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    Keynan Middleton rips White Sox 'no rules' culture

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    6 minutes ago, fathom said:

    Who’s the rookie pitcher in question?  I’m thinking Santos

    Santos, Tanner Banks, & Sammy Peralta are the only rookies who made multiple appearances while Middleton was here. I can't envision two minor league lifers/fringe big leaguers doing that, so I think it's likely Santos too

    Santos being a knucklehead might also explain why SF was willing to trade him for nothing

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    Keynan Middleton rips White Sox 'no rules' culture

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    NEW YORK -- The struggling Chicago White Sox, whose fall out of contention culminated with moving veteran players at the trade deadline, were plagued by a culture that had "no rules" in which a rookie regularly fell asleep in the bullpen, former White Sox relief pitcher Keynan Middleton said Sunday.

    "We came in with no rules," Middleton said. "I don't know how you police the culture if there are no rules or guidelines to follow because everyone is doing their own thing. Like, how do you say anything about it because there are no rules?

    "You have rookies sleeping in the bullpen during the game. You have guys missing meetings. You have guys missing PFPs [pitcher fielding practices] and there are no consequences for any of this stuff."

    Multiple sources, who corroborated Middleton's account to ESPN, said a pitcher was seen napping during games as well as skipping fielding practice.

    When contacted on Sunday night about Middleton's remarks, the White Sox said they had no comment.

    Middleton said the problems at the White Sox predated his arrival this season -- as well as Grifol's. The team finished 81-81 last year under La Russa, the Hall of Fame manager, before he left the job due to health concerns.

    "When I got to spring training, I heard a lot of the same stuff was happening last year," Middleton said. "It's happening again this year so not sure how I could change it. They don't tell you not to miss PFPs. They don't tell you not to miss meetings and if it happens, it's just, 'OK.'"

    Asked where the void exists with the White Sox, Middleton said: "Leadership in general. They say s--- rolls downhill. I feel like some guys don't want to speak up when they should have. It's hard to police people when there are no rules. If guys are doing things that you think are wrong, who is it wrong to? You or them? It's anyone's judgment at that point."

     

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38147621/ex-white-sox-reliever-keynan-middleton-rips-club-no-rules-culture

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    Cubs Thread 2023

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    7 hours ago, fathom said:

    Reds blew their chances being cowards at the deadline. Pitching arguably the worst pitcher in baseball in a big game like tonight is embarrassing.  It’s crazy though how every break seems to go the Cubs way the last three weeks.  

    I think they've been the best team in the NLC all year and things are starting to regress positively for them. Their underlying metrics have been much stronger than the Brewers and Reds all season.

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