Adam Laroche did what??!!!

[DGS49]

In short, he walked away from a $13 million part time job because the boss wouldn't let him bring his 14-year-old son to work every day. He was expected to be a (mediocre) DH this year.

There is some disagreement about whether he was told to"scale back" his son's presence or not bring him at all. No other player has publicly indicated any problem with having the kid around, and a few have said his presence was no problem.

Hmmm.

1. WTF? Why would any professional athlete think it would be OK to bring his kid to the clubhouse every day? As Immanuel Kant would say, "What if every player wanted to do this?" Chaos.

2. Were there some players who complained to management but would not go public?

3. Did the team do this just to get out of his contract? They saved themselves $13 million for a player unlikely to produce any offense this year.

4. Is Laroche a complete fool? Running the numbers, he gave up gross income of $13 million so that he could spend more time with his son during a couple of months of the year. I realize a coddled player like him will never have to work another day in his life, nor will this son, barring some financial catastrophe, but...What a fucking idiot.

 

[Alex.]

In short, he walked away from a $13 million part time job because the boss wouldn't let him bring his 14-year-old son to work every day. He was expected to be a (mediocre) DH this year.

There is some disagreement about whether he was told to"scale back" his son's presence or not bring him at all. No other player has publicly indicated any problem with having the kid around, and a few have said his presence was no problem.

Hmmm.

1. WTF? Why would any professional athlete think it would be OK to bring his kid to the clubhouse every day? As Immanuel Kant would say, "What if every player wanted to do this?" Chaos.

2. Were there some players who complained to management but would not go public?

3. Did the team do this just to get out of his contract? They saved themselves $13 million for a player unlikely to produce any offense this year.

4. Is Laroche a complete fool? Running the numbers, he gave up gross income of $13 million so that he could spend more time with his son during a couple of months of the year. I realize a coddled player like him will never have to work another day in his life, nor will this son, barring some financial catastrophe, but...What a fucking idiot.

The son was there as a result of a negotiated deal where the son was to be a "part of" and welcomed.

"If we're truly here to win a championship and come together … and win as a team, these issues don't come up," Sale said. "Somebody walked out those doors the other day, and it was the wrong guy, plain and simple.

LaRoche said his first question before signing with the Sox on a two-year, $25 million contract before the 2015 season was if his son would be able to be a part of the team, and Ventura confirmed Friday they discussed it in a phone conversation. LaRoche said they reached an agreement and he didn't think there were any problems last year with the arrangement, which he noted was "a privilege I have greatly valued."

Williams said Wednesday the arrangement was not in LaRoche's contract, but LaRoche had issue with the Sox changing his oral agreement. Players also questioned the timing of the policy change midway through spring training."

Adam LaRoche says White Sox broke agreement about son in clubhouse

 

[Pogo]

In short, he walked away from a $13 million part time job because the boss wouldn't let him bring his 14-year-old son to work every day. He was expected to be a (mediocre) DH this year.

There is some disagreement about whether he was told to"scale back" his son's presence or not bring him at all. No other player has publicly indicated any problem with having the kid around, and a few have said his presence was no problem.

Hmmm.

1. WTF? Why would any professional athlete think it would be OK to bring his kid to the clubhouse every day? As Immanuel Kant would say, "What if every player wanted to do this?" Chaos.

2. Were there some players who complained to management but would not go public?

3. Did the team do this just to get out of his contract? They saved themselves $13 million for a player unlikely to produce any offense this year.

4. Is Laroche a complete fool? Running the numbers, he gave up gross income of $13 million so that he could spend more time with his son during a couple of months of the year. I realize a coddled player like him will never have to work another day in his life, nor will this son, barring some financial catastrophe, but...What a fucking idiot.

Yeah I just started reading about this. He had a longstanding agreement with both the Sox and the Nationals (his former team) that his son could hang out. Apparently this Spring they (he) started curbing that, in spite of the contract language.

So whatever it was that went down he said "fuck you and your money, my family is more important". Said he had no hesitation at all doing that. In short, he's got principles. My respect for him just shot up astronomically. Would that I had had a father like that. Would that we all could.

"Complete fool"? Hell no, he's a complete hero.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

 

[Pogo]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

Nobody's contending. It's still March.

I tell ya what, if LaRoche signs with another team and he comes up at some game I'm watching, I'm giving him a standing O, regardless which team he's on.

 

[Alex.]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

 

[TheOldSchool]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

Nobody's contending. It's still March.

I tell ya what, if LaRoche signs with another team and he comes up at some game I'm watching, I'm giving him a standing O, regardless which team he's on.

He can't.

 

[Freewill]

Why didn't they just make the boy the bat boy? I suppose that would have stepped on some other toes. What if the boy would have gotten hurt, what then?

Should his employer be required to provide day care? For a 14-year-old? Why was it necessary for a 14-year-old kid to go to the game every day? Why not just buy him a seat?

 

[TheOldSchool]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

 

[Alex.]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

What happened?

 

[Pogo]

Why didn't they just make the boy the bat boy? I suppose that would have stepped on some other toes. What if the boy would have gotten hurt, what then?

Should his employer be required to provide day care? For a 14-year-old? Why was it necessary for a 14-year-old kid to go to the game every day? Why not just buy him a seat?

Why didn't the team simply honor their part of the agreement?

"What if the boy had gotten hurt"? Hell, what if a giant meteor came down on the field? What if Godzilla was playing first base? Let the kid live already.

 

[waltky]

Adam Laroche did what??!!!

Uncle Ferd heard Laroche got pajamas...

... with lil' bunny rabbits on `em.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

What happened?

He brought his son to and involved him in every single practice. They asked him to cut back a bit. He quit. Is he in the wrong? No. Neither is his team. It's pretty dumb to turn away $13 million for doing what you love though IMO. And he'll never get to do it again. But if he's happy, then good for him.

 

[Pogo]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

What happened?

He brought his son to and involved him in every single practice. They asked him to cut back a bit. He quit. Is he in the wrong? No. Neither is his team. It's pretty dumb to turn away $13 million for doing what you love though IMO. And he'll never get to do it again. But if he's happy, then good for him.

Thaaaat isn't quite what I heard. Juuuuuust a bit outside.

 

[Alex.]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

What happened?

He brought his son to and involved him in every single practice. They asked him to cut back a bit. He quit. Is he in the wrong? No. Neither is his team. It's pretty dumb to turn away $13 million for doing what you love though IMO. And he'll never get to do it again. But if he's happy, then good for him.

Not exactly

"Earlier this week, the White Sox implemented a new team policy that prevents players from bringing their children to the clubhouse on an everyday basis. That upset DH Adam LaRoche, whose 14-year-old son Drake is around the team regularly, so he decided to quit baseball.

It's not unusual for players to bring their sons into the clubhouse. In fact, LaRoche himself grew up in a clubhouse. His father Dave LaRoche pitched for five teams from 1970-83 before getting into coaching. Adam was at his side for much of the time. Baseball is fun and players want to share it with their kids.

The White Sox situation is starting to get ugly, however. Players nearly boycotted Wednesday's game in protest, and staff ace Chris Sale reportedly ripped team president Kenny Williams in a face-to-face meeting. On Friday he called him a "bold-faced liar."


Four thoughts on the White Sox situation with Adam LaRoche's son

There is more to this

 

[TheOldSchool]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

What happened?

He brought his son to and involved him in every single practice. They asked him to cut back a bit. He quit. Is he in the wrong? No. Neither is his team. It's pretty dumb to turn away $13 million for doing what you love though IMO. And he'll never get to do it again. But if he's happy, then good for him.

Thaaaat isn't quite what I heard. Juuuuuust a bit outside.

What did you hear? I'm a huge Nationals fan. I love Adam LaRoche and everything about him. I think he's acting pissy and overreacting. Which is fine, IMO, because he's earned it. But the team did nothing wrong.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Neither side should be apologizing for anything. The White Sox aren't contending and Laroche isn't anything special anymore anyways.

The Sox used the son to force the ball player to leave. That is scummy

That isn't even close to what happened.

What happened?

He brought his son to and involved him in every single practice. They asked him to cut back a bit. He quit. Is he in the wrong? No. Neither is his team. It's pretty dumb to turn away $13 million for doing what you love though IMO. And he'll never get to do it again. But if he's happy, then good for him.

Not exactly




"Earlier this week, the White Sox implemented a new team policy that prevents players from bringing their children to the clubhouse on an everyday basis. That upset DH Adam LaRoche, whose 14-year-old son Drake is around the team regularly, so he decided to quit baseball.

It's not unusual for players to bring their sons into the clubhouse. In fact, LaRoche himself grew up in a clubhouse. His father Dave LaRoche pitched for five teams from 1970-83 before getting into coaching. Adam was at his side for much of the time. Baseball is fun and players want to share it with their kids.

The White Sox situation is starting to get ugly, however. Players nearly boycotted Wednesday's game in protest, and staff ace Chris Sale reportedly ripped team president Kenny Williams in a face-to-face meeting. On Friday he called him a "bold-faced liar."


Four thoughts on the White Sox situation with Adam LaRoche's son

There is more to this

Dude why do you care? A multi-millionaire went ahead and did whatever the hell he wanted. Baseball is a multi-billion dollar business. If your boss say he doesn't want your kid around all the time you either listen, or quit.

The Yankees kicked Ken Griffey Jr. out of the stadium during practice when his dad was a member, and Griffey Jr. hated them forever. It ended up affecting nothing.

 

[Papageorgio]

A lot of noise over nothing. The guy made 13 million and then could bring his kid to work with him. I don't know many businesses that you can bring your kid to work every day. The guy doesn't like it, he takes his kid and ball and goes home. Everyone wins.

 

[Asclepias]

In short, he walked away from a $13 million part time job because the boss wouldn't let him bring his 14-year-old son to work every day. He was expected to be a (mediocre) DH this year.

There is some disagreement about whether he was told to"scale back" his son's presence or not bring him at all. No other player has publicly indicated any problem with having the kid around, and a few have said his presence was no problem.

Hmmm.

1. WTF? Why would any professional athlete think it would be OK to bring his kid to the clubhouse every day? As Immanuel Kant would say, "What if every player wanted to do this?" Chaos.

2. Were there some players who complained to management but would not go public?

3. Did the team do this just to get out of his contract? They saved themselves $13 million for a player unlikely to produce any offense this year.

4. Is Laroche a complete fool? Running the numbers, he gave up gross income of $13 million so that he could spend more time with his son during a couple of months of the year. I realize a coddled player like him will never have to work another day in his life, nor will this son, barring some financial catastrophe, but...What a fucking idiot.

I guess he determined money is not everything and his son is more important. Pro athletes dont get to spend much time with their kids when they are young.

 

[emilynghiem]

How long has he been receiving 13 million a year? Maybe he already saved up or invested enough where he could retire now and still do all the things he wants to do in life and with his family. So he didn't need to work anymore and the first excuse he had to stop, he went for it. I know some people who retire early because they can afford to on their investment income; and yes they choose to spend that time with their family they no longer need to spend at work.