Bucs' LaRoche not home in Atlanta

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 14, 2007 ;     527 words ...ATLANTA - Adam LaRoche came back to Atlanta on Friday, but he did not come home. LaRoche was drafted by the Braves and spent four-plus...the outfield wall at Turner Field. Yet, when LaRoche played in his first game here Friday as the Pirates...

Rib injury forces LaRoche to DL

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 30, 2008 ;     518 words ......mind: Adam's ribs. First baseman Adam LaRoche, who had transformed from a first- half...bench with a strained ribcage muscle. LaRoche, hitting .390 this month, was placed on...like the only thing that could slow down LaRoche, who had seven home runs and 18 RBI in...

Fresh start in Pittsburgh excites LaRoche

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  January 21, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Adam LaRoche found his focus last season, just in time...career in college and the minor leagues, LaRoche was hounded by coaches for taking what...to the game. What no one knew was that LaRoche had been diagnosed with attention deficit...

Pirates' LaRoche receives needed respite

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  May 4, 2007 ;     522 words ...MILWAUKEE -- Adam LaRoche was not in the Pirates' lineup Thursday...Friday)." Whatever you want to call it, LaRoche needed a break. Batting just .132, the...mired in the worst slump of his career. LaRoche has struck out 32 times in 91 at- bats...

LAROCHE'S BLUNDER PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON ADD.(Sports)

The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  May 16, 2006 ;     413 words ......Newberry Associated Press ATLANTA -- Adam LaRoche knows how it looks. He doesn't seem to...laid-back to be a professional athlete. When LaRoche was coming up through the minors, countless...more emotion, even if he had to fake it. LaRoche's relaxed approach -- and a disorder that...

Bucs' LaRoche wants playoffs, not .500

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  February 22, 2007 ;     505 words ......this is the year they reach .500. Adam LaRoche, one of the newest Pirates and a huge...the team's future, wanted none of that. LaRoche demands more than just a break-even record...think I heard the word .500 mentioned," LaRoche said. "That's what I want to bring over...

LaRoche gaffe brings ADD to light

Charleston Gazette;  May 16, 2006 ;     700+ words ...ATLANTA - Adam LaRoche knows how it looks. He doesn't seem to...laid-back to be a professional athlete. When LaRoche was coming up through the minors, countless...doesn't always look like it,' " said LaRoche, the Atlanta Braves' first baseman...

Bucs' LaRoche slides in batting order

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  April 11, 2007 ;     493 words ...Adam LaRoche was not surprised Tuesday when Pirates...the batting order. "I can't blame him," LaRoche said. "As bad as I've been, I would've...same thing." In the first seven games, LaRoche batted .111 with one home run and two...

Pirates' LaRoche stuck in slump

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 13, 2008 ;     484 words ...Even by Adam LaRoche's historically slow-start standards, this...pressing," he said, "I'd be lying to you." LaRoche, a notorious late starter who typically...dragging his slump into mid-June this year. LaRoche is caught in a 7-for-51 skid and was benched...

Bucs' LaRoche finding other ways to contribute

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  June 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Adam LaRoche admits he has not looked at his batting average in a...trip that concludes this week in Florida. That puts LaRoche's batting average at .211. Earlier this season, LaRoche was tormented by his minuscule stats. It wasn't just...

LaRoche's Blunder Puts Spotlight on ADD

AP Online;  May 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Dateline: ATLANTA Atlanta Braves' Adam LaRoche throws his helmet after striking out to...Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy) Adam LaRoche knows how it looks. He doesn't seem to...laid-back to be a professional athlete. When LaRoche was coming up through the minors, countless...

LAROCHE MAKES NEW, $121M BID FOR HOME OWNERS' SUBSIDIARIES

The Boston Globe;  June 22, 1988 ;     273 words ...Rhode Island investor David F. LaRoche has submitted a new $121 million bid for...new offer replaces a $180 million bid LaRoche had made for a slightly bigger piece of...claiming that despite "conversations" with LaRoche, officials of Home Owners had been unable...

Laughing ALL THE WAY ; Humorist Loretta LaRoche talks about aging well in...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  October 2, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Humorist Loretta LaRoche is more than 60 years old now and still...more vulnerable as we get older," said LaRoche. "When your child tells you she has a...Before You're Too Short to Wear Them," LaRoche candidly talks about herself, the funny...

LaRoche called up for a fair shot

Daily Breeze;  May 7, 2007 ;     427 words ......long-awaited third base prospect Andy LaRoche to the major leagues for the first time...lineup for Sunday's game with Atlanta. LaRoche, who was hitting just .235 at triple-A...Chris Woodward at first in the fourth. LaRoche snared a liner hit at him by Andruw Jones...

LaRoche homers twice in Bucs win

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review;  July 5, 2007 ;     484 words ...It took longer than he wanted, but Adam LaRoche is starting to feel at home in Pittsburgh. LaRoche, who has been sizzling at the plate the past...the Pirates past the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-3. LaRoche hit a two-run homer in the second inning off...