'Welcome Michael Vick night' off after complaints

 
A minor league baseball team has dropped plans to hold a welcome party for Michael Vick. The Kansas City T-Bones of the Northern League had planned to have a Michael Vick "Welcome to the Neighborhood" night May 28, complete with prison uniforms, spotlights and escape sirens. Other events promoting caring for animals also were planned. Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback, is serving a 23-month sentence at the U.S. [link]

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