Red Sox Might Refuse to Go to Japan

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

According to multiple clubhouse sources, the Red Sox will be holding a players-only meeting later this morning concerning the issue regarding the coaches potentially not being paid the $40,000 allocated the players. The sources indicated that the players will be issuing a mandate to Major League Baseball that if the coaches aren’t paid, then the team will not be getting on the plane later today for Japan.

 

 

Link.

 

This could get interesting...

[UMFan83]

It might help the Rays quest to win the AL East if the Red Sox start 0-2

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

It might help the Rays quest to win the AL East if the Red Sox start 0-2

 

 

But I'm pretty sure the networks might want a refund if the games aren't played.

[jersey cubs fan]

It might help the Rays quest to win the AL East if the Red Sox start 0-2

 

 

But I'm pretty sure the networks might want a refund if the games aren't played.

 

Networks? What could they be paying for games that will air at 3am?

[OleMissCub]

Good for them.

[anabiono]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

[UMFan83]

It might help the Rays quest to win the AL East if the Red Sox start 0-2

 

 

But I'm pretty sure the networks might want a refund if the games aren't played.

 

Networks? What could they be paying for games that will air at 3am?

 

Red Sox fans alone will get them decent enough ratings. Then you add in the Bay Area and interested baseball fans across the country. That alone will get you better ratings than the average Friday evening NBA game. Then you include the Japanese market, especially excited for a Dice-K start in his homeland, and there is of course a lot of money on the line.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I hope they don't go, I never liked the idea in the first place. Good for the players for sticking up for the coaches.

[erik316wttn]

MSNBC just reported that the Red Sox are refusing to take the field for their final spring training game because of the coaches bonus thing.

[davearm2]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

[ctcf]

Good for them.

 

No way MLB doesn't give in on this one though. This would be a PR disaster for them in Japan and the US. Theres tons of money at stake here, no way Selig stands tough.

[Soul]

This is awesome!

[anabiono]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

 

you have your view and i have mine

[Yanksfan1523]

Damn, I hate having to agree with the red Sox. :lol:

 

Good for them standing up for their coaches.

[brinoch]

Apparently, the coaches will now get compensation, as they should. The Red Sox made their point, and the exhibition game started an hour late.

[jersey cubs fan]

Wow, it must be pretty sweet to be able to demand such compensation for going on a business trip. Insane. Didn't feel the least bit of sympathy for the coaches.

[davearm2]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

 

you have your view and i have mine

Put yourself in the players' shoes and ask yourself if going to Japan a week early, and then having a week at the backend to get reacclimated (work through jetlag, reset your body clock, transition back from Florida/Arizona to your in-season home, etc.) would or would not be preferrable to spending an extra week away from home at ST, and then jamming this Japan trip right up against the start of the season.

 

Seems like an easy call to me.

[Garwilly]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

 

you have your view and i have mine

 

You are seriously that out of touch with reality?

 

Play on the 31st, flay around the globe, and play a fresh team 2 days later.

 

Wow.

[UMFan83]

I love how Redsox.com spun this:

 

After more than an hour delay due to an apparent misunderstanding over whether the Boston coaching and support staff will receive stipends for making the trip to Tokyo, the Sox are playing the Blue Jays this afternoon.

[WilcoFan]

Wow, it must be pretty sweet to be able to demand such compensation for going on a business trip. Insane. Didn't feel the least bit of sympathy for the coaches.

 

You're missing the point. The amount is irrelevant. They were told that they were getting paid for this trip, then after they agreed to go, the payment offer was rescinded. They have every right to demand compensation for the trip if a number was agreed upon. The coaches and players were in the right here and the league should be embarassed for bargaining in bad faith.

[davearm2]

I love how Redsox.com spun this:

 

After more than an hour delay due to an apparent misunderstanding over whether the Boston coaching and support staff will receive stipends for making the trip to Tokyo, the Sox are playing the Blue Jays this afternoon.

The coaches understood they were getting the $40K, until someone came along and told them that no, they aren't.

 

Sounds exactly like a misunderstanding to me.

[anabiono]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

 

you have your view and i have mine

 

You are seriously that out of touch with reality?

 

Play on the 31st, flay around the globe, and play a fresh team 2 days later.

 

Wow.

 

going to california to play a series wouldn't be that hard...but yes...i suppose i am out of touch with reality...wow...thanks for the insight!

 

:thumbsup:

[brinoch]

Wow, it must be pretty sweet to be able to demand such compensation for going on a business trip. Insane. Didn't feel the least bit of sympathy for the coaches.

 

According to various media reports, the players and coaches were all offered compensation for the trip. Then MLB or whoever apparently reneged -- leading to the player threats. I don't necessarily think they deserve $40k for a week in Japan, but if that's what they were promised... well, that changes things.

[Garwilly]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

 

you have your view and i have mine

 

You are seriously that out of touch with reality?

 

Play on the 31st, flay around the globe, and play a fresh team 2 days later.

 

Wow.

 

going to california to play a series wouldn't be that hard...but yes...i suppose i am out of touch with reality...wow...thanks for the insight!

 

:thumbsup:

 

Its fine to take an incorrect stance, so congrats. I, MLB, and nearly any reasonable person will gladly sit on the opposite side of the fence as you.

 

:cray: (I can use meaningless smilies too)

[anabiono]

the whole thing is terribly silly...the season is starting for the A's and the red sox...but then they come back and each play another exhibition series...why in the world couldn't they have started this thing in japan on the 31st...there is still a week to go in spring training...

 

flat out silly

The way they have it set up now, they play over there, then get back to the states with a week to transition back, and then start up again with real games.

 

Silly would be expecting these teams to spend a week in Japan, play on the 31st, and then a day or two later be playing again 12 time zones away.

 

you have your view and i have mine

 

You are seriously that out of touch with reality?

 

Play on the 31st, flay around the globe, and play a fresh team 2 days later.

 

Wow.

 

going to california to play a series wouldn't be that hard...but yes...i suppose i am out of touch with reality...wow...thanks for the insight!

 

:thumbsup:

 

Its fine to take an incorrect stance, so congrats. I, MLB, and nearly any reasonable person will gladly sit on the opposite side of the fence as you.

 

:cray: (I can use meaningless smilies too)

 

 

there was actually a meaning behind the graphic...but alas...