Red Sox to MLB: F-U
Nice to see the red sox doing something right, in threatening to boycott their trip to Japan if the coaching staff (trainers, etc) don’t get the $40k MLB promised them. $40k sounds like a nice stipend, i’ll use that for my future contract negotiations.
The whole trip is rather absurd. With the AL East and AL West in for what i believe to be tight races, an early season back injury could derail things early on. Walking wounded Eric Chavez won’t make the trip for fear of back flare-ups; he is by far one of Oakland’s highest paid players. I’d keep Rich Harden away from nail clippers, let alone a flight to Japan. I’m already dreading the long flight from SF to Tampa (via Atlanta) for spring training this weekend; can’t imagine what a trip across the ocean would do to some of these players preparing for the season.
Maybe the players should have been given some practice time in Hawaii to shorten the trip?
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