Brewers principle owner Mark Attanasio met with the media (including ) this afternoon prior to tonights game against the Padres. He discu sed a pair of the major off-the-field storylines surrounding the club headed into the stretch run this year: the future of manager , who earlier this year, and rumors from earlier this month that the club could begin as soon as this fall. Regarding Counsell, Attanasio provided a noteworthy update, telling reporters that he met with Counsell yesterday and the pair Charlie Brown Jr. Jersey decided to put conversations about a potential extension off until after the 2023 campaign concludes. When further pre sed on the matter, Attanasio said (per Rosiak) that Its up to Craig. Wed love to have him here, obviously, for a jillion reasons. That the Brewers would love to keep Counsell hardly registers as a surprise. The longest-tenured manager in the NL, Counsell is currently in his ninth season with Milwaukee. The 52 year old sports a 686-612 record as manager of the club, including a 552-447 record since the start of the 2018 season that saw the club come within a game of the World Series. While Counsell has never won a Manager of the Year award, hes still widely considered to be among the very best managers in the game, with three second-place finishes to his name. As the clubs winningest manager in history, Counsell piloted the club to four consecutive playoff appearances from 2018-2021, and after a near mi s in 2022 appears poised to bring the Brewers back to the postseason in 2023, as the club leads the NL Central with a 71-57 record. As the conversation shifted toward the relocation rumors, spurred by a funding dispute regarding improvements to the clubs ballpark, Attanasio downplayed the likelihood of the Brewers leaving Milwaukee. Look, me, Debbie, our family, we very much want to stay. Thats all Ive considered at this point. Attanasio told reporters. He also noted that his goal is to keep the team [in Milwaukee] for another generation while citing state politicians who have discu sed extending the clubs lease, which currently runs through 2030, through 2050. Even as Attanasio expre sed his desire to stay in Milwaukee, however, he emphasized the clubs desire for additional funds for ballpark renovations. When asked about the As planned move out of Oakland to Las Vegas, he noted that while American Family Field isnt anything close to Oaklands in terms of need for improvements, you have to look forward and plan so it doesnt deteriorate over time the lease runs out in 2030 and it takes years to plan. So, I think just the timetable is such that we have to have these types of discu sions. Attanasios optimism that a deal will be worked out is understandable, given the end of the clubs lease in Milwaukee is still seven years away. For comparison, the As began pursuing relocation in earnest , three years before their lease at the Coliseum expires at the end of the 2024 season. That gives the sides plenty of time to work out a deal before more relocation becomes a more serious threat. Dominique Wilkins Jersey