#craig counsell

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I love Obvious Shirts but lmfao I am conflicted on this one:

then again doing this gag for CRAIG COUNSELL who has the most potent "just some guy" energy is very funny to me lol. I want to see him wearing a sparkly uniform now

#craig counsell #obvious shirts #chicago cubs #taylor swift

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How the Cubs swooped in to hire Craig Counsell and shocked the baseball world

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Cubs team president Jed Hoyer has always admired Craig Counsell from afar. From his vantage point, the manager had no weaknesses. Hoyer watched as Counsell continually maximized a Milwaukee Brewers roster that never seemed to be the best in the division in terms of on-paper talent, yet kept winning.

Hoyer saw Counsell as someone who excelled with in-game moves, consistently held his clubhouse together and handled the media with aplomb. This was, in the Cubs’ view, the best manager in the game.

But Hoyer also understood that Counsell was highly sought after and he wasn’t eager to make a managerial change with his team. David Ross was the man he and Theo Epstein hand-picked to succeed future Hall of Famer Joe Maddon, the manager who helped end more than a century of misery on the North Side with the 2016 World Series. The expectation was that Counsell would already be locked up come Nov. 1, when Counsell would officially become a free agent. Hoyer had no intention of pursuing him prior to that date. He had an inkling that New York wouldn’t be Counsell’s ultimate destination because of family reasons rooting him to the Midwest, but he figured Counsell would just return to Milwaukee.

This change didn’t happen because of some simmering tension between Ross and Hoyer. But as November neared and Counsell remained on the market, Hoyer’s interest was piqued. An opportunity to improve markedly in a significant area presented itself and Hoyer pounced. On Nov. 1, he reached out and Counsell came to the Chicagoland area to meet with Hoyer. The last thing Hoyer wanted was for any of this to go public, Counsell to end up elsewhere and for Ross to find out. That would create the type of friction between a manager and head of baseball operations that would likely be untenable.

To ensure that this stayed quiet, Hoyer was the only person to meet with Counsell, very few people in the front office were aware of the meeting, and Counsell never came to the Cubs offices adjacent to Wrigley Field. The two had very little interaction prior to that meeting on Nov. 1, but seemed to hit it off quickly and talked deep into the night.

In the coming days, Counsell would meet with the New York Mets and Cleveland Guardians while staying in contact with the Brewers. Late Saturday evening, Hoyer was optimistic that they were close on the financials and a deal would be made. By Sunday morning, the deal was done. Hoyer had poached the best manager in the game from a division rival, and by agreeing to a five-year deal worth more than $40 million, Counsell had set a new level for managerial compensation while also remaining close to family.

Hoyer immediately booked a flight to Florida to meet with Ross in Tallahassee. The two had a long and at times tense conversation, during which general manager Carter Hawkins called some staff and players to deliver the news, and word quickly spread throughout the team.

Part of the reason the Cubs hired Ross four years ago was because they felt Maddon wasn’t maximizing the roster, and that there were ways Ross could better impact the team on the margins. Meanwhile, in Milwaukee, Counsell seemed to always get the most out of a seemingly inferior roster to the one he and Theo Epstein had put together with the Cubs.

Now Hoyer has that difference-maker helming his team. Questions remain, though. The Cubs roster was only good enough to win 83 games last year and with Marcus Stroman and Cody Bellinger headed for free agency, the team looks much weaker right now.

While the Cubs will be active this winter, spending big on Counsell shouldn’t be read as a guarantee that they’ll blow out the competition in free agency. Improvements are needed and moves will be made. But Counsell was sold on a team that is rapidly improving and will continue to do so over the course of his contract, not on the idea that the Cubs will build a behemoth in one winter.

The Cubs have a strong MLB roster, a ton of young talent in their farm system on the verge of impacting the big-league team, and significant financial flexibility. While they will flex those financial muscles over the coming years, the expectation isn’t that they’ll be winning multiple bidding wars this winter in what’s largely viewed as a weaker free-agent class, especially on the position player side

How Counsell will shape the coaching staff is to be determined as well. Many of the coaches are under contract for next year and beyond. The hope is that the majority will be retained by Counsell. Pitching coach Tommy Hottovy is viewed as one of the best in the business, and the Cubs seemed to finally find some stability at hitting coach after Dustin Kelly had success connecting with players in his first year on the job.

But there could be defections by those who are loyal to Ross. Counsell has a long history with his bench coach in Milwaukee, Pat Murphy. Murphy managed Counsell at Notre Dame and also has a history with Hoyer, who hired Murphy as a special assistant early in his two-year stint as San Diego Padres GM. Murphy is a candidate to replace Counsell as manager in Milwaukee, but could also find himself in Chicago were he not to land that job.

All of that — how the roster will shake out and who will be on the final coaching staff — is still unknown. What is clear is that Hoyer and the Cubs have sent a message about the trajectory of their team. They’ve poached from one of their chief rivals and added arguably the best manager in baseball to lead a group that’s on the rise and should contend for years to come.

#chicago cubs #cubs #jed hoyer #craig counsell #this whole thing sounds tense as hell #but we finally got the word on how this all came together #which is nuts

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For Craig Counsell, the chance to manage the Cubs was one he couldn't pass up

The Cubs introduced Counsell as their 56th manager on Monday, one week after they lured him away from the Milwaukee Brewers with a record contract and fired David Ross in a pair of surprising moves.

CHICAGO (AP) — Craig Counsell didn’t answer the phone when the Chicago Cubs called about their manager job. Once he realized the number belonged to President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer, he quickly got in touch. After that, things unfolded in a hurry. The Cubs introduced Counsell as their 56th manager on Monday, one week after they lured him away from the Milwaukee Brewers with a record…

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#afternoon update #baseball #Chicago Cubs #Craig Counsell #Milwaukee Brewers

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#craig counsell #david ross #chicago cubs #mlb #baseball

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Craig Counsell takes 30. Last worn by Edwin Ríos in 2023.

#Chicago Cubs #craig counsell

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#craig counsell #chicago cubs #baseball #mlb #baseball cards #card art

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Look at this... 👀

Look at this... 👀 https://pin.it/4iYucId

#baseball #manager #craig Counsell

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Craig Counsell to the Cubs wtf.

#im not upset hes gone but wtf what happened to the mets and where did the cubs come from?!?!? #im so confused #craig counsell #major league baseball

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Profiles in IMDb Greatness: Jerry Counsil

I love the Internet Movie Database. If I want to find everyone involved in the making of 1992's Dr. Giggles in order to send them thank you cards that information is available with one click of the mouse. As such I enjoy looking over random performer pages and arbitrarily judging the scope and quality of their careers to determine if they merit entry into my vaguely defined IMDb Hall of Fame. Today’s enshrinee: Jerry Counsil

IMDb doesn't provide a headshot for Jerry Counsil but if you're going to have just one acting credit to your name you could do a lot worse than it being the 1992 slasher film Dr. Giggles.

First Listed Role: I have to admit I'm not sure who exactly Surgeon #1 was in Dr. Giggles, it's possible it was the guy who was about to do Holly Marie Combs' heart valve repair operation before Dr. Giggles appeared and made another mess of things.

Most Recent Finished Work: Dr. Giggles, my dude went out on top.

CSI/Law & Order/NCIS Guest Spots: Zero, as none of these are the 1992 horror classic Dr. Giggles.

Hall of Fame Ballot Submissions: Dr. Giggles. If he's the guy I'm thinking of he comes in #18 on the kill list here.

Miscellaneous Credits: Dr. Giggles.

Highest Rated IMDb Entry: Dr. Giggles with 5.3/10 stars.

Lowest Rated IMDb Entry: Dr. Giggles with 5.3/10 stars.

IMDb Fun Fact: Jerry Counsil didn't have a trivia section on his page but if there's one thing to know about Jerry Counsil it's that he was in Dr. Giggles as Surgeon #1.

IMDb HOF Members: Just click on the IMDb HOF tag if you care but I don't know why you would since none of those people were in Dr. Giggles.

Next Time: Dr. Giggles Week will continue until morale improves.

#dr giggles #imdb hof #jerry counsil #craig counsell #rip brewers #rip surgeon no. 1

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😂 Posted @withregram • @brewers Bullpen phone is broken? Use the Vulture signal.

Hear what Brent Suter had to say about Craig Counsell’s unique call to the pen.

🎥: @curthogg_js

#baseball #milwaukee brewers #mlb #this is my crew #brewers #brent suter #craig counsell

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craig counsell digital painting/portrait

sept. 2021

#craig counsell #milwaukee brewers #procreate

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Buckle up, folks. Front office is serious. We are cooking.

#chicago cubs #cubs #craig counsell

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Milwaukee's Arnold praises Counsell while discussing how Brewers plan to replace him

Arnold was speaking at Major League Baseball’s general manager meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, two days after the Chicago Cubs lured Counsell from Milwaukee with a five-year deal worth over $40 million.

By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer Milwaukee Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold praised Craig Counsell and said he hopes their friendship lasts a lifetime while discussing how the organization will move forward without its longtime manager. Arnold was speaking at Major League Baseball’s general manager meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Wednesday, two days after the Chicago…

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#afternoon update #baseball #Craig Counsell #Matt Arnold #Milwaukee Brewers

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headcanons i have about Craig the scientist :)

as are most of the characters i have headcanons for, Craig is on the autism spectrum. he has a flat effect to his voice and facial expressions, doesn't really get most social cues, doesn't know how to react to others in pain the "right" way, misunderstands metaphors and speaks in quite a direct manner because it makes the most sense to his brain. he's quite a literal thinker. he also tends to hyperfixate so hard on a task that he forgets his basic needs and hygene, and thus has quite an unkempt look underneath that hazmat suit of his (which i will get into later!). Barry often ends up needing to get Craig something to eat because of how long he hyperfixates on something.

Craig sometimes doesn't exactly pay attention to his tone of voice, so sometimes he can say something that, to him, sounds completely normal, but because of his tone, can end up sounding really ominous to other people by accident ("We know who you are, Barry.")

Craig has traumatic cataract in his left eye (or wherever the fuck craig's visor crack is supposed to be in canon lol) from the explosion in 'Level 2' and is half blind in that eye. his eye has a very clouded look as a result of the injury. he's also got a huge scar there too that required some pretty gnarly stitches later, and his skin is almost completely numb around that area.

Craig also never really had the best eyesight before the injury, so he's always wearing these big ol' nerdy glasses underneath his helmet. and yes, they are tacked together with a band-aid lol

Craig is one of the few scientists who is not a clone of Peter Simpkins, the late friend of both Professor Brains and (in my headcanon'd canon) Craig. i like to think that Craig and Simpkins knew each other when they were first recruited by Legitimate Research and was pretty close to both him and Brains, and since Simpkins died, Brains has kind of taken more of a liking towards Craig (mostly out of loneliness and needing someone to help around at the lab, but he has a genuine fondness for him under his demanding and angry exterior).

There's a bit of a fan theory that Craig is the same guy as the scientist in the 'Robot Bird' rock opera, which i like to believe is the case. i mean, he's got the same monotone voice as Craig, it's gotta be him. i hope this does end up becoming canon because i think it'd make for an interesting conflict between Barry and Craig!!

Craig may or may not be related to Lab Lady.

Craig's counterpart in the mirror universe is named Kayla.

Craig is demiromantic and is questioning his sexuality (he thinks he might be bi or pan), though he definitely knows he loves Barry <3

Craig has an unhealthy habit of wiping his embarrassing memories, like, a lot. he wipes memories of awkward accidents in the lab, particularly painful failures, and most importantly, the memories of losing literally all his stuff and his career to Barry, which is why he doesn't immediately recognise him in the shorts. Craig has a lot of trouble recounting stories from the past because of this memory-wiping and felt a sense of emptiness, which getting hit in the head certainly didn't help with, so he tried inventing that apple in the Multiverse Madness event to get some of them back. it was pure dumb luck that Barry didn't end up witnessing what happened to Craig in the 'Robot Bird' opera and both are completely unaware of the disastrous can of worms that could have opened. bro's gonna end up like wallflower blush if he doesn't keep that memory erasing under control

and finally...

under his helmet, Craig has messy dirty-blonde hair, a rounded face that has a few stray facial hairs he forgot to shave, a long scar down the left side of his face, hazel coloured eyes and pale skin. this design is inspired by the designs made by @dexterno-artz and @schnabel53 respectively :D

this is a sketch of my finalised(ish) craig design!!! i've shown earlier versions of this guy in a couple of older posts but i haven't really revised his design much until now. i kinda had the idea of him looking like a stereotypical nerd and then made him messier. i might tone the amount of hair he has down a tiny bit but also i really like the nerdy bird's nest thing he has goin on :) i like to think he literally hasn't brushed his hair in several weeks and it's just become a bird's nest from nights of staying up doing science stuff

how i feel about barry tbh. he's literally so dumb i love him

(also apologies for the photos being kinda blurry and me forgetting to turn off the filter. again. in my defence it looks really nice and orange on my phone)

sometimes i like drawing him saying stuff from the shorts to get a feel of how he'd look when talking and make sure he looks juuuust nerdy enough for me to go "yep that's craig". also his big,g, handns,s,

drew this as a quick side profile sketch to get a general idea of how i want to draw him from this angle. he's talking to barry offscreen and falling in love with him <3

stupid little comic with a stupid little interaction that would definitely happen between these stupid little guys <3 barry being a little asshole every now and then is very entertaining to me. i need to see him antagonising craig and starting an old couple bickering argument with craig, that would heal me i think

i think i'll post more of this design in the future, i really quite like it a lot :)

#jetpack joyride #craig jetpack joyride 2 #jetpack joyride 2 #headcanon design #yeag sorry the photos are so fucked looking #my room does not have good lighting.... like..... at all #my sketchbook is also literally falling to pieces lmao #i'm gonna get a new one soon but damn. my poor sketchbook #i didnt even do anything to it....... why must it fall apart and die on me.......... #anyway YEAH craig design!!!! #i quite like this design a lot #i feel like there's something that could be added to it but i don't wanna make his design more complicated than it already is #that first drawing of him kinda looks like his eye is bleeding lol #it's just a really big scar dw #craig having traumatic cataract was inspired by my dog getting traumatic glaucoma in his eye #also i think craig would go hard as like. a character who's similar to wallflower blush #except instead of everyone forgetting her but her remembering them #it's craig forgetting everything that happened to him and then finding a way to restore the memories and then he gets SO PISSED at barry #they'll sure need a lot of couple's counselling after that blunder #i kinda wanna make designs for steve and toni #especially steve!!! #how do you think they'd identify steve from the other scientists. would barry just stick a big piece of paper with an S on it to his face #answering my own question: yes he would absolutely do that #steve is the one i feel like both barry and craig tease the most #i find steve literally being so nervous about being perceived that he runs away and damages property to be extremely relatable #also fun fact: craig's hair and eye colours are kinda based off the colour i see the word craig in??? #ok this is gonna be tricky to explain but i think i might have grapheme colour synesthesia #it's basically a condition where you can see or VERY heavily associate colours to a specific number or letter #and for some reason my brain has christened 'craig' as being a very specific sort of yellowy green! it's what i see in my head when i think #-of the word 'craig' so i decided to make him kinda blonde and have hazel eyes (which is basically a mix of green and yellow)!! neato!!

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the cubs brewers rivalry is gonna have some extra spice next season

#craig counsel please #a

[greinkeephus]

Worst day of my life I was on a huge sims 4 kick lately and I didnt realise I had auto update back on and their stupid fucking patch came in and broke all my mods. Now the only way that game is enjoyable is when it’s VERY HEAVILY modded and after this update one of my fav mods that made the game playable got discontinued. I will hunt down the sims team for this

#like eberything they added except fears I already was able to have thanks to mods #and now lifetime aspirations is dead Im expected to go back to playing with the vanilla aspiration system????? #checklists???? half as much choice???? and boring choice too????? #theyd just added new aspirations for kids too and i was soooo excited to try them!!!!! #im DISTRAUGHT. send me pictures of david wroght/david robertson/craig counsell