Resolution reached in Japan pay flap

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BREAKING: Sox Threaten Boycott
Published 3/19/2008 by Paul SF at YFSF
... From the Boston Globe: Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell confirmed to the Globe that the team voted unanimously this morning not to make the scheduled trip to Japan or play its final spring training game against Toronto this afternoon unless the coaches, training staff, and equipment staff were going to be compensated for making the trip to Japan. ''When we voted to go to Japan, that was not a unanimous vote,'' said Lowell, "but we did what our team wanted us to do for Major League Baseball. They promised us the moon and the stars, and ...

Red Sox To Boycott Season Opener?
Published 3/19/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Angered after learning Terry Francona and his coaching staff would not be paid additional sums for this week’s trip to Japan, the Red Sox have voted to blow off today’s final Spring Training game against Toronto, nor will they board a flight to Tokyo later today report the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo and Jackie MacMullan : ...

Well, that's something different
Published 3/19/2008 by Minneapolis Red Sox at Siberian Baseball
... For the quick catch-up, the team is refusing to take the field in Fort Myers and says it won't get on the bus to the airport later today until the coaching, training and equipment staffs are paid for the scheduled trip to Japan. ...

Red Sox About To Maybe Play (Updating)
Published 3/19/2008 by Jere at A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory
... You probably know all about the possible Japan-trip boycott. Great job to eff with MLB after MLB effed with us. I love it. Power to the people. ...

Cheap Shots #121
Published 3/19/2008 by Signal to Noise at Signal to Noise
... Red Sox Threatening Japan Boycott: At least at this time, and the issue is over the coaching staff getting a $40K stipend that was apparently promised when the game was set up. Interesting, and it’s holding up the game between the Blue Jays and Sox right now, although it looks like it will be starting. [Boston Globe] ...

Hell no, they won't go!
Published 3/19/2008 by Liz at Pink Hat Nation
... So I was pleasantly surprised to read that the players are actually boycotting for a really good reason: the team’s management is apparently reneging on a promise to pay coaches and trainers a $40,000 stipend to make the trip. ...

So this Red Sox boycott thing, it's really ... [Boston Red Sox]
Published 3/19/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
... So this Red Sox boycott thing, it's really happening, it seems: The Red Sox have canceled their spring training game today. [Boston.com] ...

Boycott?!?!? Uh, now what?
Published 3/19/2008 by Dan Lamothe, Red Sox Monster at Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com
... : "I did not have an off day yesterday. I had the phone glued to my ear because I was promised some answers and I haven't even received a phone call," Francona said Wednesday. "So I'm a little bit stuck. What I want to do this morning is get excited to play a baseball game and what I ended up doing is apologizing to the coaches and being humiliated." From Mike Lowell : ''When we voted to go to Japan, that was not a unanimous vote,'' said third baseman Lowell, "but we did what our team wanted us to do for Major League Baseball. They promised us the moon and the stars, and then ...

Red Sox Boycott Japan; Our NCAA Brackets
Published 3/19/2008 by Stop Mike Lupica at Stop Mike Lupica
... The Red Sox players all took a vote, and are currently boycotting their final spring training game, and possibly their game in Japan (Opening Day game against Oakland) because they are unhappy that MLB (or someone) has failed to follow through on their promises.  In particular, coaches and trainers were promised money ($40,000 in some cases) for making the trip, but apparently that offer did not come through.  ...

THE RED SOX ARE ON STRIKE
Published 3/19/2008 by rob at The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda...
... on if the Japan situation has been resolved. This is one of the few times at which I'm in support of a professional athlete's "labor" movement. The Red Sox are supporting their coaches, using the massive leverage they have as stars to help out the guys like first base coach Luis Alicea, who doesn't have much leverage in a matter like this. Let's hope someone ponies up the couple hundred thousand for the coaches. Sources: Boston.com Extra Bases ...

Red Sox players threaten to boycott Japan trip
Published 3/19/2008 by Randy Booth <info@overthemonster.com> at Over the Monster
... on with the first pitch scheduled at 1:10 p.m. No word on if any agreement was made. Matsuzaka will not be pitching. Update [2008-3-19 12:47:40 by Randy Booth]: Still no progress has been made. The Red Sox and Blue Jays game scheduled for 12:05 has been delayed. Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was scheduled to start this game, will instead pitch in a minor league game that I believe is going on right now. After a unanimous clubhouse vote, Red Sox players agreed to not travel to Japan unless coaches and staff are paid for the trip: ...

Red Sox = Douchsoaked
Published 3/19/2008 by bh at Mile High Ramblings
The Red Sox are headed to Japan as a compensated whole . Yay! I mean, go fuck yourselves! Wouldn't it have been more courageous and meaningful had the players unanimously voted to forfeit their compensation for the staff that would be accompanying them, rather than unanimously voting to boycott today's game and the team's trip to Japan had the staff gone unpaid for the trip? Mike Lowell: ''When we voted to go to Japan, that was not a unanimous vote, but we did what our team wanted us to do for Major League Baseball. They promised us the moon and the stars, and then when we ...

Manny Distraught Over Dispute
Published 3/19/2008 by ssilva at Boston Dirt Dogs
... Resolution Reached; Japan Boycott Averted Dice-K to Pitch in Minor League Game Sox Voted to Boycott Today's Game and Plane: Earlier today: Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell confirmed to the Boston Globe's Jackie MacMullan that the team voted unanimously this morning not to make the scheduled trip to Japan or play its final exhibition game against the Blue Jays this afternoon unless the coaches, training staff, and equipment staff were going to be compensated for making the trip to Japan.

STRIKE AVERTED
Published 3/19/2008 by rob at The #1 Source for New England Sports Opinions and Propaganda...
Major League Baseball will pony up the dough in order to compensate the Red Sox coaches and staff making the trip to Japan. The Red Sox started their final Grapefruit League game against Toronto about an hour late. They will board the flights for Japan as originally scheduled. Source: Boston.com

PM Roundup: Lucky People.
Published 3/19/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... making moves to - it looks like - cut Darius Miles. (KTVZ) More on those ESPNews HD screenshots. (Rotten Apple Sports) Where are they now: 1988 Jayhawks, aka Danny and the Miracles. (KC Star) Glen Taylor had the gall to say KG ‘tanked it?’ (Empty the Bench) Commence Sonics death watch. (The Stranger) Been somewhat busy today and missed this Red Sox boycott, but no need to be alarmed - crisis averted. (Boston Globe)

They're not going to take it
Published 3/20/2008 by Carly at Fenway, Flushing and the House that Ruth Built
... mandate that the players would not take the field in this afternoon's exhibition game in Toronto, nor board the plane to Japan until the staff was taken care of. Since today's game was on ESPN, this could have potentially been very ugly for MLB in the wake of the steroid scandal. But you knew MLB was going to cave, right? It only took an hour of the Sox stalling before the organization came to an agreement with MLB, each side agreeing to pay $20,000 to make the $40,000 total. From The Globe : "It's not just the coaches, it's the staff, the trainers, a lot of people are ...