I wonder who slapped him down. Those are not the words of a happy man.
"I wonder who slapped him down. Those are not the words of a happy man."
The owners did. Both have donated to the Kerry campaign. One even appeared with him at at rally.
I bet the heavies in the Red Sox organization told him to zip it.
That's what I wondered when I first heard this. Sounds to me like someone suggested that if he wanted to work in baseball, he'd better get in line. But then, I tend to be suspicious of things like this.
My money's on Theo Epstein... the gay-blade of of the Red Sox organization. Big anti-Bush/queer factor up in Homo-Central.
Those are the words of a lawyer.
"I wonder who slapped him down. Those are not the words of a happy man."
Many (if not most) professional sports contracts have clauses in them forbidding the respective athlete under contract from making political pronouncements or endorsements. My gut says the BoSox management politely "reminded" Schilling of this after his endoresement of GWB.
Can the Red Sox or even Major League Baseball contracturally fobid his travel until he is "cleared?"
Kerry!
It sounds to me that the team manager or owner forbid him to go until the team doctor clears him, because he is under contract.
Just an anecdote excerpted from the Union Leader. vomit alert - Tom
N.H.USA - NASHUA - Democrats and Red Sox fans are all about keeping the faith these days.
So it is that Sox Chairman Tom Werner, who proudly wears both labels, has more than just one fall miracle on his mind. "I'm hoping for two things," Werner said at a Nashua rally yesterday for Sen. John Kerry, the Democratic Presidential nominee. "A parade in Boston in a few days, and an inaugural parade for John Kerry in January."snip
But baseball is the national pastime, Werner said. Next week's election is about the future, and Werner said he has some serious questions about the direction the country is taking under Kerry's rival, President Bush.
"I'm a parent. I have three children, and I am tremendously concerned, not just about their future, but about the future of our country," Werner said in an interview. "Anything I can do to articulate why I think John Kerry is an extraordinary person and deserves to be President, I'm happy to do."snip
"Just like the Red Sox when they were down 3-nothing (against the Yankees), you knew he could come back," Werner said.snip
"It's a cliche, but it actually does take 25 great individuals to win a ballgame, and it takes all of your support to make John Kerry a winner in New Hampshire," Werner said.
Werner, who hosted a fundraiser for Kerry last year, said he knows Kerry to be an intelligent and courageous person.
Kerry sat with Werner in the owner's box at a Red Sox-Yankees game in July, after Kerry surprised the crowd by throwing out the opening pitch. The ball hit the dirt in front of home plate, prompting some boos from the crowd.
Werner, who lives in California, rose to fame as an executive producer for several hit television shows, including "The Cosby Show," "Roseanne," and, more recently, "That 70's Show." He donated $2,000 to the Kerry campaign last year, and he's given away thousands of dollars to other Democrats over the years, according to opensecrets.org, an independent campaign finance Web site.