This season, the Chicago Cubs had a meltdown in September causing them to miss the postseason for the third consecutive year. Despite missing the postseason, the team said that incumbent manager David Ross would return next year. However, despite their initial plans, the opportunity to hire Craig Counsell was too good to resist. The team […]
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Craig Counsell’s shockingly left the Milwaukee Brewers to manage the archrival Chicago Cubs. He signed a five-year $40 million deal making him the highest-paid manager in baseball. All managers want to win the World Series. One of the possible reasons for Counsell leaving is unlike the Brewers, Chicago is willing to spend money to try […]
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In recent years, the Milwaukee Brewers have developed quite the pitching laboratory. Almost like the Tampa Bay Rays, it seems as though the Brewers can find other team’s castaways and turn them into effective pitchers. Reliever Hoby Milner is an example of the Brewers’ success in digging up high-leverage relievers. Since signing with Milwaukee in […]
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At the all-star break, it seemed as though the Cubs would be selling at the trade deadline and missing the postseason a third straight year. However, after getting off to a hot start after the break, Chicago finds itself in the race for the NL Central. Unlike their division rivals, the Cubs have both the […]
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This season has been one of the more surprising years in recent memory. Nobody predicted the Yankees’ struggles, the Giants leading the NL West, the Cardinals hovering around .500, or the Cubs purging like they did during the trade deadline. Given that this is a season of unpredictability, do not be surprised if the Milwaukee […]
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