Mad Dog's Reaction to Craig Counsell's Cubs Hiring
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2023
- Mad Dog gives an instant reaction to the news of Craig Counsell being named the next manager of the Chicago Cubs.
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The Cubs are clearly the most appealing team to manage. They have a core, they have stars, they have a farm, and they’re buying in a huge market. I don’t know another team seeking a manager offering that type of situation
Hear me out here… the brewers have a better core, and an even better farm system
Who are the brewers core? Also Cubs were 2 and Brewers 5 according to BR so id just say that's a wash.
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And put 20k minimum in the seats in 20 degree weather in the spring; sellout weekday games all summer.
@@benjaminwirth1208no they don't 😂 they didn't even have a better major league team talent-wise this year they were just a better managed team. If the Cubs didn't have that miserable May they would have won the division
@@benjaminwirth1208neither one of those things is true
What a coup by the Cubbies. This is a big time upgrade.
Mad Dog: I thought Ross was a Good manager. Also Mad Dog: I will retire if the Diamondbacks beat the Phillies.
Ross was a bad manager. Players liked him so they played hard.......but he made a lot of tactical errors. Bad at managing the bullpen. Bad at marginal decisions. Bad at identifying who should break camp.
They started the year with TWO outfielders. Two. Yet decided to carry THREE catchers! Took them till June to figure out Alzolay should close. He was gonna CUT the guy that ended up being the 8th inning setup man. He tried to use Javier Assad as an 8th inning setup man in the 3rd game of the season. Assad is a sinkerball starting pitcher who does not miss bats.......
He doesnt play young kids AT ALL. Just lets tthem rot on the bench until they get a pinch-hit or whatever.......yea cool so your top prospect comes up and his bat gets cold, then finally gets to play 10 days later and gee whaddya know the kid isnt good. Then he is like "see this is why I play the vets" even when they are in a month-long slump like Ian Happ who needed rest so bad and you have not one, not two but FIVE quality outfield prospects.....but nope lets play NONE of them.
They only hired him to keep the vibes of 2016 going as long as they could. He had no prior managing experience and it showed. He always pulls the pitcher a batter too late or doesnt have the right guy up in the pen to be ready the moment trouble starts.
Oh and the one day he was basically forced to play Alexander Canario the kid hits a grand slam and drives in 6.......
Yes yes yes! You get it. I really don’t understand how people keep defending Ross. Craig always outsmarts him when we play the brewers. Our team is clearly the most talented in the central and Ross held us back. We’ll easily make the playoffs next year.
Exactly
Exactly 💯
Most of your stuff is spot on. Except, javier Assad had a 2.95 era as a starter & 3.05 era overall. That's pretty damn good to me.
Amen. These national guys don’t watch the Cubs on a daily basis. I love Rossy as a dude, we’ll never forget what he’s meant to our organization, but he was clearly struggling and in trouble. Mad dog just can’t see through the east coast smug…I mean smog
Disagree...Ross was not a good manager. His line-up construction was poor, and so was his on-field decision-making. Many of us Cub fans are ecstatic with this news. It also shows the Cubs are finally serious about winning. Go Cubs!!!
I didnt like all his decisions but he was handed an incomplete team. He did ok with what he had. Counsel is certainly a big upgrade though and think they woulda been in the playoffs with him. It hurt having everyone go cold and bullpen injuries the last few weeks and dont blame that all on Ross
Cubs 10 games out
@@Fly-The-Whaha
I feel like Paulie on the Sopranos. I don't know how much more betrayal I can take
Within in any organization you are remembered for what you do last. Brewer fans will remember him for this to be sure.
Calling Ross a very good manager is hilarious
Yeah, these guys are smoking crack
clearly didnt watch a cubs game
@@karamhamdi3218watched every Cubs game this season minus maybe 2 or 3. Ross single handedly lost the Cubs at LEAST 8 games lmao
As a Cubs fan, he was fine. I think he was getting better and better but dealing with pitching was just never great for him. Counsell is a major upgrade.
As a Cubs fan, he was fine. I think he was getting better and better but dealing with pitching was just never great for him. Counsell is a major upgrade.
Cubs want to win now, not three years down the road when Ross catches on🤷♂️
They want to win now so that’s they hired a guy who’s only know for getting swept in the first round every year. Big brain moves 🧠
This is similar to when the Cubs fired Renteria and quickly hired Maddon. It may not be loyal but you can’t pass up on Counsell. Once Counsell committed they pulled the trigger on Ross.
Facts I’m a White Sox Fan, But Cubs make good moves sometimes and Cubs have the money to spend, So Craig Counsell will manage a team that will go deep in the postseason, Cubs possibly can go deep in the postseason with Craig Counsel, Because Cubs got the money to surround Craig Counsell with good talented players, Brewers and my White Sox unfortunately don’t have the money to get good players like the Cubs can, Because Cubs tickets sellout often
@@cfdmedicmikerelfambo688When has Counsell ever gone deep in the postseason?
@@williamkerfoot8039 well I’m tired 🥱 it’s a typo, I will say this I’m not a Cubs fan I’m a White Sox fan, I wish White Sox went after Craig Counsell, But The I say Craig Counsell will go deep into the playoffs, Because Cubs have money to go get good talent and the Cubs farm system is good, Of Course Craig needs talent to go deep in the Playoffs, As much as I don’t care for the Cubs, Cubs tickets sellout more than Brewers and White Sox, The Way Cubs sellout tickets Cubs should be Buying Championships, That Means Cubs spend money and get Craig the talent to Win
@user-hm5kq9lo8g Typical Counsell moves! If he keeps Wade Miley in Game 2 they would've won in 6 games! This guy has left so many playoff wins and at least one pennant on the table that he should be ashamed!
@@williamkerfoot8039 Exactly! That's why I'm shocked to hear people talk about Craig Counsell like he's the best manager in baseball and deserves all the money! Bruce Bochy of the Texas rangers is the real deal as he took Texas who was next to last place last year to a world series championship this year. That's a guy who deserves a contract like counsell got! The Cub fans might be happy now but don't expect any miracles because the Brewers ex manager had plenty of talent to get them to the world series but always made the wrong moves
Cubs aré actually good right now and can be great later with the help of CC .
Last time the cubs fired a manager randomly and hired an acoomplished manager they won the World Series
Not because of the manager because of the team Masson almost botched that World Series. The only thing counsell knows is getting swept in the first round
10 games out
I thought this was supposed to be a rivalry!
Mad dog seems to have something against the cubs
He's just bitter Counsell didn't go to NY
Ross, didn't handle pitching staff all year cost the Cubs.
WAIT TL CONSULL GET HIS HANDS ON THEM , HE SUCKS. THE BREWERS WERE GOOD DESPITE CONSELL. THEY SHOULD HAVD BEEN IN 4 WS IF IT WASNT GON CONSFLL.
@conman54 Counsell has 707 to 625 record 531win% above. 500 in 6 of 9 seasons. You can't deny the facts.
Managing a pitching staff isn't exactly Counsel's strong suit.
@@tedlasso5876that’s what happens when you lean too hard on veterans instead of giving younger players a chance. Absolutely criminal that PCA only got like 12 at bats in 25 games. He started what like…2?
10 games out
Whats to disagree about @ least counsel knows how to win with nothing but the infield
Can’t take these fools seriously. Arguing that Craig left mainly due to the geography from Milwaukee to Chicago. Nonsense. The man also happened to more than double his salary-earning the distinct honor of having the highest managerial contract in history 🤑
What is the etiquette for greeting Counsel when he returns to Milwaukee? Asking for a friend.
it's more cubs fans than brewers fans when the cubs come to wrigley north so i think he'll be fine
I think etiquette will be to call him Craig pencil neck Counsell who had very good teams to work with but always managed or should I say didn't manage good enough to win in the post season!
@@joeblow26 the brewers never had good enough bats except maybe 1 year when yelich and Braun were good, and was he even coach then? They're a small market team carried by a few starting pitchers for years
Boo early and often
@@theseanie9958I went to Brewers-Cubs at Wrigley in August and there were a ton of Brewers fans too
Former cubs fan here. I'm done.
Bye 👋
When is Mad Dog retiring?
Still waiting . I think he’s busy selling woof tickets
It seems likely that Counsell was growing tired of the Brewer ownership group and the lack of a payroll. He wants to win a world series as a manager and I think he knew it was never going to happen as a Brewer manager. I'm not saying this was his motivation, but I do wonder if Counsell putting Winker at the plate in two critical situations in two consecutive losses against the D'Backs in the playoffs wasn't Counsell giving the Brewers the middle finger as he was walking out the door?
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Mad Dog’s opinion of Counsell , the NL Central and referring to his hometown of White fish (actually Whitefish Bay) show his ignorance!
Weren't you supposed to retire when the D-Backs won against the Phillies, MadDog?
Brewer fan here ... Cubs can have him. Good riddance.
That’s funny. Right…..
Counsell 1 and 9 in last 10 playoff games enough said,way overrated,goodbye and good riddance. Cubs got played!!!!
No Milwaukee got played zero rings .
@@chicago23cub Exactly, thanks to a manager who cannot win in the post season and refuses to play small ball. Shouldn't be too hard to find someone who can win at a .530 percentage rate, because that what Chicago got with 40 million.
Too a manager that managed a pretty mediocre team to quite a few playoffs . Now imagine managing a team that wants to win and have the money .
Russo when are you retiring as you promised?
Why not go to the Mets? lol maybe becuase the cubs have a solid team already on the field and a loaded system?? lol
Wait I thought Russo retired??
nope just saying stuff as usual
I think thi is a major upgrade. Ross is a GREAT guy, players coach, but not a World Series coach. Great move, Cubbies! That said, here we go (climbing), but it may be slow....
According to Forbes, the Cubs are the 4th most profitable team in all of MLB. They've upgraded the structural integrity of Wrigley, upgraded the clubhouses, upgraded the press boxes, upgraded Wrigleyville, started their own television network, hired a top-tier manager...what's next? Could they actually spend some real money on the product on the field???
The Mets suck.
I think Ross is a glue guy, but they hired him with literally no big league (or any full time!) Coaching experience. There was never a plan to keep this guy long term when it was time to be serious.
HA HA HA Ha Ha 😂😂😂😂😂😂
😆😆😆 screw crew
11 games out
Why haven't the Cardinals fired Oliver Marmol yet? He showed his true colors in the playoffs last year and they seeped over into this year and most likely will continue into 2024! The Cardinals need to follow the Cubs lead and fire Marmol now!!
lets not forget, Stearns did not hire counsell in milk. I inherited him. So it was not like Stearns and Counsell were "married at the hip".
Ross refusal to adjust lineup cost Cub’s the division 🤷🏽
11 games out
Great news I didn't want him as a Mets fan !!
He not Joe Torre !!
I'm a Cubs fan and I think Counsell is a touch overrated but Mad Dog is super salty about him not going to NY here.
Mad dog is always salty when New York loses
Counsell IS overrated! He has left so many playoff wins and at least one pennant on the table!
Like most of us, Counsell doesn't want to be in New York. Midwest is best.
This guy's using a helicopter
I feel like I’ve been stabbed in the heart!
This is the most incompetent discussion I have ever witnessed.
I guess the Cubs will be winnings lots of divisions and losing playoff series moving forward 🤔
They won in ‘16 at least. Counsell at least made the Brewers competitive again with a low payroll. In a big market, he can win a ring.
@@CalebWilliams2030I agree I’m a White Sox fan, Cubs have money to spend and With Craig Counsell will go deep in the playoffs, As long as the CareBears aka Cubs surround him with good talent players, Cubs have the money to buy a World Series if they want to, Cubs tickets always sale out on the Northside of Chicago
My suggestion to the Chicago Cubs management, make sure you get Craig pencil neck✏️Counsell a jersey with a size 10 neck
I am done with the mets
Chris Russo will claim that David Ross Retired like he did after the Diamondbacks Beat the Phillies.
Counsell should be forced to pay Milwaukee $1 million a year reparations for pinch hitting Jessie Winker in both playoff games.
Money.... money.... money.... $8,000,000 per year for 5 years. Loyalty? no... Money, money, money.
Ross is not a good manager. Puts out bs lineups when Morel sits and Madrigal and Mastroboni start instead. Poor bullpen management. Leaving starter in 3 batters past being done. Took forever to have red hot Suzuki bat behind Cody. In love with Happ. He had to go.
Mad dog is so upset the Mets couldn't get him. Because the Mets don't have the system ready for sustained success
Mad Dog is a Giants fans why would he care if he went to the Mets?
Exactly 💯
He works in the NY market for a lot of his career@@jayman9910
Hahaha 10 games out
I get Maddog is a NY guy but Jesus Christ how much of a homer can you be? Guy was SO mad he picked Chicago over NY and couldn't understand that 90 miles is less than 600. Then he starts going on about how actually he's overrated for being in a small market in a division with other small market teams such as *checks notes* Chicago and St. Louis.
Mad Dog is Skip Bayless' cousin from New York, right? The takes are just awful. 😂
Jed Hoyer must took mad dog girlfriend in hs the way he acting 😒
All things conisdered, Wrigley is Wayyyy more accesible than Citi. And the NL Central is definitely better than the East too lol. So many bad takes.
This is a terrible hire. Counsell sucks as a manager. Ross was getting better. Leave it to the stupid Cubs to hire a guy that can't even win a playoff game.
Wow, thanks Counsell. You prided yourself through your entire tenure in Milwaukee with your hometown heritage, and then you go to the cubs. Huge L. Can't wait to root against you for the rest of time now.
We all looking forward to it 😆
@@chicago23cub Imagine being the 4th highest payroll in MLB, losing your entire championship core, to sign 2 average players for $40 million anyways, just to lose to the Brewers again lol Id love to sign David Ross. Milwaukee is the daddy.
You wish . Zero rings . See you at Wrigley North . Maybe Moms brother is the Daddy 😆 Look how pity you guys are destroying property over a coach 😆
Isn’t this dude supposed to be retired?
Bruce Bochy is a real coach The best of the best and should be getting paid twice what Craig counsell is getting. He joined the 68-94 Texas rangers on October of last year and this year he has them a world series champion!!! While Craig Counsell has had very good talent throughout the years including the best reliever in baseball at the time in Josh hader and he got them to the playoffs numerous times but flopped each and every one of them. Thank God Craig Counsell is leaving Milwaukee! I sure hope he has a guaranteed pay clause on that contract so when the Cubs fire him he will get all the money that they are awarding him for being a subpar coach! It kind of reminds me of the Green Bay Packers where their coach is showing what his value is after years of Aaron Rodgers propping him up to be something more than he really is. This is the same thing for the Brewers ex coach as he has had very good talent throughout the many years to work with and never got them very far in the playoffs. Now he gets to work with a hapless Cubs team and we'll see how good of a coach he really is!
You ever hear of an organization called Better Help? Don’t wait. Reach out to them ASAP.
You need some peanut butter for all that jelly 😂 COPE
@@ChristIsK1ng did you ever hear of STFU If you don't have anything to add of any substance to what this thread is about??
@@LudiCrust. You're the dope that needs to cope since you have nothing of any substance to add!
@@joeblow26
After reading your rant, I think my suggestion was very substantial.
This guy's East Coast bias is obscene. Nobody cares what the Yankees did back in the 20th century. Get over it, Grandpa. There are plenty of good teams and people living west of the AL East. Give me a break.
This guy know nothing about the cubs & brewers. Stick to your east coast hot takes.
How have the last 7 years benefitted the NL Central?
Mad Dog is so washed
Big mouth