It was reported yesterday that the Milwaukee Brewers fired their manager of the last four seasons, Ron Roenicke. Immediately afterwards they announced that Craig Counsell would be the new manager. And who is Counsell's first game as manager against; the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers arrive in Milwaukee for a four game series today as Counsell begins his Major League managerial career. He is definitely familiar with the organization since he was acquired by the Dodgers from the then Florida Marlins in June 1999. However, less than a year later, the Dodgers released Counsell before the 2000 season even began.
Even though he was outright released by the Dodgers, Counsell went on to play more than ten more seasons in the MLB. He even got his 1,000th career hit against the Dodgers. And now just over 15 years after being released by them his first game ever as manager is against them. The Brewers currently have the worst record in the MLB, but expectations are still high for them. His chance to prove he is a better manager than ballplayer as he has claimed to be starts tonight. It will tough though for his last place Brewers to win the series against the first place Dodgers, but it is a great opportunity to show off his skills from the get go. Unfortunately, having to face Clayton Kershaw in your first game as manager is not an easy task and Counsell would probably admit he would rather have his team face any other pitcher. But the era of Manager Craig Counsell has now begun and we will all see if the Brewers can turn it all around in this still young baseball season.
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