[Hipixs]

The Times already listed him on Friday as going to the game. I'm telling you, the whole last-minute diversion thing was done for dramatic effect. Why should he care about the little people in Florida, when he can get face time on ESPN all evening?

Here is the NYTimes article:
Rivalry Remains Same, but Yanks Are Different from Friday, July 23, 2004:

"The pitching matchups in Boston are Jon Lieber (7-6) against Curt Schilling (12-4) tonight, Tanyon Sturtze (3-2) against Bronson Arroyo (3-7) tomorrow afternoon, and José Contreras (8-3) against Derek Lowe (8-9) on Sunday night, when the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who sometimes wears a Red Sox cap on the campaign trail, will be on display for the New England vote."

[NYCVirago]

"The pitching matchups in Boston are Jon Lieber (7-6) against Curt Schilling (12-4) tonight, Tanyon Sturtze (3-2) against Bronson Arroyo (3-7) tomorrow afternoon, and José Contreras (8-3) against Derek Lowe (8-9) on Sunday night, when the Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, who sometimes wears a Red Sox cap on the campaign trail, will be on display for the New England vote."

I know. As soon as I heard that the media spun this as Kerry's surprise appearance, I hunted for and found the Times article to post, so that people would know it was a fraud. I even sent the link to Drudge with an explanation, to no avail.