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gmflores27
Sales quote was pretty ironic….
MB923
Wonder how many more jerseys he may cut up there.
JFactor
I came to comment the same thing
gomerhodge71
I wear THIS uniform with a lot of pride. Not THOSE (pointing to pile of cut up throwback jerseys)
cxcx
Exactly, it wasn’t ironic at all if you think about it. Rather genius, actually.
thebluemeanie
It’s not ironic at all. He made it clear before Spring Training he didn’t want to wear the old jerseys and then 2 other times during the season. He even asked to have his start moved up or pushed back a day so he wouldn’t have to wear it. The front office gave him lip service, but essentially ignored his requests every time, so he made a point. Being ignored and having your opinion mean nothing to the front office doesn’t mean he doesn’t have pride.
oct27
“He made it clear before Spring Training he didn’t want to wear the old jerseys and then 2 other times during the season”
Who cares? They are paying him 9 million dollars this year. And you are defending about him making a big deal about a uniform? His job is to wear a clown costume if that’s what the team gives him.
Priggs89
Lol that’s not how professional sports work. He made a big deal about a uniform because it messed with his pitching. God forbid a professional pitcher (one of the best in the league) wants to be at his best when he’s on the mound. Not to mention that starters get to pick which uniforms the team wears before their start, and he tried to avoid this multiple times.
I’m not saying he handled it correctly by any means, but he had a valid reason to be upset.
That being said, 9 million is nowhere near enough for him to “shut his mouth and play.” He’s being significantly underpaid for his services. Yes, I know how messed up that sounds talking about someone making that much money, but it’s a fact. They need to pay him SIGNIFICANTLY more if they want him to “shut up and play.”
oct27
So…you’re saying…..when you are young in the league, you should shut up and play. Then when you are a bargain, you can whine about uniforms……until you sign a mega deal and are overpaid – at which time you should shut up and play again. Thanks for the lesson on how “professional sports works”.
Where are the other examples of how ” professional sports work” where athletes make silly demands without consequences?
dodgers4life357
Sale your never gonna get a championship with the white soxs lets just be honest
Dookie Howser, MD
You never should have passed a 5th grade grammar test, either, but these things can happen.
southi
I wouldn’t be surprised if the Braves made Medlen a non-roster invitee to spring training if no other team gives him a shot. Of course it would go without saying that Medlen would have to show some sort of signs of positive effectiveness and health before they would give him a big league contract.
oct27
“I wouldn’t be surprised if the Braves made Medlen a non-roster invitee to spring training if no other team gives him a shot.”
I imagine most teams in MLB would give him a non roster invite.
mp9
Medlen is pretty much done just like Mike Minor they never live up to their potential thanks to injuries Medlen could be usefull in a bullpen role.
Sid Bream
I’ve never heard of a “separates shoulder”, I have heard of a separated shoulder. I could be wrong.
Jeff Todd
It was a typo. I have edited it.
Trevor 3
Shouldn’t the “Judge” order his own MRI? Ha Ha! See what I did there? Well…did you?
nrd1138
They should be tossing Robin out of the Sox clubhouse before Sale or Quintana go anywhere. A good manager makes this team tremendously better, and I think could help this team next season to at least keep everything together as is (with a new catcher and maybe CF) and make a run through the AS break. If the team is still underachieving by then? Then blow it up, but I do not see how getting rid of Sale or Quintana makes you immediately better (which is apparently what the Sox org wants). Finally trading Sale or Quintana when you have such massive issues in your scouting and development depts means that the Sox could miss on a trade of Sale or Quintana. They need to fix that office completely before thinking about trading those guys.
Priggs89
“They need to fix that office completely before thinking about trading those guys.”
Absolutely
kbarnoski26
I don’t think the sox should go into a full rebuild, they need new managment. Kenny needs to go, Robin needs to go, etc.