Cujo Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 1 hour ago, FGM13 said: Watch Chris Sale demand to be traded because of this disaster. In a sense, he already has with the heated argument with Williams and locker room memorial -- acting like he's LaRoche's agent or somesh1t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 So we're only hearing reports from the LaRoche Camp -- which is basically LaRoche, Sale and the folks from Duck Dynasty. "Kenny Williams is a liar , it was in the contract, blah blah blah." Kenny Williams likely had just reason to boot the kid out of the clubhouse, like the kid snooping thru lockers, taking a whiz in someone's cleats, or as many have suggested, staring at naked players. Some players or coaches were clearly bothered enough to go to Williams. Give it time, this side of the story will eventually surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/03/20/chicago-cubs-jon-lester-bone-chip-throwing-elbow I'm sure the Cubs, what with their stellar WS resume, shouldn't be concerned at all whatsoever that this inevitably derails a game 7 WS decision. I mean, unless they let a goat eat his floating bone chip for brunch, we all know how this script ends. Maybe Steve Bartman would donate his left arm for 6 innings. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On 3/18/2016 at 0:45 PM, Needschat said: Sports are different from your typical restaurant or office job. These are people making money playing games. You can't equate what they do as work. WE ARE! PENN STATE!! (That should have triggered alerts among the White Sox lawyers right there.) On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On 3/18/2016 at 2:16 PM, FGM13 said: Watch Chris Sale demand to be traded because of this disaster. I don't want the Cardinals to have any part of this nutbar. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 On 3/18/2016 at 4:38 PM, Cujo said: Kenny Williams likely had just reason to boot the kid out of the clubhouse, like the kid snooping thru lockers, taking a whiz in someone's cleats, or as many have suggested, staring at naked players. Some players or coaches were clearly bothered enough to go to Williams. Give it time, this side of the story will eventually surface. You're giving Kenny Williams too much credit. What's more likely is the Sox had some kind of collective bad day of training, and Kenny, being one of those crusty ex-jocks who wants nothing more in life than to put on a uniform again, was buzzing around the premises in a foul mood. He saw the kid around and made him into an avatar of all things loose and not serious enough, and finally hit the ceiling on the whole bring-the-kid thing. This is a guy (Kenny Williams, not Drake LaRoche, lol) who was in the habit of flipping postgame spread tables over when he felt his players hadn't performed well enough to deserve eating food. If it had been someone enjoying music on a boombox, he'd have smashed the boombox. Getting this kid (and his dad's lousy contract) the hell out of there was the right destination to arrive at, but they got there in the typical ham-handed White Sox way with everyone yelling, trying to assert dominance over one another, and Reinsdorf predictably issuing a Grand Statement that everything is fine. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 This is amazing. GoFundMe: LaRoche Family Recovery Fund On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 21 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said: This is amazing. GoFundMe: LaRoche Family Recovery Fund Hahaha I think a couple of those donations are serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittSmith_95 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Here's more proof his last name is fitting and he really is a cockroach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Jurassic Carl is never not funny. $5 Carl Everett 55 mins ago Hit your boy up if you need a new paleontology tutor. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 12 hours ago, Bucfan56 said: This is amazing. GoFundMe: LaRoche Family Recovery Fund The donors are a virtual who's who of the sports world! - Zombie Bill Veeck - Jack 'Stick Fugure' McDowell - Cait Jenner - Jerry Sandusky - Riley Curry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The Kenny Williams donation of ten cents per hit equalling $9 part had me dead. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Kinda stunned Brett Lawrie even has $1000 to donate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tp49 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm shocked that John Rocker hasn't appeared from obscurity to make a donation to such a worthy cause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Someone did complain: http://www.si.com/mlb/2016/03/19/adam-drake-laroche-white-sox-players-complained There. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMac Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Who is Jerry Reinsdort? Ah the wonders of editing, Sports Illustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Overall, I think this game in Havana today is a step in the right direction. We need to find some common ground and find a way to create proactive relations with Cuba. But, Dan Le Batard (who I've always really liked) makes a really good point. You can tell that this is a subject that is so personal to him, and you can also tell that the spectacle ESPN is making of this whole thing (which I think is reasonable, from my perspective) really hurts him. ESPN radio host Dan Le Batard wants to know how bringing baseball to Cuba will help its people On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaline97 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Pardon my ignorance, but why did the MLB decide to send an individual team like the Rays as opposed to a "national team" of sorts to Cuba? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm assuming a few things, but mainly, just convenience. It's easier to make travel arrangements (especially considering the embargo) for one team rather than trying to make them for guys all over the league. Especially when that team plays just a few hundred miles from the island. Also, they wanted this to be a spectacle, no doubt, but I don't think they wanted it to be absolutely out of control, which a team of all-stars could've easily been. Also, bringing in some of the more big name defectors, such as Cespedes, Puig, Abreu, and a few others may have caused some serious tension that may have been too big of a risk. The Rays have Dayron Varona, but it's less of a risk to bring in a defector who's relatively under the radar than it would be the bigger name guys for several reasons. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I guess what it does come down it is: Did MLB do this for profit or goodwill? I don't know the definite answer to that, but I can likely take a good guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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