Brewers owner throws shade at Craig Counsell same day sign with former manager's name found vandalized at park

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Craig Counsell made MLB waves Monday when he reportedly agreed to terms to become the Chicago Cubs’ next manager on a historic five-year, $40 million contract. 

He would be the highest-paid manager in league history. 

And the Milwaukee Brewers are less than pleased Counsell left them for a division rival, especially considering all his years helping Milwaukee as a player and manager. The Milwaukee community is also not happy with the decision.

"Craig was definitely a key part of our success, but if I wanted to list all the reasons we’re successful, we’d be on another half an hour," team owner Mark Attanasio told reporters Monday regarding Counsell’s decision to join the Cubs. 

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Craig Counsell of the Milwaukee Brewers against the Arizona Diamondbacks before Game 2 of a wild-card series at American Family Field Oct. 4, 2023, in Milwaukee. (John Fisher/Getty Images)

"I’m not going to speak for Craig. He spoke plenty over the past several weeks as to what he was trying to do. We’ll see if it was successful or if this was a one-off.

"[We’re all here] today because we’ve lost Craig, but I’ve reflected on this. Craig has lost us, and he’s lost our community also." 

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Attanasio made the comments the same day a sign at Craig Counsell Park in Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin, was vandalized. 

Attanasio added that the Brewers were willing to offer Counsell, whose deal expired at the end of October, a contract that would also make him the league’s highest-paid manager. 

But Attanasio had to see Counsell’s possible departure coming despite how