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Sox threaten to boycott Japan trip
Boston Herald ^ | 3/19/08 | Rob Bradford and Michael Silverman

Posted on 03/19/2008 9:04:37 AM PDT by raccoonradio

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The Bad News (and World Champ) Sox Go To Japan.

Or not.

They may get their way since so much is at stake; MLB reputation, broadcasters, fans flying to Japan, etc. btw Red Sox have a bit of a jet-lag schedule coming with trips to Japan, then California, and then Toronto for opening day

1 posted on 03/19/2008 9:04:38 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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2 posted on 03/19/2008 9:07:20 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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LOL! Didn’t the BloSox sign a contrct with Japanese baseball?


3 posted on 03/19/2008 9:07:42 AM PDT by johnny7
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Meanwhile the New York Yankees were willing to disrupt their spring training to concentrate on the far more significant matter of remebering the Virginia Tech victims and support those they left behind by playing a game yesterday at Virginia Tech.


4 posted on 03/19/2008 9:11:23 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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I have WEEI on right now. Castiglione is talking.

“David Ortiz is signing autographs...fans seem a little
bewildered.”

Dale Arnold; “Some people are misunderstanding the situation.
It isn’t about money for the players, it’s for the support
staff. Money that was promised but won’t be paid. The team
is sticking up for the support staff”


5 posted on 03/19/2008 9:12:24 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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To: #1CTYankee; Airborne1986; AmericanMade1776; andy58-in-nh; beansox; big'ol_freeper; bikepacker67; ...
Sox Ping:

Of all the penny pinching crap that MLB employs this is right up there. It's bad enough that the team that kicks up $80 million to MLB in the form of welfare, er, revenue sharing so that Tampa, Milwaukee and the Marlins’ owners can operate AAA all star franchises while pocketing the profits has to start the year in Japan and risk starting off the season in the hole.

6 posted on 03/19/2008 9:13:16 AM PDT by misterrob (Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
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Red Sox ping:)


7 posted on 03/19/2008 9:13:30 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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That’s great, but I had high hopes for their new player—
guy gets cut after one at-bat or two; Billy Crystal,
I think that was his name...? :)

Castiglione: “Again, we are waiting to see if we have a game today....”

Can YOU believe it.


8 posted on 03/19/2008 9:14:03 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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Here’s a novel idea...why don’t the Red Sox do what the US Government does....

Each of the say 10% of the highest earning players can ‘donate’ their $40K to a lower earning coach.

Problem solved, and I don’t wanna hear any grumbling.


9 posted on 03/19/2008 9:15:04 AM PDT by Ethrane ("semper consolar")
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No way that the bullpen catcher makes just $30k a year..


10 posted on 03/19/2008 9:16:07 AM PDT by ken5050
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The 1986 team that choked in the WS stiffed the club house guys. Talk about no class.

Glad to see today’s players sticking up for the lesser paid. Even the Greasebag Juicer who plays for the Yanks kicked Ron Washington $20K to help him out after Katrina given their past relationship while with the A’s.


11 posted on 03/19/2008 9:16:20 AM PDT by misterrob (Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
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Here's the thread I started this morning.
12 posted on 03/19/2008 9:16:32 AM PDT by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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That’s great, but I had high hopes for their new player— guy gets cut after one at-bat or two; Billy Crystal, I think that was his name...? :)

It doesn't make any sense considering he's in the prime of his career at age 60!
13 posted on 03/19/2008 9:18:04 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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SO that was the reason he wore #60? :)

Red Sox baseball radio: “The national anthems have been
played, first ball ceremony has happened, but fans have
been told there’s a delay—Red Sox back to their clubhouse
poss for a meeting”


14 posted on 03/19/2008 9:22:34 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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Will the Sox sign Steven King? :)


15 posted on 03/19/2008 9:22:56 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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Major League baseball is stiffing them, not the Red Sox. And
the 1986 team is pretty much all elsewhere (Clemens,
Buckner etc)


16 posted on 03/19/2008 9:24:11 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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I get the difference here. I was making a point that the 86 team stiffed the little guys, the 2008 crew is standing up for them.


17 posted on 03/19/2008 9:27:56 AM PDT by misterrob (Obama-Does America Need Another Jimmy Carter?)
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LIVE on ESPN, spring training game today is on HOLD...19 day road trip to Japan...whew, that's way to much sushi!!
18 posted on 03/19/2008 9:29:05 AM PDT by GRRRRR (2008- A Year That Will Live in Infamy...)
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Ah! Understood. Yep ESPN covering this too...players in dugout being interviewed though that may not be live as the radio had said they had gone to the clubhouse...?


19 posted on 03/19/2008 9:32:25 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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They’re supposed to leave at 5:30 pm today...still no word
on settlement. Some players may come out to sign more
autographs —”the autograph signing may take place but
game may not”:...


20 posted on 03/19/2008 9:46:27 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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