Going to get right to the point, as you might have noticed with today's headline: Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers must be the National League Manager Of The Year.
Not should. Not might. Not maybe. Counsell simply stated is the Manager Of the Year. Milwaukee doesn't have the big market bucks or deep owner pockets of the Los Angeles Dodgers or Atlanta Braves, two teams currently posting better records than the Brewers.
Instead, Counsell pushes the right buttons, makes the right moves and adjusts to the roster limits he has. And let's face it, he's dealt with a lot of injuries this year, plugging in rookies to fill out the lineup and still has the Brewers in the top spot in the NL Central.
Milwaukee is currently 84-64 as of this writing. Counsell, since taking over manager duties in 2015, has been in charge of the club for 1,237 games, including playoffs. His regular season record? Well, that's 670-601, a winning percentage of .525. Counting this season (unless there's a horrific collapse in these final two weeks), Counsell will have taken the Brewers to the playoffs in five of the last six years.
And while he's not under contract for next year, I get the feeling that he soon will be. A Milwaukee and Wisconsin guy through and through, he's the right man for the job.
There were cheers and tears this past week when the Former Green Bay Packer Quarterback went down with a season-ending injury. I didn't wish this on him, and am saddened that he won't be on the field. After all, he will be a Hall of Fame player and was OURS for 17 seasons. And the fact that the Packers will lose out on a first round draft pick for him, getting a second rounder from the New York Jets, doesn't make it any better.
Appreciate what that guy did for the Packers during his years here instead of focusing on the ugly way he left.
Can't help but wonder, though, how many of the scheduled prime time games of the Jets will now be flexed out. With the star of the show on the sidelines, doubt if a national audience (or the network suits) are keen on what the understudy brings to the stage.
CC in NYC...David Stearns will definitely make a run at Counsell to join him in NYC. I wouldn't blame the guy if he jumped ship, I hope he'll be staying, I believe he will. He's a hometown guy.
ReplyDeleteBTW, why has Brian Anderson (#9), been endlessly riding the pine of late? He's being treated like a 2nd string right fielder in little league. Has he been a bad baseball citizen? One too many Brian Andersons' causing confusion for Bill Schroeder?
Who's more of a creep, A-A-ron Rogers or Brett Favre? As a Bears fan, my answer is : Who cares? I wish we'd have had one of them for a while. Looks like our latest hope, W.C., errr ...Justin Fields, isn't even as good as the last one, Mitch Trubisky. Maybe Fields will be better at holding a clipboard than a football.
Bad ownership, management, scouting, drafting, coaching, and talent, that's been the problem with the Bears. No end in sight. The only mystery for the Muppets of The Midway is whether the coach & GM will even finish out the season. At best, 4-13 in 2023. Sigh.
But, even though I live amongst the Green & Gold, The Bears will always be my team. But I wish I could brag about the Blue & Orange once in a while.
thank you for taking the time to comment....and you made some good points. And I have no idea why Anderson has been in the doghouse. Matchups? of course having Andruw playing so well at third, and Sal in the OF makes for a crowded field and tough managerial decisions. As to who is the bigger creep? Well, I don't name the other guy for a reason...but I think it might be Favre for his will-he-won't-he constant retirement cry. Still, hats off to both of them for what they did for Green Bay -- and if Love does just half of that, it will be successful! as for your loyalty to Da Bears....well, you have my condolances ;)
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