He pitched two innings and the White Sox used six pitchers before the game was suspended following the third rain delay of the night. Personalize SI with our new App.
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In perhaps the strangest Major League Baseball story in recent years, Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale was suspended 5 games Sunday following a “clubhouse incident” the previous day. But the headliner was, clearly, the freaky story of Sale’s clubhouse meltdown that got him scratched from his start on Saturday and suspended by the team for five games.
Ventura said Sale won’t start the first game of Monday’s two-game series at U.S. Cellular Field against the Cubs but left open the possibility he could pitch against the Cubs next week, either at home or at Wrigley Field on Wednesday or Thursday.
“Anibal is an athletic shortstop who can hit and play multiple positions, and possesses the intelligence, work ethic, and baseball instincts to succeed at the highest levels”, Astros global director Oz Ocampo said. Robbie is disappointed. It’s the first time I’ve seen that one, but I don’t know if it was that he was out of gas.
Fan Rag Sports first reported that Sale was protesting the 1976-style jerseys, which were navy and sported unusual collars on a hot and humid night.
“I’ve seen a lot of insane things happen in the game, but sometimes emotions get the best of us”, he said. They lose games that they should be winning, and they have stretches where they are one of the worst teams in baseball. There is a possibility he could be traded before the August 1 non-waiver deadline, though it would take quite an offer to get the White Sox to move him. Hahn said Sale understood why the team was taking action.
Which is why it’s so unusual that they would discipline a player, so important to their chances, with a leave of absence instead of just a whopping fine and a “laugh it off” attitude as idiosyncratic behavior from a typical southpaw. “We’re going to deal with that internally and we’ll officially discuss that when he gets back here at some point”.
Sale said that the issue dates back to spring 2015, and that he went to pitching coach Don Cooper (twice) and manager Robin Ventura with his concerns, and was rebuffed at each turn.
Tigers: Manager Brad Ausmus said no decision has been made on whether LHP Daniel Norris (oblique) will rejoin the team Monday in Boston. “If the players don’t feel comfortable 100 percent about what we are doing to win the game, and we have an easy fix – it was as easy as hanging up another jersey and everyone was fine”. “Do I regret saying business should not be first before winning?”
Sale, a five-time All-Star, is 14-3 this season with a 3.18 ERA. Ranaudo, 26, was 5-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 13 starts with Triple-A Charlotte this season.
By now, the story; nay, legend; of Chris Sale hacking all of his team’s throwback jerseys to pieces with a knife is well known.
“I want to stay here”, Quintana said before the game.
The drama has trumped just about everything surrounding the White Sox.
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“I didn’t put promotion in front of winning”, Ventura said.
