Bring in Rockin' Robin.

Summer ticket sales not happening?
Melvin needs to go too. Jack gave him his run, he couldn't restock after he left.
IMO, he is history too I hope.

I think Melvin has been marching to the beat of the Attanasio drum, therefore he is probably safe.

Ron Gardenhire...
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports....nother-managing-gig/

Melvin...I can see him going away too if he can't salvage anything positive from this dumpster fire of a season(s).

Gardenhire?  

 

I'm guessing Gomez would love that

Just talked to #Brewers GM Doug Melvin. Wouldn't say who next MGR is, but he will not be an interim MGR. Multi-year deal is in place.

— Greg Matzek (@gmatzek) May 4, 2015

Its Craig Counsel ...

I can see it in Melvin's eyes ...

Counsel would be my guess. Firing Ron was akin to rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic but I guess MA figured he had to do something to shake the trees and convince fans they were trying to do well....something.

ESPN said the FOX Sports in Wisconsin says it will be Craig Counsel.  Guess we'll find out at 10:30. 

The rebuild is officially on.  New coach.. new era.

 

Now for the fire sale.

Finally. After how the brewers have been playing since late june, this had to happen. Let's see how this team responds now. Maybe a fresh change after how the last half of the season went in 2014 and this horrific start is just what the doctor ordered. It would be something to see an immediate turnaround happen or even a steady ascent back into the thick of it.

I hope he names Mark Kotsay his bench coach.  

Roenicke has only one regret after losing job

Former Brewers manager only wishes team had won more recently

 

profound

Did Micah Hyde piss in Mark A's cheerios too?

Attanasio is the Dan Snyder of major league baseball.  The way this team is running through field managers and coaches is ridiculous.  This is Melvin's 21st year of being a GM.  Assuming the team misses the playoff this year, that GM will have assembled a sub-.500 winning percentage in the regular season, will have gone to the playoffs only 5 times and will have only won one playoff series (7-18 record in the postseason).  But of course Melvin is safe, because he's just a puppet that does what Dan Snyder Mark Attanasio instructs him to do.

 

This organization is a complete joke.  There is a reason why the Cardinals are the Cardinals and the Brewers are the Brewers.  

Melvin has to go as well

He's had his chance and in the end the results are the results.  His model has not worked so it's time for a change because if they blow up the roster I do not want him making more decisions

Ron was safe just a week ago

Yeah, it was attanasio's fault that the Brewers pissed away the division last year. Fact is some managers/coaches lose teams and never can reign them back.

This is not a playoff team as currently constructed. It's also not a 120 loss team. Roenicke is a solid baseball guy who may be a successful manager again in the future. He's just lost this team. It happens.

 

Let's see how Counsell does. It also hopefully creates a situation where some of the young players can play in an atmosphere that doesn't include a manager who everyone knew at some point was a dead man walking.  

The newest fad in our lives continues to strike baseball.  Managers who have never run a MLB team are the 'IN' thing. Matheny, Ausmus, Price, Cash and now Counsell.

 

Craig gets a multi-year contract.  I suspect he gets the current crop of Coaches until year end and then he will make decisions on who to keep or let go.

 

I have a hunch that Melvin will retire at years end, also.

 

Craig gets to face Kershaw and Greinke to open his tenure. Thanks a lot Doug!!!!

Molitor too.

Home run hire

Melvin addresses Counsell's lack of coaching experience right off the top. Says he was "managing in his mind" during games on the bench.

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) May 4, 2015

I like this one better

 

 

Counsell: "I think I'll be better at this than I was at playing."

— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) May 4, 2015

I'm confused at your hard on about this.  They picked up his option for ~$1M.   They thought the team was more 1H last year, and they gave their manager a perception of support.   

 

Who cares, it's Mark's money and it's a pretty standard deal.  It's not preventing signing a player, it's not setting the franchise back because they hamstrung the org with the option.  

 

You nailed it.  EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE!

 

The last 5 years of Selig produced this a .410 winning percentage and not one season with more than 73 wins.

 

The last 5 years of Mark has produced a .508 winnings percentage and not one season with less than 74 wins.

 

Totally the same.   

Sounds like Craig Counsel is the right guy for this job at this time.  Heard some good stuff from him  No fluff.  No "sentimental hogwash".  It is the business of winning.  But winning in your hometown will make it all the more better.  Good Luck Craig and Brewers!

 

Personally, I think Doug and Mark had this change in mind for a couple weeks.  This past week just clinched it for them.

I don't get the perspective that Attanasio is driving the franchise into the dirt. The Brewers have had a decent run here- maybe it is time to regroup. But laughingstock? I don't get it.

The Cubs gutted the roster, sucked for 3-4 years, and now are looking like a powerhouse. I don't think the Brewers need to go that far- but maybe 2015 is a slash year and they'll turn assets into prospects. Seems like the time is now to make that decision.

The Braun contract ever looming, but he's starting to resemble the guy they're paying for. All is not lost there. But Councell? I don't know... It doesn't seem like a long term answer. But in the end, in baseball, it's about the roster. This roster got old and bad and they need to turnover and regroup. Who knows what Councell means in that?

I'm not sure how MLB works, but how easy is it to get a good GM candidate in May?  Personally, if this thing is going to be broken down, I'd want the guy in it for the long haul to be making those moves.  If Melvin (and Mark A.) are still thinking in terms of short term wins, the results will be mediocre because it lacks vision.  

 

Firing Ron seems more show than substance.  I actually don't think this team is as bad as the record shows, so I assume any turn around will be attributed to Counsel, which will also be a mistake.  Disappointed to hear the "hope we get a hot streak" comments because again, it lacks vision.  

 

I don't care that Counsel was selected to manage the team from now on, I am concerned that this will be the only change.  

Disagree.  I think this team was playing good at the start last year and they weren't just lucky. 

 

If this team gets to winning, I think it will be attributed to Counsel and should be.  It has been going nowhere since last August.  Certainly RR couldn't get them to play better. 

 

A few changes were made, but relatively speaking same team different mgr.  If the new mgr can re-ignite this team to play like they did last spring and early summer, then he should get the credit.

Obviously some of you didn't see Major League.

#nevertoolate
#haventheardfatlady

To much credit being given to managers period.  

I see shades of Herb Kohl with Mark Attanasio

Doesn't make him a bad guy but he has to get a new GM as well.  Might make sense to raid the Cardinals organization

Maybe you should just stick to commenting  on the Packers draft. On second thought................

Fifty Shades of Herb Kohl in Mark A?

 

Hmm..