Look, I didn’t like the move when it happened and was quick to share as much with a similarly frustrated party via text. My immediate thought was that Craig Counsell was pulling a lever almost out of spite in an attempt to make himself look better after his “Owen Caissie isn’t good enough to get playing time on this team” comments. That’s pretty silly, of course, but it does feel at times as though managers — not just Counsell — do things that seem contrarian because they’ve got a gut feeling or even just because going against the grain makes them feel smart.
Pinch-Hitting Justin Turner for Owen Caissie Was Right Move
