The Chicago Shite Sox

[flannj]

It would be cool to hang out with your pro athlete dad at work every once in a while, but insisting your kid is there every single day is weird. But LaRoche is a big jebus guy and probably doesn't want him in school learning about all that science stuff.

"We're not big on school" are words that dude said when talking about his kid. And he was serious. We're lucky this Trump thing hasn't happened sooner.

What's funny is they are rich as hell now, and in America that basically validates every choice they make. That kid's never going to need an education to live a good life, so why would ever accept that education is necessary?

What are the legalities of this. Don't kids have to meet some criteria of education before they are 16?
I know home schooling and all that but isn't there some level of proficiency they have to demonstrate?
I just assume there is but honestly I really have no idea.

I'm sure he's home schooled but considering we allow home schooled kids to pass those tests even if they think science is a lie and the earth is 6,000 years old the standards aren't exactly rigorous.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that when he's gone from school for long stretches they just get course/homework from the teachers and make him do it on the road.

Oh, no problem then, should work out fine.
Kid will be perfectly well adjusted.

[Quality Start Machine]

It would be cool to hang out with your pro athlete dad at work every once in a while, but insisting your kid is there every single day is weird. But LaRoche is a big jebus guy and probably doesn't want him in school learning about all that science stuff.

"We're not big on school" are words that dude said when talking about his kid. And he was serious. We're lucky this Trump thing hasn't happened sooner.

What's funny is they are rich as hell now, and in America that basically validates every choice they make. That kid's never going to need an education to live a good life, so why would ever accept that education is necessary?

What are the legalities of this. Don't kids have to meet some criteria of education before they are 16?
I know home schooling and all that but isn't there some level of proficiency they have to demonstrate?
I just assume there is but honestly I really have no idea.

I'm sure he's home schooled but considering we allow home schooled kids to pass those tests even if they think science is a lie and the earth is 6,000 years old the standards aren't exactly rigorous.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that when he's gone from school for long stretches they just get course/homework from the teachers and make him do it on the road.

Oh, no problem then, should work out fine.
Kid will be perfectly well adjusted.

Maybe he just doesn't want the kid in school because once he can calculate statistics, he can see how much his dad sucks.

[CBStew]

It would be cool to hang out with your pro athlete dad at work every once in a while, but insisting your kid is there every single day is weird. But LaRoche is a big jebus guy and probably doesn't want him in school learning about all that science stuff.

"We're not big on school" are words that dude said when talking about his kid. And he was serious. We're lucky this Trump thing hasn't happened sooner.

What's funny is they are rich as hell now, and in America that basically validates every choice they make. That kid's never going to need an education to live a good life, so why would ever accept that education is necessary?

What are the legalities of this. Don't kids have to meet some criteria of education before they are 16?
I know home schooling and all that but isn't there some level of proficiency they have to demonstrate?
I just assume there is but honestly I really have no idea.

I'm sure he's home schooled but considering we allow home schooled kids to pass those tests even if they think science is a lie and the earth is 6,000 years old the standards aren't exactly rigorous.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that when he's gone from school for long stretches they just get course/homework from the teachers and make him do it on the road.

Oh, no problem then, should work out fine.
Kid will be perfectly well adjusted.

I don't care about LaDouche or his kid.  I just hope this is private school that he is skipping out on.   I hate to see the public school system getting blamed for this.

[Slaky]

[Quality Start Machine]

It would be cool to hang out with your pro athlete dad at work every once in a while, but insisting your kid is there every single day is weird. But LaRoche is a big jebus guy and probably doesn't want him in school learning about all that science stuff.

"We're not big on school" are words that dude said when talking about his kid. And he was serious. We're lucky this Trump thing hasn't happened sooner.

What's funny is they are rich as hell now, and in America that basically validates every choice they make. That kid's never going to need an education to live a good life, so why would ever accept that education is necessary?

What are the legalities of this. Don't kids have to meet some criteria of education before they are 16?
I know home schooling and all that but isn't there some level of proficiency they have to demonstrate?
I just assume there is but honestly I really have no idea.

I'm sure he's home schooled but considering we allow home schooled kids to pass those tests even if they think science is a lie and the earth is 6,000 years old the standards aren't exactly rigorous.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that when he's gone from school for long stretches they just get course/homework from the teachers and make him do it on the road.

Oh, no problem then, should work out fine.
Kid will be perfectly well adjusted.

I don't care about LaDouche or his kid.  I just hope this is private school that he is skipping out on.   I hate to see the public school system getting blamed for this.

That's the thing. This guy was going to make $13 mildo for being shitty at his job. You can't tell me that for that amount of annual pay he couldn't find a private school that was Jesusy enough for little Puggsley?

[Oleg]

Now it's here forever. YES!

[Bort]

Now it's here forever. YES!

This is my new favorite everything.

[Canadouche]

It seems like the Sox are primed for the miracle workings of Mac Newton, motivational speaker.

[Quality Start Machine]

Now it's here forever. YES!

This is my new favorite everything.

Internet Chuck's essence distilled to 140 characters.

[Saul Goodman]

Reinsdorf's unconditional loyalty to his guys is killing him here. His clubhouse is ready to revolt because Kenny Williams, who is supposedly semi-retired, in the background, and no longer running the team, just can't help himself when it comes to asserting his authority. He's been cutting Rick Hahn's balls off several times a year since stepping aside by saying things about some three-year plan (or five, I can't even remember his bullshit now) and saying Rick is still on training wheels, not ready to be the big boss like the great Kenny Williams quite yet.

Now Kenny's coming all the way down from the executive suites to personally tell players how to act in their own clubhouse. (What exactly is Robin Ventura's job then?) This is not even about LaRoche and his yokel son at this point. No wonder Chris Sale is pissed off. They've pretty much refused to put any talent around him throughout his career and now they want to control what he does in his own space too. This story is awesome and so, so White Sox.

I'm sure Theo would love to take Sale off their hands if he's going to be such a clubhouse cancer.

[Quality Start Machine]

Reinsdorf's unconditional loyalty to his guys is killing him here. His clubhouse is ready to revolt because Kenny Williams, who is supposedly semi-retired, in the background, and no longer running the team, just can't help himself when it comes to asserting his authority. He's been cutting Rick Hahn's balls off several times a year since stepping aside by saying things about some three-year plan (or five, I can't even remember his bullshit now) and saying Rick is still on training wheels, not ready to be the big boss like the great Kenny Williams quite yet.

Now Kenny's coming all the way down from the executive suites to personally tell players how to act in their own clubhouse. (What exactly is Robin Ventura's job then?) This is not even about LaRoche and his yokel son at this point. No wonder Chris Sale is pissed off. They've pretty much refused to put any talent around him throughout his career and now they want to control what he does in his own space too. This story is awesome and so, so White Sox.

I'm sure Theo would love to take Sale off their hands if he's going to be such a clubhouse cancer.

Hey Oleg, how you feeling about your beloved Sox now?

[CT III]

This is the one of the greatest scandals in baseball history.  I give it a 9/10 but reserve the right to raise that to a Perfect 10 if Sale manages to parlay his way out of town.

[Saul Goodman]

Meanwhile, this is how adults handle things: Set clear expectations and empower the players to police their own clubhouse.  What a concept.

The Cubs manager plans to hold his "Lead Bull Meeting" with a group of veteran players on Sunday, discussing everything from dress codes to travel issues to who belongs in the clubhouse.

"My concept is once we leave that room, we're all on the same page when it comes to policy," Maddon said. "You know I don't like the word 'rules.' I like to create policy and how we're going to conduct ourselves, how we're going to act.

"And then I believe it's among the more experienced guys on your team to make sure that it's adhered to. It's not about me to do that. It's not about the coaching staff to do that. It's among the players.

"That's a part of our overarching philosophy here, to treat you like a man, give you all the freedoms that you need. And in return, I believe we get greater respect and discipline."

[Saul Goodman]

DPD.  Adults handle it like Joe Maddon, but kids put kids in charge?

"Drake was more than just a kid that came to the clubhouse," Eaton said. "He did more for people than we did for him by having him there every day. It's a difficult dynamic to understand, and that's why there's such a strong outreach for us.

"We lost a leader in Drake, which is crazy enough that a 14-year-old could be looked at like that, but the kid was so tremendous."

In that clubhouse, when 14-year-old Drake spoke up, the White Sox listened. Leadership.

Losing the LaRoches is something that created a contentious atmosphere in the White Sox clubhouse this week at spring training. When executive vice president Kenny Williams asked that LaRoche minimize his son's presence from its prior stature of nearly every day, LaRoche responded with his retirement.

Teammates like Eaton will miss the presence of both LaRoches. When Eaton found himself mired in an early season slump last year, he turned to Adam, something for which he remains truly grateful.

"I don't know who to turn to, who to talk to," Eaton said. "I don't know which way is up, which way is down, I just know I'm getting thrown in the fire for another 0-for. I don't know where to go ... I went to that man, and that man called [sic] me down. He said, 'You know what? Here's how we handle this, here's how we get through it.' He did this on more than one occasion with more than one person.

"That's the person we needed in the clubhouse this year."

Why didn't Adam LaRoche tell that to himself?

[Yeti]

I think it depends on the sport, too. Baseball is a sport of conservatives, for sure. They're Jesus-y and white

I feel like this applies here. Also, this might be my bias against white Jesus-y people but I feel confident that those that come out in favor of Drake are going to be the white hick players