Roche used to call the Chi and Cell home: 2016 White Sox

@BillShaikin
White Sox player rep Adam Eaton says he has talked with MLBPA about potential La Roche grievance

@BillShaikin
Laeoche jersey hanging by Sale's locker, autographed: "To Chris: Thanks for taking care of me. Drake LaRoche"

take care
drake

Chris Sale is making me worried that I don't love my son enough.

— dan haren (@ithrow88)

Funny how LaRoche's long-ass statement skipped past the part where he continued to have his son show up daily after Williams first asked to "scale it back."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/bob-nightengale/2016/03/18/adam-laroche-drake-laroche-kenny-williams/81993428/

@AndrewCieslak
Reporter: Adam you went 2 for 4 today with some big RBI. Your thoughts
Eaton: I miss my special teenage friend. I miss the boy.

can't wait to hear the Hawk on this

Not since Michael Jordan's announcement in October 1993 has the retirement of a Chicago athlete brought the international media to unimaginable frenzy.

It's completely understandable.

This is an important story because of the wide-ranging implications of a man walking away at 36 from a game he loves so much, leaving behind $13 million.

And let's face it, Adam LaRoche was a legend on the South Side.

During his 477 days as a member of the White Sox, and in a haunting 127 games, LaRoche contributed a minus-0.8 wins above replacement.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160319/sports/160318552/

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeFvQzKUIAA8pWR.jpg

that's a pretty good start of the season. i believe in that group.

thread title is incredible, btw

do you get it?

http://deadspin.com/espns-insane-adam-laroche-puff-piece-features-laroche-l-1770710009

i love that

lol. what an asshole

well i didn't see this comin'. Playoff odds up to around 60%!

Hawk must be extra-unbearable now.

his long term replacement Jason Benetti is pretty good

but yeah do they have an almost Mets-like starting rotation and Frazier, Melky and Lawrie have been doing more than okay. Eaton is breaking out. and it's no fluke like perhaps the Nats are doing right now.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-nationals-hot-start-has-had-some-help/

pretty excited because so far it's my only AL prediction im not completely wrong about.

John Danks DFA'd

whew, late cut from my HM team

@ChuckGarfien
Hawk Harrelson said it appears Frazier's teeth went through his lip. "I'm no doctor, but it appears he'll be okay."

that's gonna sting

Robertson relieved Duke. 7 1
Orlando struck out looking. 7 1
Cuthbert singled to center. 7 1
Eibner doubled to deep right, Cuthbert to third. 7 1
Infante walked. 7 1
Escobar walked, Cuthbert scored, Eibner to third, Infante to second. 7 2
Merrifield singled to shallow right, Eibner and Infante scored, Escobar to third. 7 4
Cain grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Escobar scored, Merrifield out at second. 7 5
Hosmer doubled to deep right center, Cain scored. 7 6
Kahnle relieved Robertson. 7 6
Butera doubled to deep center, Hosmer scored. 7 7
Butera to third on wild pitch by Kahnle. 7 7
Orlando intentionally walked. 7 7
Dyson hit for Cuthbert. 7 7
Orlando to second on fielder's indifference. 7 7
Dyson intentionally walked. 7 7
Eibner singled to right, Butera scored, Orlando to third, Dyson to second. 7 8

And I thought the Jays' comeback today was impressive...Even though the Royals knocked the Jays out last year, and there's bad blood there, I hope they keep it up. I love how they confound conventional wisdom.

I think in this case it was the White Sox bullpen that defied conventional description.

albers!

truly revolting

first run scored by Albers in his career, first XBH

karmic revenge for bartolos homer

Brett Lawrie has SO MANY annoying affectations and accessories.

Jeff Karzen
‏@jkarzen
@joe_sheehan It's a choice to DH Jimmy Rollins for three straight days.

Joe Sheehan
‏@joe_sheehan
You're making that up. No manager would be so stu...oh.

Taking at-bats away from Jerry Sands is definitely grounds for termination.

And now Sands has been DFA'd. Way to sabotage a guy's career.

bartolo broke james shields

https://theathletic.com/2016/06/08/sheehan-white-sox-aging-james-shields/

latos dfa'd

morneau signed

rollins dfa'd

tim anderson up

I DH'd for the Good Guys
and All I Got Was DFA'd

glad i took Escobar as my ss in HM

white sox are certainly trying some stuff

Austin Jackson, torn meniscus

perfect balance

https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/4ng8g0/the_white_sox_are_500_with_a_3030_record_they_are/

Ventura on the Wobbly Chair?

http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/knuckleball-news/heyman-ventura-hot-seat/

james shields is not good

yikes

rip

last 4 starts: 11.1 IP, 32 H, 32 R (31 ER), 6 K, 13 BB, .485 opp. average, 24.62 ERA.

nice dfense abreu

Tim Anderson is not into taking pitches.

james shields is cruising

How many guys since McLain have had 14 wins by his team's 81st game?

Morneau activated; Carson Fulmer up

Robertson today: two IP, three ER (all on HRs), two wins.

BP:

According to Hawk Harrelson, “the schedule-makers stuck it up our behind.” No more information was available nor requested at press time.

@whitesox
Guaranteed Rate and the #WhiteSox announce new ballpark naming rights partnership for 'Guaranteed Rate Field'

smh

"there was nothing like whiling away a summer evening at Guaranteed Rate..." - Grandpa, 2075

not really any worse than u.s. cellular field except for the loss of "the cell" as a nickname

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CqpzuwWWYAEvkVU.jpg:small

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/ventura-will-return-to-white-sox-if-he-wants-to-stay-report/

i don't really know this team should do ... they look pretty decent on paper but obv that's not panning out

Robin Ventura’s five-year tenure as manager of the White Sox appears to be coming to an amicable finish, and the club will replace him with bench coach Rick Renteria, the Sun-Times has learned.

Indications are the Sox are preparing to name Renteria, 54, as their new manager Monday. On Saturday, the Sox announced an end-of-the-season news conference with general manager Rick Hahn for 11 a.m. Monday at U.S. Cellular Field, increasing growing speculation that a change would be made soon.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/white-sox-expected-to-replace-robin-ventura-with-rick-renteria/

rick renteria has become the second manager (after johnny evers) to lead both the cubs and the white sox

presumably evers did not also manage the nearby kane county cougars