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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 05:56 PM) Still confused as to which is true, or more true. There are 25 players on the roster, and something like 100 in and out of camp with the team. There is plenty of room for some guys to hate it and complain, while others it pissed off.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 05:11 PM) How do we know that Ventura did not approach him and he told Ventura to get lost? Same thing with Hahn? M I actually now find this story pretty damn funny becasue the Sox win across the board in this and LaRoche looks like a tool. Or do we know that the players went to Ventura first?

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:55 PM) Sox have the right manager to get everyone on the same page and to play well..... Remember, chemistry doesn't matter.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:45 PM) Then there's this: "His teammates rose to his defense and challenged Williams in a heated clubhouse meeting, according to multiple sources" http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/adam-la...going-on-031616

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:40 PM) And there it is: Julie DiCaro ‏@JulieDiCaro 2m2 minutes ago Source tells @MattAbbatacola that several players went to KW complaining about LaRoche. So that explains the timing. Good for Kenny for trying to protect the greater good.

Chris De Luca ‏@ChrisDeLuca 40m40 minutes ago Bountiful, UT #WhiteSox VP Ken Williams says he was surprised by Adam LaRoche's reaction to "dial it down" with son in clubhouse http://wp.me/p7fJAs-Ha2

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 29m29 minutes ago MLB makes it official: #Dodgers' Puig will not be disciplined for alleged domestic-violence incident. News first reported by @BillShaikin.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 5m5 minutes ago Carlos Rodon 3.1, 7 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, HR. 80 pitches, 45 strikes. Matt Garza 4 IP, 2 H, 1 BB, 2 Ks, no runs vs. #WhiteSox in Maryvale.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 03:51 PM) Anderson looks good defensively https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/710215469785960448

QUOTE (GoGoSox2k2 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 04:25 PM) looks like he has deleted this tweet? i do not see it anywhere on his handle anymore https://twitter.com/RealJayKenney/status/710128070355787776

It would pretty much take the type of deal that Anaheim did to send Josh Hamilton back to Texas before I would be on board with this. He is lazy, surly, and has no interest in doing what is best for the team. He also seems to be in a decline mode with a ton of money coming to him in the future meaning he has no incentive to keep working.

2016 $22,750,000 2017 $22,750,000 2018 $22,750,000 2019 $22M Vesting Option

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 03:51 PM) That's sort of what it sounds like, but it makes zero sense. I still think it was absolutely the right call, but is that quote implying Kenny Williams made that decision completely on his own without any of the players being on board? I just can't believe that. The other way to read that is once again Kenny is falling on the sword, so that LaRoche doesn't have to wonder who were the teammates that had an issue. This is what I would bet my money on. Kenny doesn't really care what people think of him, and as long as you aren't at war with him, he would be the type of guy to protect you. I think he values the team unity over some people being pissed off at him right now.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:55 PM) Totally agree, don't know why this story had to go public Because somebody on twitter wanted his 15 seconds of fame.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) I agree with the White Sox and you. But the defense of LaRoche on Twitter by players, fans, media personalities, etc. makes us look bad It isn't a black or white thing. I think they are both right. The Sox have the right to control the work environment, and LaRoche has the right (and ability) to quit his job and do what he wants to do. More power both of them. I don't get LaRoche choosing that as an issue to quit on, but if he believes it in that much, good for him to stand up for it.

Gay's should be killed. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-163704042.html

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:34 PM) Ozzie ‏@oguillenjr 1m1 minute ago @Ken_Rosenthal what a joke kids were around in 2005. Kids in club house are great. Excuses lol what ever still will win 80 games lol And if the Guillen family doesn't serve as example of what having your kids around too much can do to a team, I don't know what will.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 57s57 seconds ago Chicago, IL It sounds as if LaRoche has signed his retirement papers but the White Sox have not sent them in. It gives him a chance to reconsider

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:25 PM) Am I dick for disagreeing that he's a great father? Having your kid hangout in a baseball clubhouse and take standardized tests doesn't teach him anything. He's 14. And while I don't really agree with homeschooling either, he should be either home-schooled or at a school somewhere. It's just a really weird thing. Good riddance. I get what you are saying, but what is a 14 year old going to learn about the real world hanging out in a baseball clubhouse?

David Haugh 4 mins · Twitter · If Adam LaRoche indeed retired from ‪#‎WhiteSox‬ cuz team said he couldn't have teenage son around anymore, he was looking for reason to leave.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:16 PM) Yep. I teach Junior High. This workplace environment would be awesome without kids around. +1

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 02:10 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 17s17 seconds ago Sources: LaRoche chose to retire after #WhiteSox prez Ken Williams told him that he no longer could bring 14-year-old son into clubhouse. Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 16s16 seconds ago LaRoche’s son, Drake, 14, has traveled with him for several years. Adam, in a Chicago Tribune story last year, called him team’s “26th man.” Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 37s38 seconds ago LaRoche’s friend, #Brewers pitcher Blaine Boyer: “He’s an unbelievable father, an unbelievable husband, a friend you can only dream of.” Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 4s4 seconds ago “…it’s an unbelievable test of who he is, the husband he is, the father he is.” Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 22s22 seconds ago Boyer added: “I honestly think this is between good and evil. I know which side Adam lives on. I’m thankful to see the way he’s acting… To me the question is this. Did the White Sox do it on a management level, or did they have teammates who weren't comfortable with it, forcing/causing Kenny to be the bad guy and make the change.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 01:38 PM) It's also suspect parenting. I highly doubt anything about this retirement will reflect badly on the White Sox. There is just so little smoke on this. But Ozzie did! Oh.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 01:26 PM) Nope, union would never allow it It would be a nasty grievance, and an easy one to prove.

QUOTE (Black_Jack29 @ Mar 16, 2016 -> 01:20 PM) Teams do that with the 15-day DL all the time, but I imagine that multiple repeats on the DL would attract some attention. I would guess that there's some oversight from the league and/or the union, but I honestly don't know. Not if the player isn't on board. If LaRoche said he wasn't hurt when the Sox put him on the DL, all hell would break loose.