Counsell's Option Declined

He still might be brought back at a cheaper price. It sure is good they waived Joe Dillon (picked up by Oakland) a couple days ago to make room for Casey McGehee. Wouldn't want too many infielders clogging up the roster.

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this isn't a treat, it's some sort of trick

But I LIKE Counsell! Even though he is toast! (Well, they seem to want him, just for something a bit less than $3.2 million.)

Joe Dillon got picked up by Oakland? That’s good for him. I think.

by morineko on Oct 31, 2008 6:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

May sound crazy but...

I am a Counsell fan, too. Seems like the guy would run the count full every time, then foul off two or three more pitches, kind of like Brady Clark used to do. Oh man, did I just compliment someone by comparing him to Brady Clark?

by dickie_thon on Oct 31, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you did

and maybe it’s more my recent memory than the larger sample presented, yeah I think that’s it, but I remember during the playoff run and subsequent playoff games where Counsell worked the count and did all the things that gritty persons do to be gritty.
I wouldn’t mind him back for that reason and because he’s a plus defensively…just so long as he doesn’t get very many at bats (Long Live Branyan!)

I untuck my shirt!

by Michael M on Oct 31, 2008 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

awww....where will I be without my east-side-WFB pride?

and gratuitous name-dropping?

by PagsBrewCrew on Oct 31, 2008 9:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

huh

I’m really surprised by this. Not really disappointed, just surprised.

Also, cheese.

by Jeff Sackmann on Oct 31, 2008 10:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

They had to make the move

before they announce him as the new bench coach.

Ryan Braun: He loves it.

by SRB on Oct 31, 2008 11:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Now who is going to pinch hit with the bases loaded?

I’m really curious to see how our bench is going to look next year if he doesn’t come back.

Eric Gagne DL time: May 23-June 29 Brewers record in that span: 20-9

by NoahJ on Nov 1, 2008 12:35 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Overcomplicated roster question

Most likely only TheJay will know for sure:

Even if the Brewers decline Craig Counsell’s option, does he remain on the roster until he files for free agency? That would explain why Dillon had to be DFA’d to make room for McGehee.

I don't specifically articulate my motives, because that wouldn't travel as well as a boo does.

by KLSnow on Nov 1, 2008 8:40 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You're absolutely right

Only TheJay knows these things.

"I will agree that the attitude [at BCB] is ridiculous and they have done so much to instigate animosity and then block us from responding. Real mature!"

by roguejim on Nov 1, 2008 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ha!

PIC of my Signed All-Time Milwaukee Brewers Jersey by 65 Players!

by Jamie in LA on Nov 1, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Probably

The Brewers.com article about the option being declined suggests he does: “For now, the Brewers paid a $400,000 buyout, and Counsell joined the team’s list of players eligible for free agency. No additional Brewers formally filed on Friday after five players did so Thursday.”

So I guess that does explain why Dillon was DFA’d.

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by TheJay on Nov 1, 2008 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Doesn't Counsell want to finish his career with the Brewers?

or was that old man Miller?

by tcyoung on Nov 1, 2008 2:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I think it was the both of them, except Miller was all “I’ll only play for a team near Wisconsin”—the Twins already had Mike Redmond, so there went that one—and Counsell did want to return to Wisconsin, but he hasn’t completely given up on his career yet.

For all we grouse about Counsell, he’s still a heck of a lot better than a lot of the jokers teams keep pretending are utility infielders.

by morineko on Nov 1, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn’t want too many infielders clogging up the roster.

If they don’t clog the roster, they can’t clog the basepaths! That’s what I always say!

Signed,

Johnnie B. Baker Jr.

by baumann on Nov 2, 2008 3:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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