MILWAUKEE Milwaukee Brewers infielder Craig Counsell spent the past five seasons playing for his hometown team, and now he'll get the chance to start his front office career in the city where he grew up. Brewers general manager Doug Melvin announced Tuesday that Counsell, whose retirement after 15 seasons was expected, will be a special assistant to the GM. "We are pleased...

The group of active Diamondbacks remaining from the 2001 World Series team shrank to three Tuesday with the announcement that Craig Counsell would retire after 15 seasons and take a front office position with the Milwaukee Brewers, where he played the last five seasons. Counsell, 41, met the Milwaukee media Tuesday alongside Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to make the news official...

MILWAUKEE Milwaukee Brewers infielder Craig Counsell spent the past five seasons playing for his hometown team, and now he'll get the chance to start his front office career in the city where he grew up. Brewers general manager Doug Melvin announced Tuesday that Counsell, whose retirement after 15 seasons was expected, will be a special assistant to the GM. "We are pleased...

MILWAUKEE -- After a 16-year career that included two World Series championships and two playoff appearances with his hometown Brewers, infielder Craig Counsell on Tuesday said goodbye to his playing career. But he said hello to a new career: He is joining the Brewers front office as a special assistant to general manager Doug Melvin. It was fitting, then, that Counsell announced...

MILWAUKEE -- After a 16-year career that included two World Series championships and two playoff appearances with his hometown Brewers, infielder Craig Counsell on Tuesday said goodbye to his playing career. But he said hello to a new career: He is joining the Brewers front office as a special assistant to general manager Doug Melvin. It was fitting, then, that Counsell announced...

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Craig Counsell has decided to retire and join the club's front office. The Brewers said Tuesday that Counsell will become special assistant to general manager Doug Melvin. Counsell is a Milwaukee native and follows his father into the Brewers' front office. John Counsell worked there from 1979-1987. The 41-year-old Counsell completed his 15th...

Craig Counsell has opted to retire and join the Milwaukee Brewers' front office.The 41-year-old failed to secure a deal over the offseason and will call it quits, ending a career that saw him play more than 1,600 major-league games and win a pair of World Series championships.Counsell broke into the majors with the Colorado Rockies in 1994. He also played for the Florida Marlins...

His name doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame but there should be a place in the Hall for players like Craig Counsell who always seemed to get that big hit to start a rally or move the tying or winning run into scoring position.  That is what Counsell did so many times in his career and he did it with humility.  He was an old-school type player who played the game hard every day...

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:42 am ET By Anthony Caruso III The Capital Sports Report Craig Counsell has joined the Milwaukee Brewers front office. He has been named special assistant to the general manager. He is the second Counsell to work in the Brewers front office, as his father worked for the Brewers from 1979 to 1987. He ended his baseball career after the 2011 season....

Craig Counsell's playing career with the Brewers was already pretty much over. The team said early in the offseason they wouldn't be bringing him back, and have added a few Counsell-like players over the past couple months. Today, Counsell's playing career officially comes to a close, with the announcement of his retirement and hiring as Special Assistant to the General Manager.Counsell...

Former Milwaukee Brewer Craig Counsell joined the team’s front office earlier today. He has been named the special assistant to general manager Doug Melvin. Counsell played high school baseball in Whitefish Bay, WI where he currently lives with his family. He has two World Series rings in 16 seasons as he won with the 1997 Florida Marlins and the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks. Over...

     Kids, do not try this at home     Clearly this is not the flashiest move of the week, but it is still very important.  Word on the street is that the Brewers have agreed to a one year $1.4 million dollar deal with the 40 year old utility man.  This will be the 5th consecutive year we see Counsell on the Brewers roster, but the 6th time overall.      The truth...

Craig Counsell is with the Brewers again for another year and the Brewers are lucky to have him. Counsell is a player that wears many hats for the Milwaukee Brewers. It seems when the Brewers call on him he always does a good job. Of course he wants to play more games, but rarely do you ever hear him complain. He is from the old school mold and does whatever it takes to help his...

Bill Bergen, you still have your record. Milwaukee Brewers infielder Craig Counsell came within one at-bat of tying catcher Bill Bergen's Major League record of 46 consecutive at-bats without a hit. Bergen, a catcher for the Brookly Superbas, set this distinctive record in 1909. Counsell stepped up as a pinch-hitter in Friday's game in Houston and smoked a liner into right field...

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...

I've spent a lot of time writing about Adam Dunn on this blog this season because he could quite possibly be having the worst season by any professional baseball player that I've ever seen. And just to be clear, there is no hyperbole in that sentence. I really mean that this could be the worst season by anyone at any point in the history of baseball. It's the kind of...

Brewers infielder Craig Counsell snapped an 0 for 45 drought with a pinch-hit single in the ninth inning of Milwaukee's 8-1 victory against the Astros on Friday night. Counsell, a 16-year veteran utility infielder with a .255 career batting average, was one hitless at-bat from tying a major league record. But he singled to right against Houston reliever Enerio Del Rosario for...

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The Milwaukee Brewers Craig Counsell has morphed into Bill Bergen July 29, 20011, author Roste Beefe After going 0-for-3 in the Brewers 4-2 victory against Chicago, the People’s Champ, Craig Counsell,  has set the Milwaukee Brewers record for most consecutive at-bats without a base hit, extending his streak to 41. He had entered the game [...]

Craig Counsell should find Houston Astros reliever Enerio Del Rosario buy him dinner, take him to his place, bust out a bottle of bubbly, bend over, and let Enerio get his jail bird on; cause the streak that 16 year vet Counsel was approaching was straight embarrassing. Counsel was 0-45 entering last night’s game between his/her (he blows) Milwaukee Brewers and the Houston...

I wrote earlier in the week about Craig Counsell's 0-for-45 near-record streak of hitless at-bats. It came to a fitting conclusion last night. August 5, 2011. Counsell pinch-hit for shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt with two out and one on and the Brewers leading 7-1 in the ninth inning. On a 2-0 count, he slapped a belt-high four-seam fastball from Enerio del Rosario sharply on...

My good friend Jon Bois of SB Nation is always asking people who the most ____ player ever is. “Who is the most trade deadline player of all time?” My vote was for Orlando Cabrera, because he’s involved in literally every trade thing and people always pretend like getting him is a great idea. “Who is the most Baltimore Orioles player of all time?”...

Craig Counsell: The 40-year-old infielder for the Brewers is a bright guy – went to Notre Dame, majored in accounting – and he dipped his toe in the Wisconsin political mess yesterday. “I support the thousands of public sector employees who are threatened with the loss of that right under recently-proposed state legislation. These employees [...]

The Milwaukee Brewers re-signed Craig Counsell yesterday to a one-year pact worth $1.4 million. Counsell spent last season primarily at shortstop while seeing time at second base and third base as well. Despite Counsell’s age – he turned 40 in August – there’s a case to be made that he should find himself in the lineup more often in 2011. The Brewers’ acquisition of Yuniesky...

The Milwaukee Brewers and infielder Craig Counsell have agreed to a $1.4 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press. The person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the deal won't become final until Counsell passes a physical. The 40-year-old Counsell has played each of his last four seasons in Milwaukee.