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Baseball Today: Monday, June 30
Projo Sox Blog — ... REALITY INTRUDES: On a (far) more serious note, the Boston Herald reports black and Latin players on the Red Sox, two of whom were mentioned by name, were the targets of threats in this upcoming series in a letter mailed to the team with a Memphis, Tenn., postmark. Security teams from MLB and the Red Sox are with the club in St. Petersburg, and the FBI, along with the police departments in St. Petersburg, Boston, Memphis and Baltimore, have been apprised. The suspect is believed to be a Baltimore native living in Memphis. ...

Boston Herald: Red Sox dealing with threat
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Boston Herald: Red Sox dealing with threat The Red Sox and Major League Baseball have dispatched security teams to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the next three days due to a recent threat made against the club’s players. According to sources, the Sox recently received a mailed threat, believed to be postmarked in Memphis, Tenn., which targeted black and Latin players, citing at least two by name. The named players have been informed about the threats and will likely have security accompaniment away from Tropicana Field, including at the team’s hotel in St. Petersburg. The Sox ...

Someone Needs a Reminder That Baseball's Just a Game
FanHouse — Filed under: Boston, Red Sox, AL EastWhenever a major league team heads out on the road, they bring along quite an entourage. The Red Sox will have an even bigger group with them in Tampa this week. The players, coaches, trainers and media will be joined by security agents from Boston and the MLB offices in New York after several Red Sox players received threats in the mail. According to sources, the Sox recently received a mailed threat, believed to be postmarked in Memphis, Tenn., which targeted black and Latin players, citing at least two by name. The named players have been informed about the threats and will likely have security accompaniment away from Tropicana Field, including at the ...

Black and Latin Red Sox Players Threatened
The Biz of Baseball :: Business of Sports Network — A letter containing threats on black and Latin players on the Boston Red Sox has the team and MLB beefing up security for the next 3 games in St. Petersburg as the Red Sox get set to play the Rays at Tropicana Field. That series begins tonight. According to the report, the letter was received by the Red Sox and was postmarked in Memphis, Tenn. The letter targets at least two players by name. Security will accompany the players to their hotel from Tropicana Field after the game. As reported by the Boston Herald: The Sox are sending at least two of their top security officials, while another security team is due from MLB’s office in New York. The FBI and police ...

Sox players warned of threat
Extra Bases — ... The Red Sox and Major League Baseball officials are reportedly planning tight security in Tampa Bay and St. Petersburg, Fla. today after the Red Sox received a mailed threat against the team's black and Latin players, according to today's Boston Herald: ...

When Manny Attacks Jack
Boston Dirt Dogs — (Manny: AP Photo | McCormick: 2002 Boston Globe File Photo / Jim Davis) Well-Liked, Longtime Sox Traveling Secretary Jack McCormick Thrown to Ground by Manny in Houston Formerly Mellow Manny Snaps at Jack McCormick Over Tickets Hot-heads Youk and Beckett Better Steer Clear of ManRam Tonight "I just want it to die. It's over. He apologized. ...

David Aardsma Forbidden to Play Catch With Dad, Allows Two Runs
Walkoff Walk — ... dad, and who can blame him? Turns out the Astros put the kibosh on it because they didn't want an opposing player on the field for pre-game ceremonies. A compromise was made and Aardsma stood next to his dad as he threw out the first pitch. He pitched one inning in relief during the game and allowed two runs, probably because he was still so devastated that he couldn't play catch with Daddy. In other Red Sox news, Manny Ramirez shoved the traveling secretary and the team's Latin and black players got some mailed threats. Just another day in Red Sox Nation, ...

Manny shoves traveling secretary to ground; threat against Sox’s black and Latinos
Fire Brand of the American League — Never a dull moment around here. Houston seems to be the land where players get into it with their employers. Shawn Chacon shoved his general manager to the ground, now Manny Ramirez has shoved the traveling secretary, Jack McCormick, to the ground over a dispute about ticket allotments. ManRam wanted 16 tickets to Saturday’s game and McCormick warned he may not be able to accomodate the request, at which point Manny became agitated. (Providence Journal) Security teams will follow the Red Sox to their Tampa Bay trip, starting tonight. A threat was made against black and Latino players on the Red Sox (two by name, who will have a security detail attached to them) via a letter believed to be from ...

Two Sox Minority Players Threatened
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog — The Red Sox received a threat against Latino and African-American players in the mail. The threat reportedly cited 2 players and was postmarked from Memphis. Extra security has been added for the team. The threat is not linked to the incident between the Rays and Sox. Fenway West- The Western Home to Red Sox Nation

Links of the Day 6/30/08
The Victoria Times — Links of the Day 6/30/08 Problems in Boston . No, really. Serious problems in Boston . In the spirit of trying to care about the NBA.... Empty the Bench let's us know that the Timberwolves will still suck next year because of the Kevin Love trade. Needing a third link, I will go to the easy option... Shot to the junk ! Labels: Links of the Day posted by Ryan | 12:05 PM [image] [image]

Red Sox Need Security
The Hater Nation — Tensions between the first-place (how's that feel?) Rays and the Red Sox have reached an all-time high. But the Sox will have their minds on bigger matters when the team comes down to Tropicana Field. HOUSTON -- The Red Sox [team stats] and Major League Baseball have dispatched security teams to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the next three days due to a recent threat made against the club’s players. According to sources, the Sox recently received a mailed threat, believed to be postmarked in Memphis, Tenn., which targeted black and Latin players, citing at least two by name. The named players have been informed about the threats and will likely have security accompaniment away from Tropicana Field, ...

Fighting!
Sox Blog — Death threats! Beefed-up security! FBI protection! Boy, a trip to the Trop sure ain’t what it used to be! But this is why baseball is so much fun. No, not the lurking danger of creepy racist psychopaths; we got knocked out of first place yesterday. And the only way to crawl our way back up there is to go mano-a-mano with a divisional rival that, for most of its existence, has been abysmally bad. Well, now they’re good. But we’ve got to make sure they don’t get too good. And there’s a better than average chance things could get rough out there as we undertake ...

Series Preview: Sox @ Rays
Curt's Bloody Sock — Tampa Bay Rays (49-32) AL East: Up 1/2 gm Streak: W1 Last 10: 7-3 3 game series at Tropicana Field Game 1 Monday 7:10 Masterson (4-1, 3.43) vs. Shields (5-5, 3.76) Game 2 Tuesday 7:10 Wakefield (5-5, 3.88) vs. Garza (6-4, 3.76) Game 3 Wednesday 7:10 ESPN Matsuzaka (9-1, 3.21) vs. Kazmir (7-3, 2.28) Season Series: ...

Red Sox Beefing Up Security After Racist Threats
SPORTSbyBROOKS — As if tensions weren’t already high enough between the Red Sox & Rays this week, some Boston ballplayers now have to worry about racist threats . Red Sox Rays fight Jeff Horrigan of the BOSTON HERALD reports that security has been beefed up for the Red Sox during their three-game trip to St. Petersburg starting tonight. The reason for the precautions are due to a threatening letter sent to the team that singled out black & Latino players, which also mentions two specific players by name. The letter is believed postmarked from Memphis, TN, and authorities are currently looking for the suspect - a former Baltimore resident living in the Memphis area. In the meantime: The Sox are sending at least two of their top ...

Jinkōshiba [人工芝]
Empyreal Environs — ALCS Game 1: October 10, 2008 Red Sox 2 W: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0) H: Hideki Okajima (1) H: Justin Masterson (1) S: Jonathan Papelbon (1) 1-0 Rays 0 L: James Shields (0-1) 0-1 Highlights: Could the glory of the game of baseball overcome the shoddy ...