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Chris Sale has ridiculous defense of jersey cutting temper tantrum

By Jason Parker

Jun 26, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale (49) delivers a pitch during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at U.S. Cellular Field. Mandatory Credit: Caylor Arnold-USA TODAY Sports /
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Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is blaming manager Robin Ventura for why he decided to cut up the team’s throwback jerseys for a game this weekend.

This season, fans of both the Chicago White Sox and Major League Baseball as a whole have gotten a glimpse of the real Chris Sale. Sure, he’s an amazing talent and one of the best left handed pitchers in the game – but he also has gotten a reputation for a hot head who seems to look for a conflict.

It started when he went after team president Kenny Williams following the team having the audacity to tell former player Adam LaRoche he couldn’t bring his son into the locker room all the time – since it’s not a daycare center after all.

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Now, Sale is sitting down for some time after being suspended for his latest act: throwing a tantrum about throwback uniforms the team was scheduled to wear this weekend. The lefty decided to take it upon himself to destroy the uniforms because he didn’t want to wear them.

Sale is now telling MLB.com that he blames manager Robin Ventura for the incident, saying he let his bosses know that he didn’t want to pitch in uniforms that weren’t tucked in (yes, he seriously said that):

"“When I saw that there was something in the way of that 100 percent winning mentality, I had an issue,” Sale said. “I tried to bring it up and say, ‘Hey listen, these are my thoughts and concerns,’ and they got pushed away because of the business deal that was set in place. I’ll never understand why we need to do something on the business side on the field that might impede us winning a game.”"

Sale’s little soapbox about “winning vs. business” would work a lot better if he wasn’t making $9 million this year and $39.5 million over the next three seasons from Chicago or whichever team trades for him.

So, Sale wants to be one of the best pitchers in baseball…but can’t pitch when uniforms aren’t tucked in? The White Sox would be well advised to get rid of this idiot as quickly as possible.

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