Minneapolis — CraigCounsell has been accomplishing plenty of firsts since being named manager of the Milwaukee Brewers on May 4.
This weekend he was able to cross another off his list: match wits against former boyhood favorite PaulMolitor, a first-year manager with the Minnesota Twins.
Growing up in Whitefish Bay was reason enough for Counsell to adore Molitor, who earned the nickname "The Ignitor" during a Brewers career that spanned 1978-'92.
"I mean, if you grew up in Milwaukee in the '80s then you loved Paul Molitor, you loved Robin Yount, you loved Jim Gantner.