hitting just one all of last season).

That fourth homer came today, and it was a big one. The 100th homer of Ross’s career, which is pretty special for him to get in this final season:

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You get a well-deserved curtain call after a milestone blast like that:

The homer was also pretty important in the game, coming with two on and the Cubs holding onto a one-run lead at the time.

Oh, and it was a serious blast:

It wound up on Waveland after hitting the Nuveen sign in left, so hopefully someone will be getting that ball to its rightful owner.

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Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at @BleacherNation and on LinkedIn here. Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.

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