Has there ever been a figure go from hero to zero as quickly as former Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell? Sure, he had his detractors while managing the Brewers, but he always had the “we’re all in this together” thing going for him. While he has gone of his way recently to point out he was not born in Milwaukee, he cannot deny the fact that Wisconsin is where he grew up.
After all, throughout his entire tenure in Milwaukee, Counsell and the Brewers banked on his promotions as the hometown son come back to bring his childhood favorite team to the Promised Land. And for the most part, fans bought into it. Even though they might not have agreed with every decision he made, they felt a certain connection to him because of shared roots.
And then Counsell did the unforgiveable: he accepted an offer to go and manage the Chicago Cubs, one of the Brewers’ most hated rivals. Not only that, he did not give Brewers owner Mark Attanasio the chance to submit a counter-offer. He was done with Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Brewers Fans Were Upset that Craig Counsell Joined the Chicago Cubs
To say that Brewers fans were upset that Counsell spurned their city, his city, would be an understatement. Someone vandalized the sign of a ballpark that bears his name in Whitefish Bay where Little League games are played. Reports of Counsell attending a Milwaukee Bucks game a few days later was met with derision.
To add insult to injury, at least in the minds of Brewers fans, Counsell is still living in Milwaukee and commuting to Chicago every day for work. In their minds, Counsell viewed the city good enough for him to live in, but not good enough to represent as manager of their Major League Baseball team.
Of course, the man is free to live and work wherever he chooses, but the way things went down between the Brewers and their former manager left a bad taste in the mouths of fans.
Milwaukee Brewers Fans Make a Craig Counsell Meme Go Viral on Social Media
On Thursday, Brewers fans, led by comedian John Egan (BrewersRaptor on Twitter/X), made a still image of Counsell managing against the Brewers on a Spring Training go viral on social media:
Craig Counsell when he was told he got to bury the original Hank the Dog pic.twitter.com/RgBLQzqgUn
— John “BrewersRaptor” Egan (@BrewersRaptor) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell at Ford’s Theater April 14, 1865 at 10:16 PM pic.twitter.com/WgB1mqL71B
— Dallas Brewers (@DallasBrewers) February 29, 2024
Craig Counsell rooting for the Romans in “The Passion of the Christ” pic.twitter.com/IwtRXhgeu1
— John “BrewersRaptor” Egan (@BrewersRaptor) February 29, 2024
Craig Counsell when Marley dies in Marley and Me pic.twitter.com/XMSdBes0AW
— Matt (@mgd1084) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell cheering for the robbers in Home Alone pic.twitter.com/C1hie0LKtg
— Jack Cerveny (@JackCerveny) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell when Littlefoot thinks his own shadow is his dead mother pic.twitter.com/AqB1cFqoph
— Steve Pelicopter (@stevepeli) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell when Anakin slaughtered the younglings in the Jedi temple pic.twitter.com/N7JNqIqGtg
— Evan (@EvanBoller) February 29, 2024
Live footage of Craig Counsell cheering against Rudy in the movie “Rudy” pic.twitter.com/9WhkQvsn6W
— John “BrewersRaptor” Egan (@BrewersRaptor) February 29, 2024
Craig Counsell when Apollo 13 had a problem pic.twitter.com/A5FXYEz9JQ
— Dallas Brewers (@DallasBrewers) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell rooting for the iceberg vs Titanic. pic.twitter.com/MD4C009DdJ
— Laura in the 608 🌈⚾️🐈⬛ (@hemming_hawing) February 29, 2024
Craig Counsell when his offense hits a routine fly ball. pic.twitter.com/cvOX1aHOP7
— American Family Field Pigeon (@FieldPigeon) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell at the end of Old Yeller pic.twitter.com/Tre9jHrh2R
— Math (@BigMEMath) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell when Mufasa died in Lion King pic.twitter.com/YQqkL5lz1v
— Better Call Sal (@BetterCall_Sal1) March 1, 2024
Craig Counsell when Brett Favre took millions from welfare to pay for a volleyball court pic.twitter.com/FNWjEJgWQu
— JB (@lessthanjb) March 1, 2024
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