Red Sox refuse to take field over Japan trip payment dispute
Published 3/19/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports
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.
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Sources: Sox consider Japan trip boycott
SOX & Dawgs found this 3/19/2008 on www.bostonherald.com
According to multiple clubhouse sources, the Red Sox will be holding a players-only meeting later this morning concerning the issue regarding the coaches potentially not being paid the $40,000 allocated the players. The sources indicated that the ...Red Sox, MLB resolve dispute over coaches' pay after team takes stand
Bronx Liaison found this 3/19/2008 on sports.espn.go.com
The Boston Red Sox ended a threatened boycott Wednesday of their final spring training game in Florida, resolving a dispute over paying coaches and staff for the season-opening trip to Japan.Resolution reached in Japan pay flap
YFSF found this 3/19/2008 on www.boston.com
The Red Sox ended a threatened boycott today of their final spring training game in Florida and their flight to Japan, resolving a dispute over paying coaches for the season-opening trip overseas. A major league source said that all staff associated ...Sox threaten to boycott Japan trip
FanHouse found this 3/19/2008 on www.bostonherald.com
F ORT MYERS - The Red Sox [ team stats ] trip to Japan has already hit a major snag. During a players-only team meeting at City of Palms Park this morning at 8:30, the players decided unanimously, according to more than one player, that the Sox would ...NL Central Preview
The On Deck Circle posted 3/19/2008 from theondeckcircle.net
Hey, the big news today is about the Red Sox! Imagine that! Unusually, though, today the NL Central is not forgotten! A look at a pretty wide-open division with a lot of good, young talent.
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