“Really today, if he wasn’t able to go he probably would have gone on the DL”, Ventura said. “We’ve reached out to other teams and they’re going to do the same thing”.
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It turns out that Sale didn’t like the uniforms he and his team were slated to wear that night-no, it wasn’t just some sartorial offense; he has a problem with the jersey’s uncomfortable collar. It was 91 degrees with high humidity when the game began.
Sale reportedly cut up the 1976 throwbacks during batting practice so they couldn’t be worn. That is exactly what the Cubs did as they were the punchline to many jokes in the recent past, and now they have one of the best rosters in baseball and they will be winning for a while. “But we’re here for teammates”. Without enough usable 1976 jerseys available, the White Sox wore white throwback uniforms from the 1983 season.
On Monday, Boston’s recently acquired National League All-Star, Drew Pomeranz (8-7, 2.83 ERA), will take the mound against Justin Verlander (9-6, 3.74 ERA), who has been dominant in his last four starts for the Tigers.
White Sox players left Seattle without paying clubhouse dues and tips in protest of the Mariners’ new policy that puts 60 percent of the dues into an account managed by the team, but visiting clubhouse manager Jeff Bopp will get paid by the Sox one way or another. All he has proven to me at times is being very toxic and childish at times this year, and I don’t know what will happen if he goes to a team with a failing record.
“The incident, which was non-physical in nature, now is under further investigation by the club”, general manager Rick Hahn said in a statement. He also apologized especially to the White Sox bullpen.
The White Sox marketing department touted the night as the “Throwback Game”.
Former NFL coach Dennis Green, who died Thursday at 67, was sometimes laughed at when his passion boiled over (“The Bears are who we thought they were!”). Albers was making his first start since 2008 when he was with the Houston Astros. Melky Cabrera’s single off of Bruce Rondon plated the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Pale Hose a 5-4 triumph in the regularly scheduled game.
The White Sox said Sale was fined an undisclosed amount and placed on Major League Baseball’s suspended list.
The left-hander, known for his competitive streak and rigorous training program, has been outspoken in the past. Adam LaRoche retired as a result, and Sale hung the LaRoches’ jerseys in his locker. The seven-year veteran has converted 20 of 21 save opportunities in 311/3 innings with a 2.01 ERA and 44 strikeouts this season.
Sale is 71-43 in his career and entered the day leading the majors with 133 innings pitched and three complete games.
It looked like the game regularly scheduled for Sunday would finish in less dramatic fashion but closer David Robertson gave up two taters in the ninth to blow a 4-1 lead. (Well, I suppose Sale can be grateful he wasn’t required to wear short shorts.) But I don’t think the uniforms are what got him hot under the collar.
“I want to win a championship in Chicago. And I’m here. I’m here for now”.
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Ventura said he thinks Sale would throw a side session on his own to prepare for the start. But Tigers GM Al Avila said before the game that many teams are looking for starting pitching. Instead, Anibal Sanchez failed to be effective early in his first start since a 10 K performance. “That’s it”, Frazier said.
