No Sanchez tomorrow

 Having a child...

Roger Rubin ‏@RogRubin  5m
St. John's Orlando Sanchez to miss Saturday v. No. 9 'Nova to be with his wife, Flor Esthefani, after birth of their daughter. #sjubb

Gift is going to have to play about 30 minutes and Dom is going to have play significant minutes at the 4.  Hope Lav doesnt pull the redshirt off Jones for this one

Congratulations to him...
Horrible timing for the team with Obekpa questionable at best for tomorrow's game.

Having a child...

Roger Rubin ‏@RogRubin  5m
St. John's Orlando Sanchez to miss Saturday v. No. 9 'Nova to be with his wife, Flor Esthefani, after birth of their daughter. #sjubb

I hope everything is good for Orlando and wife's newborn.

If the baby was born today, and is doing fine, what do most of you see as the acceptable protocol for how much time one misses for a college team?  It doesn't happen often in college, but I'm wondering why O, if he was there for the birth, wouldn't simply scoot down to Philly to play tomorrow, then head back with the team right after the game?

Quote from: boo3 on February 21, 2014, 07:20:20 PM

Having a child...

Roger Rubin ‏@RogRubin  5m
St. John's Orlando Sanchez to miss Saturday v. No. 9 'Nova to be with his wife, Flor Esthefani, after birth of their daughter. #sjubb

I hope everything is good for Orlando and wife's newborn.

If the baby was born today, and is doing fine, what do most of you see as the acceptable protocol for how much time one misses for a college team?

if we lose tomorrow and another he will get at least 3 months maternity leave

Quote from: boo3 on February 21, 2014, 07:20:20 PM

Having a child...

Roger Rubin ‏@RogRubin  5m
St. John's Orlando Sanchez to miss Saturday v. No. 9 'Nova to be with his wife, Flor Esthefani, after birth of their daughter. #sjubb

I hope everything is good for Orlando and wife's newborn.

If the baby was born today, and is doing fine, what do most of you see as the acceptable protocol for how much time one misses for a college team?  It doesn't happen often in college, but I'm wondering why O, if he was there for the birth, wouldn't simply scoot down to Philly to play tomorrow, then head back with the team right after the game?

Would you want a guy who has probably been up all day friday and all night friday night to leave NYC for Philly at about 9am Saturday morning and play a 1:30 game for you? Do you think he'd contribute much in that situation?

Quote from: bball purist on February 21, 2014, 07:28:14 PM

Quote from: boo3 on February 21, 2014, 07:20:20 PM

Having a child...

Roger Rubin ‏@RogRubin  5m
St. John's Orlando Sanchez to miss Saturday v. No. 9 'Nova to be with his wife, Flor Esthefani, after birth of their daughter. #sjubb

I hope everything is good for Orlando and wife's newborn.

If the baby was born today, and is doing fine, what do most of you see as the acceptable protocol for how much time one misses for a college team?  It doesn't happen often in college, but I'm wondering why O, if he was there for the birth, wouldn't simply scoot down to Philly to play tomorrow, then head back with the team right after the game?

Would you want a guy who has probably been up all day friday and all night friday night to leave NYC for Philly at about 9am Saturday morning and play a 1:30 game for you? Do you think he'd contribute much in that situation?

Tiznow,Ralph and Paultzman are going down at 9am they can pick him up. Plenty of room in the minivan

Per SJU release the baby was born in Providence.

Some of the things being said about this on twitter are disgusting I cannot believe these people claim to be SJU fans.

We get it, missing Obekpa and Sanchez tomorrow makes it tough.  But these kids are not being disciplined and are not academic casualties.  Injuries and family situations happen.  My God people act like they are owed a full SJU team.  The team is playing great.  Support Chris and Orlando and support the team tomorrow even shorthanded.

My God.  People act like SJU is intentionally doing this stuff...

It's not as if Sanchez is looking for an excuse not to play tomorrow.   I'm sure he wants to be there.

Congratulations to him and his wife

Some of the things being said about this on twitter are disgusting I cannot believe these people claim to be SJU fans.

We get it, missing Obekpa and Sanchez tomorrow makes it tough.  But these kids are not being disciplined and are not academic casualties.  Injuries and family situations happen.  My God people act like they are owed a full SJU team.  The team is playing great.  Support Chris and Orlando and support the team tomorrow even shorthanded.

My God.  People act like SJU is intentionally doing this stuff...

Sports fans sometimes forget that they are watching these athletes play a game. I want this team to win like everyone else, but in the grand scheme of things, it really isn't that important.

Some of the things being said about this on twitter are disgusting I cannot believe these people claim to be SJU fans.

Oh I know it's really horrible how people are mocking this situation and using it as an excuse to be a class clown

Quote from: fordham96 on February 21, 2014, 07:43:53 PM

Some of the things being said about this on twitter are disgusting I cannot believe these people claim to be SJU fans.

We get it, missing Obekpa and Sanchez tomorrow makes it tough.  But these kids are not being disciplined and are not academic casualties.  Injuries and family situations happen.  My God people act like they are owed a full SJU team.  The team is playing great.  Support Chris and Orlando and support the team tomorrow even shorthanded.

My God.  People act like SJU is intentionally doing this stuff...

Sports fans sometimes forget that they are watching these athletes play a game. I want this team to win like everyone else, but in the grand scheme of things, it really isn't that important.

Some of the things being said about this on twitter are disgusting I cannot believe these people claim to be SJU fans.

We get it, missing Obekpa and Sanchez tomorrow makes it tough.  But these kids are not being disciplined and are not academic casualties.  Injuries and family situations happen.  My God people act like they are owed a full SJU team.  The team is playing great.  Support Chris and Orlando and support the team tomorrow even shorthanded.

My God.  People act like SJU is intentionally doing this stuff...

I treaded delicately by simply asking a question because I was not privy to details.  But yes, twitter-verse is another animal which will never be tamed by the impulses of many to say whatever comes into their mind that nanosecond.   

Upon reading the baby was born in Providence, it of course implicitly answered my question. 

I would put it at 50/50 whether O would have played well.  Players that have illness or injury or other circumstances sometimes play better than when they're under normal conditions.  I do think it's prudent to spend the time with the baby on distance alone.  It is a time to cherish.  It's unfortunate prior generations may have missed out on a birth due to other responsibilities.

Theo - nice ....

It always bothers me when athletes/coaches either miss the birth of a child or leave right after. 

Congratulations to Orlando!

I absolutely agree that the lunatics on twitter need to leave the guy alone.   

It's a great moment, he should enjoy this.     And like I said, I'm sure he feels bad about missing the game.  He obviously wants to be there.

Congrats to Orlando and his wife! It is a good news story for SJU and I am impressed that this has been under the radar (has this even popped up on JJ?)

Negative: we are going to be really short tomorrow on a big game that can help us big time.

Positive: This is the game that we can afford to lose and we need him more down the stretch then tomorrow.

Either way this is only at SJU type of thing but a special and unique thing.

Congrats again to the Sanchez family!

I'm disappointed and embarrassed to hear people on Twitter are making negative remarks.  I always felt  for all the fans we had who annoyed the majority of the fan base and 'caused problems' they were nothing compared to the fans of some real big schools when it came to Twitter trolling.

Quote from: goredmen on February 21, 2014, 07:32:42 PM

Quote from: bball purist on February 21, 2014, 07:28:14 PM

Quote from: boo3 on February 21, 2014, 07:20:20 PM

Having a child...

Roger Rubin ‏@RogRubin  5m
St. John's Orlando Sanchez to miss Saturday v. No. 9 'Nova to be with his wife, Flor Esthefani, after birth of their daughter. #sjubb

I hope everything is good for Orlando and wife's newborn.

If the baby was born today, and is doing fine, what do most of you see as the acceptable protocol for how much time one misses for a college team?  It doesn't happen often in college, but I'm wondering why O, if he was there for the birth, wouldn't simply scoot down to Philly to play tomorrow, then head back with the team right after the game?

Would you want a guy who has probably been up all day friday and all night friday night to leave NYC for Philly at about 9am Saturday morning and play a 1:30 game for you? Do you think he'd contribute much in that situation?

Tiznow,Ralph and Paultzman are going down at 9am they can pick him up. Plenty of room in the minivan

He's a big dude.  He probably needs two or three seats.  We'll leave Ralph in Queens

Jeeze, people are unbelievable. Dude has a wife, clearly he can start a family if he wants to.

Congratulations to Orlando!

Even with my demanding job, when each of my kids were born, I took off, no matter how big the deal or high the stakes were at the time. Life is too short. If the birth of your child is not your highest priority, your're an idiot.

Congrats Orlando and family!