Audiodrama Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3301195FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox refused to take the field for their final spring training game in Florida on Wednesday and threatened to boycott their flight to Japan for their season openers unless their coaches and other staff are paid for the trip.Fans filled the stadium, the national anthems were sung and the Boston and Toronto Blue Jays lineups were announced, but the game did not begin at its 12:07 p.m. scheduled start.Baseball spokesman Rich Levin said the sport's lawyers were dealing with the situation."We're trying to work it out," he said.Mike Lowell told The Boston Globe the team voted unanimously not to take the field for their final spring game or to board the plane later Wednesday for Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Here's hoping they do follow through on their boycott.... I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audiodrama Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 Boycott over. MLB caved. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 That would have been quite embarrassing for MLB they had to cave www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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