Tom Haudricourt Counsell Having a Year for the Ages Veteran Utility Player Keeps Producing
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel › July 26, 2009
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Milwaukee native Craig Counsell has been a valuable contributor to the Brewers' cause this season, emerging from a bench role to semi-regular status after second baseman Rickie Weeks was lost with a wrist injury in May.
Counsell's play has been even more noteworthy when you take into consideration he is one of only 11 position players in the major leagues 38 years old or older.See the full content of this document
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Tom Haudricourt Counsell Having a Year for the Ages Veteran Utility Player Keeps Producing
Entering Saturday, the red-hot Counsell was batting .296 in 257 at-bats. Only one other player 38 or older, Oakland's Jason Giambi (38), had more at-bats (269) before landing on the disabled list. But Giambi (.193, 11 HRs, 40 RBI) had the advantage of getting many of those at-bats as a designated hitter, a luxury Counsell doesn't have.
The next 38-and-over players in terms of at-bats -- Seattle's Ken Griffey Jr. (39) and the Chicago White Sox's Jim ...See the full content of this document
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