I don't know what thread this should really go in, but I'm going to play devil's advocate and ask this, because I know I'm not the only one who has thought it.
Is it safe to say that Craig Counsell was not as instrumental to our success as many thought and as national talking heads thought?
In no way am I saying he was a "bad" manager. I'm just questioning whether it seems like he was more part of a bigger successful system, rather than being some creative genius always pulling all the right strings.
Granted, the season is a long ways from over, but the Cubs have talent, and they should be better than this. We've endured every pitcher injury under the sun, and yet things continue on here in Milwaukee with business as usual. It's no longer particularly early, we're nearly halfway through the season.