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Craig Counsell career highlights

Found January 22, 2012 on The Hardball Times:
PLAYERS: Craig Counsell,  Bobby Bonilla,  Jeff Conine,  Edgar Renteria,  Moises Alou,  Gary Sheffield,  Jose Mesa,  Doug Glanville,  CJ Nitkowski,  Derrek Lee,  Cliff Floyd,  Ryan Dempster,  Eric Gagne,  Randy Johnson,  Mark Mulder,  Greg Maddux,  Mike Mussina,  Tino Martinez,  Derek Jeter,  Bob Brenly,  Mariano Rivera,  Tony Womack,  Luis Gonzalez,  Al Leiter,  Armando Benitez,  Miguel Batista,  Jason Schmidt,  Pete Rose,  Brandon Backe,  Bill Hall,  Scott Podsednik,  Anibal Sanchez,  Orlando Hudson,  Justin Verlander,  Rickie Weeks,  JJ Hardy,  Ryan Braun,  Ned Yost,  CC Sabathia,  Derek Lowe,  Josh Willingham,  Trevor Hoffman,  Prince Fielder
TEAMS: Milwaukee Brewers,  Cincinnati Reds,  Miami Marlins,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Chicago Cubs,  New York Yankees,  New York Mets,  San Francisco Giants,  Philadelphia Phillies,  San Diego Padres,  Detroit Tigers,  Baltimore Orioles,  Kansas City Royals,  Cleveland Indians,  Minnesota Twins

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It wasn’t particularly surprising to hear, but it’s now official. Last week, veteran infielder Craig Counsell decided it was time to call it a career, announcing his retirement. Craig Counsell in actionAt the very least, he made the most of his talent. Despite a career OPS+ of 79 and never appearing in 110 games in a season until he was in his 30s, Counsell managed to play in 1,624 big league contests and participate in some of the game’s most memorable postseason series. Let’s take a bit of time here to review his career. Below is a list featuring the most important and greatest games he ever participated in, his personal highlights, milestones, achievements and lowlights. Also included are some oddities, memorable moments and teammates' great performances he was on hand for. They're all things he can claim to have seen or done. Here they are, arranged chronologically and broken up by what team he played for at the time.Rockies tenure Sept. 17, 1995: Counsell ...
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