LaRoche and Boyer went under cover in brothels?

[Mike Sixel]

That's not really the meat of the story, but wow. Blaine Boyer and Adam LaRoche went to SE Asia to try to rescue under age girls.....wow.

 

That's about 1/30 of this story, which is a very good read on LaRoche and his decision to retire (among other things).

 

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/15159499/adam-laroche-goes-deep-decision-walk

 

[ashbury]

Also not the meat of this (excellent) article, but: "CERTAINTY ALWAYS ENGENDERS OUTRAGE."

 

[Otto von Ballpark]

Wow, that would be a difficult task.

 

Here's more on the group that arranged it, "The Exodus Road":

 

https://theexodusroad.com

[Pardon My Dinger]

Was his son there too?

[Shaitan]

Did he bring his son along?

 

(sorry, couldn't resist)

[Mike Sixel]

It's not a bad joke.....but it is an amazing thing to do. I have great admiration for people that try hard to make the world a better place (by helping others, not by imposing their beliefs on others, that's a different kind of "help").

[biggentleben]

Deadspin was not a fan of this article at all...

[Mike Sixel]

 

Deadspin was not a fan of this article at all...

 

heh, I can imagine! It wasn't exactly a hard hitting piece......I'll check that out when I get home, maybe.

[Pardon My Dinger]

Also...probably not important, but doesn't everyone go undercover to brothels? 

[h2oface]

What's a brothel?

[Pardon My Dinger]

 

What's a brothel?

How much time do you have?

[JustinCB]

 

heh, I can imagine! It wasn't exactly a hard hitting piece......I'll check that out when I get home, maybe.

 

Puff piece, sure, but he still sounds like a crazy person.

[Vanimal46]

Deadspin was not a fan of this article at all...

Currently reading it right now, as I am a big fan of Drew Magary's writing style. He certainly went with the over reaction route as a rebuttal, but there are some good points to it.

 

LaRoche saying he "gets it" that it some players and managers complain and don't like having a kid around all the time. Then turning around and saying Drake LaRoche was an "exception to the rule"...

[LimestoneBaggy]

 

Puff piece, sure, but he still sounds like a crazy person.

Here's my take away:

 

1. Guy gets to play baseball and makes a ton of money;

2. Guy gets lucky enough to bring his son with him to share in the joy;

3. Guy goes undercover to shine a light on some of the worst scum on the planet;

4. Guy is told you can no longer have son with you;

5. Guy weighs options, realized he made enough money/wants to keep spending time with son, calls it a day.

 

Makes sense to me. Then again, I quit a high paying job to do a lower paying job so I could spend time with my kids. I guess I relate....except the undercover thing...good on those two for that.

[Vanimal46]

We got the puff piece out of the way. Kudos to him and Boyer for doing something I would never have the guts to do.

 

Now hopefully it's all over with. He can ride off into the sunset, and the next time we hear or see him is a "Where is he now?" article 10 years down the road.

[h2oface]

 

Deadspin was not a fan of this article at all...

 

http://deadspin.com/espns-insane-adam-laroche-puff-piece-features-laroche-l-1770710009

 

Sometimes, it seems, that folks aren't thinking all the way through what they are saying.......

 

Detractors, including many health and human rights advocates, argue that stings are only as good as their ability to actually improve lives—and that they often do the opposite. “The appeal of the rescue is that it’s a happy ending,” says Janie Chuang, who teaches courses on trafficking at American University’s Washington College of Law. “But it’s not. It’s a really hard life.”

[twinsfanstreif]

I have some friends that do similar stuff in Houston. It's super risky and really dangerous. I'm surprised they put their names out there, some of those sex trafficking rings reach into this part of the world and it's not uncommon (even in America) for people who are considered a threat to the operation to turn up missing or dead.

[kab21]

 

Currently reading it right now, as I am a big fan of Drew Magary's writing style. He certainly went with the over reaction route as a rebuttal, but there are some good points to it.

LaRoche saying he "gets it" that it some players and managers complain and don't like having a kid around all the time. Then turning around and saying Drake LaRoche was an "exception to the rule"...

I think you are reading the wrong story.  http://deadspin.com/espns-insane-adam-laroche-puff-piece-features-laroche-l-1770710009

 

It is crazy that two pro ballplayers would do this while under contract.  I can't imagine that either team would be too happy (not so much the ChiSox anymore) with their mission.  This is a really good way to end up dead. 

[ashbury]

 

I think you are reading the wrong story.  http://deadspin.com/espns-insane-adam-laroche-puff-piece-features-laroche-l-1770710009

 

It is crazy that two pro ballplayers would do this while under contract.  I can't imagine that either team would be too happy (not so much the ChiSox anymore) with their mission.  This is a really good way to end up dead. 

What happens to the contract if someone dies of unnatural causes?

 

Maybe Ricky Nolasco needs to go on a fact finding mission in Bangkok, if his first 2016 start turns out to be a mirage that is.

[Drew]

The fact that he thinks the education his 14 year old son would get in a clubhouse is greater than the education he'd get at a school is bonkers.

 

[JustinCB]

 

Here's my take away:

 

1. Guy gets to play baseball and makes a ton of money;

2. Guy gets lucky enough to bring his son with him to share in the joy;

3. Guy goes undercover to shine a light on some of the worst scum on the planet;

4. Guy is told you can no longer have son with you;

5. Guy weighs options, realized he made enough money/wants to keep spending time with son, calls it a day.

 

Makes sense to me. Then again, I quit a high paying job to do a lower paying job so I could spend time with my kids. I guess I relate....except the undercover thing...good on those two for that.

 

I was more getting at the Duck Dynasty obsession, weird-a** beard that probably creeped everybody out, and his desire to have his child follow around jock strap-clad grown men all day shaving things into his head instead of maybe having him go to school so he doesn't grow up with the same backwards worldview that his father has.  But yes, his love for his son is apparent and heartwarming.  

 

 

[JustinCB]

 

We got the puff piece out of the way. Kudos to him and Boyer for doing something I would never have the guts to do.

Now hopefully it's all over with. He can ride off into the sunset, and the next time we hear or see him is a "Where is he now?" article 10 years down the road.

I assume he'll be holed up in a bunker on his ranch prepping for the end.

[JustinCB]

 

I was more getting at the Duck Dynasty obsession, weird-a** beard that probably creeped everybody out, and his desire to have his child follow around jock strap-clad grown men all day shaving things into his head instead of maybe having him go to school so he doesn't grow up with the same backwards worldview that his father has.  But yes, his love for his son is apparent and heartwarming.  

 

The tone of this came off as harsher as I intended, but I feel like the point stands.

[kab21]

 

The fact that he thinks the education his 14 year old son would get in a clubhouse is greater than the education he'd get at a school is bonkers.

That is the old Laroche story.  This thread is about something completely different.

[LimestoneBaggy]

 

The tone of this came off as harsher as I intended, but I feel like the point stands.

 

No worries; I understood your point. 

 

I guess in my experience of bringing my boys along to me with my less than reputable beer-league softball games, the good has outweighed the bad (and I've been able to educate and expose them to "teaching moments"). In my head, I'll just go on idealistically thinking that the boy wasn't hearing/seeing too much.....and I'm probably being naive. 

[Drew]

 

That is the old Laroche story.  This thread is about something completely different.

 

Ha okay then. Good internetting. 

 

 

[kab21]

guys the story is about Laroche and Boyer going undercover in Thai brothels for 10 days with the intent to rescue child prostitutes (and not end up dead).  I certainly hope his son wasn't involved.