Adam Laroche retires, debacle ensues

[Cassano]

Most ridiculous story of 2016.

 

[Scrub*]

They should have just DFA'd Laroche after the season he had last year. Below replacememnt level.

 

[IU Hawks fan]

They should have just DFA'd Laroche after the season he had last year. Below replacememnt level.

That doesn't save them $13 million.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

well at least the Marlins can't even top this story, lol

They should have just DFA'd Laroche after the season he had last year. Below replacememnt level.

With the $$$ he's making the best option would have been to play him and hope he rebounds.

 

[John Price]

Don't see problem with kid in clubhouse

 

[darko]

Don't see problem with kid in clubhouse

In small doses I agree but not as a regular. It's just weird.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

In small doses I agree but not as a regular. It's just weird.

Yep. The locker room is where you do and say things that would get you fired in the real world.

 

[GarbageGoal]

I would at least hope those teammates and staff complaining had the fortitude to talk to Adam about it before going straight to the boss. I hate coworkers who do that crap.

Yeah, I'm sure that conversation would go well.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Yeah, I'm sure that conversation would go well.

If you have respect for your teammate/coworker, you'd talk to them about a difficult topic before going to the top.

 

[darko]

If you have respect for your teammate/coworker, you'd talk to them about a difficult topic before going to the top.

This.

 

[GarbageGoal]

If you have respect for your teammate/coworker, you'd talk to them about a difficult topic before going to the top.

Do you think Laroche would seriously entertain any discussion about this?

 

[mouser]

Don't see problem with kid in clubhouse

Kids in the clubhouse at times fine, same kids in the clubhouse every single day can see a problem with that.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Do you think Laroche would seriously entertain any discussion about this?

I'm sure he wouldn't be happy or rational about it, but he would respect finding out how a group of his teammates feel about his son being around too much from them instead of Kenny Williams.

 

[sparxx87]

Do you think Laroche would seriously entertain any discussion about this?

Everyone's different, right? Tough to say without knowing him personally. Some people get very defensive, especially about their kid. Ideally you'd like a co worker to speak to you before your boss, but it usually wouldn't be about your kid being at work everyday... Even if done properly and respectfully it could still create hard feelings. It would depend on Adam's professionalism which based on this whole debacle, isn't one of his strengths.

Just a really weird and now pretty funny situation.

 

[ECBBW]

Even if he had it explicitly in his contract that his son could be there all the time I would have hoped that an adult would understand that such a right should be exercised with a bit of discretion because he can make that choice for himself but he shouldn't be making it for others and putting them in a position where they would have to, by implication, criticise his son to express dissatisfaction with what was going on.

I can see how the kid might be a kind of mascot or good luck charm but the way some of these guys are carrying on you'd think he was a de facto member of the team. All very strange.

 

[Blitzkrug]

I find it hilarious that the clubhouse stood up for the kid by claiming he was a "leader." in the room.

If your locker room has to claim a 14 year old is a leader amongst a pack of fully grown adult men, you have serious issues. Which are evidenced by the fact the room imploded on itself when LaRoche retired.

 

[GKJ]

Deadspin was running a story that this was initiated by other players who wanted to be anonymous but wanted him out of the clubhouse.

 

[TootooTrain]

If your locker room has to claim a 14 year old is a leader amongst a pack of fully grown adult men, you have serious issues.

Sounds like the opening line to a Steve Simmons article.

 

[DyerMaker66*]

Some work places just aren't for children. My work place is bit of a boys club and some of the stuff said is pretty out there.

I could say the exact same thing with regards to women, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be there (reporters, for example).

 

[BackHandShelf22]

I could say the exact same thing with regards to women, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be there (reporters, for example).

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

Probably hard for teammates to say something to LaRoche when the kid is always ****ing there.

 

[Blitzkrug]

Sounds like the opening line to a Steve Simmons article.

This story as a whole sounds like something Simmons would cook up to try and generate clicks/outrage.

But yet, here we are.

 

[AdmiralsFan24]

http://deadspin.com/fans-are-trolling-a-gag-laroche-family-recovery-fund-1766148370

That GoFundMe page.

 

[DyerMaker66*]

Would you not agree that certain workplaces are hostile towards women, or at least have many people who hold politically incorrect viewpoints they aren't afraid to vocalize?

 

[Vamos Rafa]

14 is pretty ****ing old to be the "adorable little kid" of one of the players.