MILWAUKEE — The entered Saturday’s contest against the in free fall. Once eight games over .500 in late April, they’d gone 21-36 over the past two months.
As the losses have mounted and the offense continues to sputter, some have wondered where the fire is from a team that’s remained rather calm during a rough stretch of play. But Cubs manager Craig Counsell doesn’t want anything manufactured. He’s not going to flip tables or scream at his team because that’s not who he is.
He has to be himself and he expects the same from his players. Advertisement “You want people to be themselves,” Counsell said before the game. “You’re gonna be the best version of you if you have the freedom to be yourself.
That’s important. I will stand by that no matter what. If you have a loud player, you gotta let him do that.
If you have a quiet player, you gotta let him be that to get his best self out there for him to have the most confidence out on the field and in the clubhouse. I think that’s critically important. Loud team, quiet team does not dictate team success.
” But fans often see a player strike out in a big moment and lose a tough game and want them to show the same anger and frustration they’re feeling. That’s not always the best course of action. And besides, a team that’s just not performing offensively often looks dead when it comes to passion and fire.
“When you don’t hit, that’s a common frame in the history of baseball,” Counsell said. “E.
