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Counsell reflects on playing ’01 Series in NY
- Updated: September 11, 2016
ST. LOUIS — An invisible weight pressed down on New York City before the first World Series in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. That’s what Craig Counsell remembers most.
That memory came rushing back Sunday for Counsell as he managed the Brewers against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Fifteen years ago, he played for the Arizona Diamondbacks against the Yankees in one of the most compelling World Series in history.
“I’ll never forget it,” Counsell said.
The D-backs were at home in Phoenix on 9/11, but the more vivid recollections for Counsell came weeks later, when the team traveled to New York for Games 3-5 of a Series that would go to the bottom of the ninth inning in a decisive Game 7.
“We spent a week in New York and spent time at Ground Zero,” Counsell said. “We played three incredibly emotional baseball games that New York won — and it felt like they were supposed to win.”
The D-backs stayed at the Grand …
