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The Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres in their best-of-three wild-card series to advance in the postseason for the first time since 2017. Next up: NL Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Not only did his team get blown out 9-3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday against the Brewers, but his decision to start left-hander Matthew Boyd backfired. Counsell grew animated when asked about the decision to start Boyd on three days’ rest.
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Counsell leads Cubs into NLDS against the Brewers, his former team, and Murphy, his old bench coach
Craig Counsell has seen the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs rivalry from just about every perspective. He grew up in the Milwaukee area as the son of former Brewers director of community affairs John Counsell.
With NLDS opening Saturday in Milwaukee, maybe some pressure has shifted to Brewers? The Cubs are just a plucky wild-card team, after all.
The Brewers and Cubs didn’t need Craig Counsell to defect to the Windy City for there to be a rivalry between the two teams. The move did add fuel to the fire, though. After the 2023 season, Counsell,