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Craig Counsell To Join Brewers’ Front Office

By Tim Dierkes | January 17, 2012 at 8:49am CDT

Infielder Craig Counsell will retire as a ballplayer and join the Brewers' front office, tweets Scott Miller of CBS Sports.  The Wisconsin native is known for his quirky stance and involvement in the winning scoring plays of the 1997 and 2001 World Series.

Counsell spent most of his 16-year big league career at second base, third base, and shortstop, hitting .255/.342/.344 for the Rockies, Marlins, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Brewers.  According to Baseball-Reference, he earned almost $21MM along the way.

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  1. formerdraftpick 2

    14 years ago

    I think Craig could have played another year or so, but best of luck to him in his new venture.  

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    • Jeff Weissbuch

      14 years ago

      What made you feel like he could play another year. I wanted to leave him off the playoff roster

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      • formerdraftpick 2

        14 years ago

        His versatility, cost to rent him for a year, and he can still play a good shortstop.  The bat on the other hand…he’s only good if he is getting everyday play (regular reps) as opposed to coming off of the bench.   

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        • cedarandstone

          14 years ago

          Bianchi and Izturis can pick it at SS with no bat whatsoever.  Counsell was redundant and 10 years too old to play the role given the current depth.

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  2. CaseyBlakeDeWitt

    14 years ago

    Good for him. His batting stance will live on forever.

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  3. aisored

    14 years ago

    I’m sure he will miss playing, but I’m glad he is sticking with his hometown team in a non-playing role.

    Reply
  4. Wek

    14 years ago

    Really? .342 OBP, versatile and pretty good defense and he only made $20mil in 16 years? Did he take a hometown discount?

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    • cedarandstone

      14 years ago

      $500,000 per career homerun.  Pretty good work if you can get it.

      Reply
  5. feathers

    14 years ago

    Good hire for the Brewers. 

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  6. brocnessmonster

    14 years ago

    The only of all the scrappy vet types I ever like. Good luck with the new gig Craig!

    Reply
  7. JacksTigers

    14 years ago

    It’s awesome how he scored the game winning run in two WS.

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    • sleeper13

      14 years ago

      He didn’t score the winning run in ’01. He was on first after getting hit in the hand.

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    • JR_Tolls1

      14 years ago

      Gonzo did that.

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  8. nathanalext

    14 years ago

    A mighty fine career had he.

    Reply
  9. 101andcounting

    14 years ago

    I’m sure he’ll do well with the Brewers’ FO. I’m glad he’s retiring – guy had a reputation for being a Cub killer.

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    • toddcoffeytime

      14 years ago

      He hasn’t really killed anyone the last few years, but was versatile enough to warrant a roster spot, given how much fans/the Brewers love Craig (he’s from the area).  Good luck to Craig, seems like he can be minor league hitting coach as soon as he says the word.

      Reply
  10. Derek Keimel

    14 years ago

    Very happy to see Craig Stay with the crew congrats on a long and amazing playing career!

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  11. Matt

    14 years ago

    Nice solid role-player on some good teams.  Left handed bat, could get on base, played the middle infield, and could pick it pretty well.  Did a bit of everything except hit for power.  Always room for guys like that in the game.  Seems well-liked and respected, went to ND, probably a natural fit in a front office.

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  12. Wyatt Thompson

    14 years ago

    not the best last year but glad to keep him on board.

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