Craig Counsell News Archive
News -- September 2024 (74)
- 9/28 Baseball is Everything: Could Corbin Burnes Be the Missing Piece for Chicago Cubs’ Rotation?: The Chicago Cubs’ 2024 season did not go according to plan would be an understatement. After much improvement, including...
- 9/27 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/27/24): Alcántara in RF Again, Busch DH, Taillon Starting Final Friday Game: Well, folks, we’ve done it. We managed to make it through another season of Cubs baseball with our sanity mostly intact....
- 9/27 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/27/24): Alcántara in RF Again, Busch DH, Taillon Starting Final Friday Game: Well, folks, we’ve done it. We managed to make it through another season of Cubs baseball with our sanity mostly intact....
- 9/27 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds – Series Preview (September 27-29): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (81-78) have now reached their final series of the 2024 season at Wrigley Field against the Reds this weekend. Cincinnati...
- 9/27 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds – Series Preview (September 27-29): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (81-78) have now reached their final series of the 2024 season at Wrigley Field against the Reds this weekend. Cincinnati...
- 9/27 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Hoyer Backs Counsell, Steele Makes Final Start, AFL Rosters Announced, Playoff Races Heating Up: “There’s a battle ahead; many battles are lost. But you’ll never see the end of the road while you’re...
- 9/27 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Hoyer Backs Counsell, Steele Makes Final Start, AFL Rosters Announced, Playoff Races Heating Up: “There’s a battle ahead; many battles are lost. But you’ll never see the end of the road while you’re...
- 9/26 Last Word on Sports: One Goal the Cubs Should Focus for the Bullpen for 2025: Following another underwhelming conclusion to a major league season, the Chicago Cubs bullpen should strive to elevate their performance...
- 9/25 Baseball is Everything: Kyle Hendricks Declares He’s “Not Ready” to Leave Chicago Cubs Amidst Uncertain Future: For a decade, Kyle Hendricks has been the epitome of consistency and reliability for the Chicago Cubs. Known affectionately as...
- 9/25 North Side Baseball: 'We've Come a Long Way': Jed Hoyer Sees Progress, But Does He Hear That Ticking?:
Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer discussed the state of the franchise Monday, and while he fell in line with...
- 9/25 Cubs Insider: Cubs Reportedly Being Primed to Pursue Top-Line Pitching Scares Me on 3 Levels: With the Cubs eliminated from the postseason, the rest of us can join Jed Hoyer in putting the focus on how the Cubs become competitive...
- 9/25 Cubs Insider: Cubs Reportedly Being Primed to Pursue Top-Line Pitching Scares Me on 3 Levels: With the Cubs eliminated from the postseason, the rest of us can join Jed Hoyer in putting the focus on how the Cubs become competitive...
- 9/24 theforkball.com: Reflections on Another Failed Cubs’ Season: The Chicago Cubs were officially eliminated from the playoff race last Saturday. The end had
The post Reflections on Another Failed...
- 9/24 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/23/24): Pearson Starting Bullpen Game, Vazquez SS, Tauchman LF: Have you ever had an event that required you to dress up and be “on” for an extended period of time, after which you...
- 9/24 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/23/24): Pearson Starting Bullpen Game, Vazquez SS, Tauchman LF: Have you ever had an event that required you to dress up and be “on” for an extended period of time, after which you...
- 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs Planning To Add Starting Pitcher In Offseason: The Cubs are planning to add an established starting pitcher to their rotation this winter, reports Patrick Mooney of The Athletic....
- 9/24 North Side Baseball: Should We Be Worried That Craig Counsell Couldn't Fix the Cubs' Run Differential Problem?:
To a point, it feels like the 2024 season was almost the exact same story as the 2023 season for the Chicago Cubs. A good April...
- 9/23 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Cubs Eliminated, Counsell Provides Organizational Advice, White Sox Tie Historical Record for Losses: “Time isn’t holding up, time isn’t after us. Same as it ever was…same as it ever was.” – Talking...
- 9/23 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Cubs Eliminated, Counsell Provides Organizational Advice, White Sox Tie Historical Record for Losses: “Time isn’t holding up, time isn’t after us. Same as it ever was…same as it ever was.” – Talking...
- 9/23 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies – Series Preview (September 23-25): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (80-76) took three of four from the Nationals this weekend but they were officially eliminated from postseason contention...
- 9/23 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies – Series Preview (September 23-25): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (80-76) took three of four from the Nationals this weekend but they were officially eliminated from postseason contention...
- 9/23 North Side Baseball: Week In Review: Cubs Officially Eliminated from Postseason, Show Some Frustration:
With the North Siders relegated to spectators this October, the rumbles of dissatisfaction escalated to a deafening roar this...
- 9/22 Baseball Musings: I Don’t Want You Facing Gallo: Craig Counsell Just took out Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks with Joey Gallo of the Nationals coming to the plate in the...
- 9/21 TalkNats.com: Game #155 Can the Nats win one in Wrigley?: The Washington Nationals called up Trevor Williams yesterday to face the Cubs, a team he played for in 2021, and Williams went...
- 9/20 MLBTradeRumors: Julian Merryweather To Undergo Knee Surgery: Cubs right-hander Julian Merryweather will be undergoing knee surgery tomorrow, says manager Craig Counsell. As relayed by Meghan...
- 9/19 Brewer Fanatic: Amid Front-Facing Turnover, Continuity Behind Scenes Has Kept Brewers Consistently Competitive:
The Brewers secured their third division title in four years, after an offseason of turnover. Brandon Woodruff ultimately re-upped...
- 9/19 El Extrabase: Cerveceros son monarcas del centro de la L.N. por 2do año seguido: Los 'lupulosos' han obtenido tres títulos divisionales en los últimos cuatro años y clasifica a seis de las últimas siete postemporadas
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- 9/19 Brewer Fanatic: Dynasty! The Milwaukee Brewers Win the 2024 NL Central Championship:
There's nothing easy about losing your hometown manager to your fiercest rival, after nearly a decade in which he helped you...
- 9/18 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Jed Hoyer Performance Review, Imanaga Magnificent in Latest Outing, White Sox Nearing Record for Futility: “Jeux sans frontières.” – Peter Gabriel, Games Without Frontiers I thought a week of traveling would help...
- 9/18 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Jed Hoyer Performance Review, Imanaga Magnificent in Latest Outing, White Sox Nearing Record for Futility: “Jeux sans frontières.” – Peter Gabriel, Games Without Frontiers I thought a week of traveling would help...
- 9/18 North Side Baseball: Juan Soto or Corbin Burnes for the Cubs This Winter? Why Not, You Know, Both?:
With as much energy and era-defining excitement as there is in Major League Baseball these days, the game is better when the...
- 9/18 Cubs Insider: Justin Steele Returning to Rotation Wednesday: Justin Steele will return to the rotation for Wednesday’s series finale after 17 days on the IL with elbow tendinitis, Craig...
- 9/18 Cubs Insider: Justin Steele Returning to Rotation Wednesday: Justin Steele will return to the rotation for Wednesday’s series finale after 17 days on the IL with elbow tendinitis, Craig...
- 9/17 North Side Baseball: Why Cubs Fans Should Keep a Close, Fond Eye on Christopher Morel:
Every season near the trade deadline, fans watch nervously, hoping not to see their favorite players get traded. When they inevitably...
- 9/16 North Side Baseball: Cubs Week In Review: Cubs Arrive At Beginning Of End With Head-Scratching Week:
Supporters of this ball club lull themselves into a false sense of misery, so when a series plays out as it did this past week...
- 9/14 Cubs Insider: Quantifying Hope Quickie: Cubs Loss Plus Mets, Braves Wins Drop Chances to 0.2%: The Cubs entered their series with the Rockies clinging in vain to 1.1% postseason odds, but those have all but evaporated thanks...
- 9/14 Cubs Insider: Quantifying Hope Quickie: Cubs Loss Plus Mets, Braves Wins Drop Chances to 0.2%: The Cubs entered their series with the Rockies clinging in vain to 1.1% postseason odds, but those have all but evaporated thanks...
- 9/14 North Side Baseball: Are Narratives Surrounding The 2024 Cubs Accurate?:
1. The Cubs Offense is Not Clutch Enough
Here are the Cubs' totals for the season. For some context, the Cubs are below...
- 9/14 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/13/24): Nothing New in Batting Order, Assad Starting: It’s Friday the 13th, which holds little significance unless you’re weirdly superstitious or looking for a good deal...
- 9/14 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/13/24): Nothing New in Batting Order, Assad Starting: It’s Friday the 13th, which holds little significance unless you’re weirdly superstitious or looking for a good deal...
- 9/13 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies – Series Preview (September 13-15): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (75-71) are once again getting better results on the road after struggling a bit at Wrigley Field. This time, Chicago...
- 9/13 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs @ Colorado Rockies – Series Preview (September 13-15): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (75-71) are once again getting better results on the road after struggling a bit at Wrigley Field. This time, Chicago...
- 9/12 Cubs Insider: Porter Hodge Closed Game Following Concern Over Racing Heart, May Undergo Further Tests: Porter Hodge stepped off the rubber in the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s game leading 6-3 with a runner on third and Max...
- 9/12 Cubs Insider: Porter Hodge Closed Game Following Concern Over Racing Heart, May Undergo Further Tests: Porter Hodge stepped off the rubber in the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s game leading 6-3 with a runner on third and Max...
- 9/12 Cubs Insider: Porter Hodge Closed Game Following Concern Over Racing Heart, May Undergo Further Tests: Porter Hodge stepped off the rubber in the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s game leading 6-3 with a runner on third and Max...
- 9/12 Cubs Insider: Porter Hodge Closed Game Following Concern Over Racing Heart, May Undergo Further Tests: Porter Hodge stepped off the rubber in the 9th inning of Tuesday night’s game leading 6-3 with a runner on third and Max...
- 9/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/10/24): Same Batting Order, Imanaga Facing Yamamoto: Tonight features a pitching matchup NPB fans have gotten used to over the years, with Shōta Imanaga facing off against Yoshinobu...
- 9/11 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/10/24): Same Batting Order, Imanaga Facing Yamamoto: Tonight features a pitching matchup NPB fans have gotten used to over the years, with Shōta Imanaga facing off against Yoshinobu...
- 9/9 North Side Baseball: Cubs Week In Review: Flirtation With Postseason Appearance Met With Sobering Reality:
If familiarity breeds contempt, the Cubs and Pirates must really hate each other by now. This past Monday, the Cubs squared...
- 9/7 North Side Baseball: The Cubs Need To Beat The Yankees Today But Can They?:
It’s Saturday, it’s September, and the Cubs aren’t quiiiiite out of it yet. Javier Assad will be pitching today, with clutch...
- 9/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/6/24): Anthony Rizzo Returns to Wrigley: Let’s be honest, Anthony Rizzo‘s return to Wrigley for the first time since July of 2021 is a far more compelling...
- 9/6 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/6/24): Anthony Rizzo Returns to Wrigley: Let’s be honest, Anthony Rizzo‘s return to Wrigley for the first time since July of 2021 is a far more compelling...
- 9/5 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Combined No-No Has Cubs Still Trying to Compete, Path to 88 Wins, Counsell Comfortable Pulling Imanaga: “…And if you ask me how I’m feeling. Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see.” – Rick...
- 9/5 Twins Daily: Make It Official! Twins 4, Rays 3: Early Power, Dominant Pitching Help Twins Split Series in Tampa:
Box Score
SP: Pablo Lopez - 6 2/3 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K (91 pitches, 62 strikes (68.1% strikes))
Home Runs: Edouard Julien...
- 9/5 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Combined No-No Has Cubs Still Trying to Compete, Path to 88 Wins, Counsell Comfortable Pulling Imanaga: “…And if you ask me how I’m feeling. Don’t tell me you’re too blind to see.” – Rick...
- 9/5 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/4/24): Cubs 12, Pirates 0 – Shōta Leads Combined No-Hitter at Wrigley: The Cubs responded nicely to a couple of very tough losses in this series with a combined no-hitter Wednesday night against the...
- 9/5 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Score and Recap (9/4/24): Cubs 12, Pirates 0 – Shōta Leads Combined No-Hitter at Wrigley: The Cubs responded nicely to a couple of very tough losses in this series with a combined no-hitter Wednesday night against the...
- 9/5 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Place Justin Steele On Injured List: 5:30pm: Right-hander Jack Neely will be recalled as the corresponding move for Steele, per Montemurro on X. 4:35pm: The Cubs announced...
- 9/3 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Cubs Hoping for ‘Craigtember to Remember,’ Hoyer Counting on Caissie, Ohtani Nearing 50-50: “Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories.” – John Mellencamp, Minutes to Memories The Cubs lost a big game...
- 9/3 Cubs Insider: The Rundown: Cubs Hoping for ‘Craigtember to Remember,’ Hoyer Counting on Caissie, Ohtani Nearing 50-50: “Days turn to minutes and minutes to memories.” – John Mellencamp, Minutes to Memories The Cubs lost a big game...
- 9/3 North Side Baseball: The Cubs Could Afford Their First Loss Monday Night. The Second Spells the End for Them.:
It was, arguably, the cruelest hour in three years or more for the Cubs. Ahead 3-0 on Jared Jones and the Pirates after seven...
- 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: The Opener: Steele, Cole, MLBTR Chat: As MLB’s stretch run gets under way, here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout...
- 9/2 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (September 2-4): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (71-66) are currently in their hottest stretch of the season by far, completing a sweep of the Nationals in Washington...
- 9/2 North Side Baseball: Cubs Pitcher Of the Month: August 2024:
What got into the Cubs in August? Pennant race, anyone? I know it's a tad optimistic, but it is nice to see some good pitching,...
- 9/2 North Side Baseball: Injury Ends 2024 Season for Key Cubs Pitcher, But His Future Remains Bright:
Back on May 28, Ben Brown had the best start of his young career, throwing seven innings of no-hit baseball against the Milwaukee...
- 9/2 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates – Series Preview (September 2-4): Overview, Game and Broadcast Info, Starting Pitchers, W2W4: The Cubs (71-66) are currently in their hottest stretch of the season by far, completing a sweep of the Nationals in Washington...
- 9/2 North Side Baseball: Cubs Come Home After Road Trip Full of Unsustainable Wins, Needing to Find Sustainable Ones:
At long last, the 2024 Cubs have strung together some important wins, and when you glance at the scoreboard, they look impressive...
- 9/2 North Side Baseball: Cubs Week In Review: The Cubs Are Rolling & A Playoff Berth Is Within Reach:
There was a point in this season when April was frequently looked to as evidence that the Cubs could score runs. In the last...
- 9/2 Cubs Insider: Just a Few Random Thoughts Following Cubs’ 8-1 Road Trip: I’m about to unplug for a while and enjoy the rest of my holiday weekend, but first wanted to get out a few of the thoughts...
- 9/2 Cubs Insider: Just a Few Random Thoughts Following Cubs’ 8-1 Road Trip: I’m about to unplug for a while and enjoy the rest of my holiday weekend, but first wanted to get out a few of the thoughts...
- 9/1 North Side Baseball: Craig Counsell Has Found the Relief Ace He Needed to Vault the Cubs Forward:
The worry, if you were a Cubs fan long about mid-June, was that Craig Counsell's magic doesn't work without an elite bullpen--that...
- 9/1 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/1/24): Swanson Bats Second, Wisdom at 1B, Wicks Makes Return: The Cubs have won five straight and eight of nine as they look to sweep a second consecutive series and maintain their improbable...
- 9/1 Cubs Insider: Chicago Cubs Lineup (9/1/24): Swanson Bats Second, Wisdom at 1B, Wicks Makes Return: The Cubs have won five straight and eight of nine as they look to sweep a second consecutive series and maintain their improbable...
- 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cubs To Activate Jordan Wicks From 60-Day IL Tomorrow: The Cubs are set to activate left-hander Jordan Wicks from the 60-day IL tomorrow, manager Craig Counsell told reporters (including...
News -- August 2024 (82)