Cubs manager Craig Counsell reveals lessons from 'daunting' playoff scenario

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Cubs fell one close game short of a berth in the National League Championship Series in October.

Had they beaten the Brewers and advanced to face the Dodgers, they would have had a new challenge to deal with.

“It would have gotten daunting,” manager Craig Counsell said of the pitching situation. “I don’t think it was daunting for the first two series, and I don’t think it necessarily affected us for the first two series.”

But a best-of-seven series without...