{"id":78442,"date":"2025-08-16T00:52:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78442"},"modified":"2025-08-16T00:52:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:52:14","slug":"craig-counsell-drops-candid-confession-on-cubs-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=78442","title":{"rendered":"Craig Counsell drops candid confession on Cubs\u2019 slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The post Craig Counsell drops candid confession on Cubs\u2019 slump appeared first on ClutchPoints.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs are currently in the middle of a slump. They recently dropped a three-game series 2-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays and have won just four of their past 10 games overall. Chicago\u2019s offense has especially struggled in recent action. Cubs manager Craig Counsell recently addressed the team\u2019s underperformance, via Jesse Rogers of ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThings not going right is not what\u2019s happening,\u201d Counsell said. \u201cI think that\u2019s what you fall into. This is baseball that\u2019s happening. You have to be tough enough to roll with that. For us to focus on results is harmful so you focus on things that contribute to us being good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs are still in the postseason conversation. Chicago entered Friday\u2019s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 68-52 overall record. The ball club is eight games back of the Milwaukee Brewers for first place in the National League Central division, but they lead the NL Wild Card. Unless they completely collapse during the last few weeks of the regular season, the Cubs will likely end up playing meaningful baseball in October.<\/p>\n<p>The question is whether or not they can turn things around before the postseason. Earning a Wild Card spot is one thing, but the Cubs want to make a deep playoff run. At the moment, they do not look like a true World Series contender, though. However, Chicago could get back on track before October baseball gets underway.<\/p>\n<p>Counsell does not want his team to focus on results, rather, he is placing an emphasis on the \u201cthings that contribute\u201d to the team playing a quality brand of baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Cubs will try to bounce back in their weekend series against the Pirates. Chicago will then host the Brewers for a pivotal five-game series (double-header on Monday) next week. It goes without saying, but the Cubs will need to perform well in that series if they hope to climb back in the division.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: Cubs fans can\u2019t believe Pete Crow-Armstrong\u2019s luck after HBP, injury scare<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Related: What Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer told himself before Vladimir Guerrero Jr.\u2019s clutch HR<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Counsell addressed the Chicago Cubs&#8217; recent slump as the team hopes to bounce back sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":78443,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[282,823,2123,290,291,79],"class_list":["post-78442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-craig-counsell","tag-jesse-rogers","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-pittsburgh-pirates","tag-toronto-blue-jays"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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