Adam Laroche retires, debacle ensues

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Is LaRoche divorced or something? He might just be overparenting for missing a bulk of the kid's earlier years.

The article I posted makes it clear he is still with his wife.

 

[Terry Yake]

my initial thought was shouldn't a 14 year old be in school?

 

[BostonBob]

Hmmmmm.......I wonder if Pablo Sandoval has a kid hanging around the clubhouse ????

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Hmmmmm.......I wonder if Pablo Sandoval has a kid hanging around the clubhouse ????

Maybe, but If there had been a baby then I'm sure Panda would have eaten it.

 

[robert terwilliger]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...313814-7f95-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html

at the end of the day it's spring training.

 

[Tecumseh]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...313814-7f95-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html

at the end of the day it's spring training.

So what? Bringing your son everyday is a distraction. Spring Training might be a vacation for star players but for minor leaguers and those aging veterans who want to keep their job, Spring Training is extremely crucial. LaRoche would fall into that aging veterans category. Also, this kid is a year or two from being a freshman in high school. There's a point when it stops being cute and it becomes weird and awkward

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...313814-7f95-11e2-a350-49866afab584_story.html

at the end of the day it's spring training.

Except he was at 100% of Sox home games last season.

 

[WinterEmpire]

my initial thought was shouldn't a 14 year old be in school?

Not during the summer I'm guessing

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Not during the summer I'm guessing

It's March though.

 

[robert terwilliger]

tutors and all that.

 

[darko]

The article I posted makes it clear he is still with his wife.

Maybe they are about to part ways and he doesn't want her getting her hands on at least half of it.

 

[darko]

I'd sell my son for $13 million.

I'd go home right now and knock up the missus.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

I'd go home right now and knock up the missus.

Right behind you m8!

 

[Voight]

my initial thought was shouldn't a 14 year old be in school?

I guess the wife home schools him or something. Benefits of being filthy rich & having a MLB player for your dad.

 

[KaylaJ]

That article mentions why he does it. His father brought him to the clubhouse and he was able to hang out with some of the baseball kids. It also notes schooling:

In the spring, LaRoche cannot pick the part of the day he likes best. His wife and daughter will join them later in spring, but for now it’s just the boys. He and Drake play baseball in the morning. If he’s not playing in the game, they either go fishing or play golf. At night, they play Ping-Pong at their rental home.

“And, if we got time,” LaRoche said, “do some homework.”

Long ago, LaRoche prioritized bringing Drake with him over traditional schooling. He goes to class in winter. In Viera, he brings schoolwork with him and sees a private tutor at a Sylvan Learning Center. They live in a small Kansas town, and LaRoche arranged Drake’s education with the public school. LaRoche said Drake’s school is fine so long as Drake passes standardized tests.

“We’re not big on school,” LaRoche said. “I told my wife, ‘He’s going to learn a lot more useful information in the clubhouse than he will in the classroom, as far as life lessons.’ ”

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Anyway, I get where both are coming from. LaRoche is doing what his father did and he feels he got more lessons out of that than school. Plus as someone else noted, does this happen if he's 10 years younger? At the same time, I think most people get where the Sox are coming from. Most of us barely want to see our coworkers every day let alone their children too. Plus in one article it noted he does drills and takes batting practices asking other players how he's doing, has a locker, and uniforms.


Also, feel bad for his teammates. They're going to be asked about this and if they even hint the Sox aren't in the wrong for asking LaRoche to tone it down some, they'll be raked over the coals by some.

 

[hockeykicker]

Are we sure laroche son isn't homeschooled?

 

[BigMac1212]

Weirdest retirement ever.

 

[BostonBob]

The kid being there all the time does seem really, really weird. I get wanting him there at times, but all the time?

The kid is now 14 - it's definitely gone from being cute to being a bit weird.

 

[BostonBob]

More proof this had gone too far - the kid had his own freaking locker in the Chicago Clubhouse:

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Wow, credit to LaRoche for handling it all classy. I'd have probably thrown shade everywhere.

It would be impossible for him to do because Williams is in the right.

 

[aleshemsky83]

Are we sure laroche son isn't homeschooled?

The espn article covering it says he was both home schooled and attended regular classes.

Still, seems pretty silly.

Maybe when his son goes to college he'll move into the kids dorm room.

 

[Pwnasaurus]

It would be impossible for him to do because Williams is in the right.

Yes after having more information, I've changed my initial stance (to one of a Buffalo...because no money man can win my love)

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

For 13 million dollars, I woulda told my kid to wait outside.

 

[le_sean]

It's the No LarocheS Club...we're allowed to have one.

 

[MurrayBannerman]

It's the No LarocheS Club...we're allowed to have one.

I, too, watch the Simpsons.