The 2025 season has been a mixed bag for Cubs manager Craig Counsell. His team opened the year on a 59-39 tear-only to find themselves outpaced by a once-in-a-generation Brewers squad, currently in the process of setting Milwaukee ablaze two years after its ex-skipper's departure.

On Sunday, Chicago actually picked up a game on the Brewers' division lead, beating the Cubs 4-3 while Milwaukee lost to the Reds 3-2 to end its 14-game win streak. That fact, however, was dwarfed in magnitude by some sleuthing on the part of Brewers fans that caught Counsell in a hilariously audacious lie.

In a piece by veteran Chicago Tribune writer Paul Sullivan published Sunday, Counsell denied knowing anything about George Webb Restaurants-a ubiquitous Wisconsin chain known for giving away free burgers

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