Chris Sale Got Sent Home for Destroying White Sox Throwback Uniforms
By Jason Lisk
Chris Sale is now a legend. I mean, there are ways to try to get traded, as has been rumored with Sale recently, and then there are ways to get traded. According to Tommy Stokke of Fan Rag Sports, Sale just shot to the top of the list.
Not a joke: Source says Sale blowup was because he didn't want to wear throwbacks, so he cut the jerseys up so no one could wear them.
— Tommy Stokke (@StokkeTommy) July 23, 2016
Earlier in the day, it was reported that Sale was scratched from tonight because he was ill. As it turns out, he just went Freddy Krueger on the ugly team throwback uniforms. Stokke’s report has since been confirmed by others, including Ken Rosenthal.
Sources say: Sale cut up throwbacks during batting practice. Upset that, in his view, PR and jersey sales were more important than winning.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 24, 2016
Source: "Sale asked that they not wear (throwbacks) on his day because they are uncomfortable. Things escalated when they wouldn't relent."
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 24, 2016
So far this season, Sale has come out publicly against his GM in the Drake LaRoche saga, and has now declared war on throwback uniforms. Who wants to give up the farm system for this level-headed competitor?