The Oakland A's Wouldn't Mind Getting Paid

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Remember all those moons ago when the baseball season kicked off in Japan? The Red Sox and Athletics played that two game series a week before the regular season started for everybody else, the Japanese crowds loved it, and the baseball players begrudgingly went along. It was all peaches and cream! Well, not exactly. After all, the whole thing was nearly cancelled when the Red Sox refused to ... [link]

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The Oakland A's Wouldn't Mind Getting Paid
Published 6/24/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
... all peaches and cream! Well, not exactly. After all, the whole thing was nearly cancelled when the Red Sox refused to make the trip if their coaching staff wasn't paid the same $40,000 that every player on both the teams were supposed to get for playing in the series. Thankfully, the whole thing was resolved, and the games were played. There's still one tiny problem, though, because according to Oakland's Huston Street , the A's still haven't gotten paid yet . Continue reading at FanHouse

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