Se quejan, pero se van pa' Japón

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Posted: 2008-03-19 15:51:23
Filed Under: Béisbol
FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) - Los Medias Rojas de Boston amagaron el miércoles con boicotear su último juego de pretemporada en Florida, pero al final lo terminaron jugando tras resolver un conflicto sobre el pago de un estipendio a sus coaches para la serie inaugural de la campaña regular en Japón.

El juego contra Toronto arrancó una hora tarde, luego que el equipo votó de manera unánime para no disputar la exhibición o viajar a Tokio.

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    ** FILE ** New York Yankees' Andy Pettitte reacts before being removed from their baseball game against the Oakland Athletics after he gave up eight runs on nine hits in one and two-thirds innings at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this July 1, 2007 file photo. Pettitte's meeting with a congressional committee investigating drug use in baseball was postponed until Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. He originally was slated to appear for a deposition or transcribed interview on Wednesday, Jan. 29. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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    ** FILE ** New York Mets' Carlos Gomez puts down a bunt and breaks for first base against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning of a Major League Baseball game in Denver in this July 2, 2007 file photo. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)

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    ** FILE ** New York Mets pitcher Kevin Mulvey throws during the second inning of a spring training intrasquad baseball game in this Feb. 27, 2007 file photo, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Rick Silva, file)

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    ** FILE ** Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Johan Santana delivers against the Chicago White Sox during the first inning of a baseball game in this Sept. 21, 2007 file photo, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Paul Battaglia, file)

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    ** FILE ** Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana shows the Cy Young Award, for being the best pitcher in the American League in 2006, that he received prior to the Twins baseball game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, in this April 14, 2007 file photo, in Minneapolis. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid, file)

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    ** FILE ** Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana works during the first inning action of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston in this Sept. 21, 2006 file photo. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, file)

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    ** FILE ** Minnesota Twins starter Johan Santana pitches against the Detroit Tigers in the fourth inning of a baseball game in this June 29, 2007 file photo, in Detroit. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, file)

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    ** FILE ** Minnesota Twins' Johan Santana delivers a pitch against the New York Yankees in the first inning of their baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this July 4, 2007 file photo. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, file)

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    ** FILE ** Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Johan Santana throws against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis, in this Sept. 15, 2007 file photo. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Eric Miller, file)

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    ** FILE ** This is a 2006 file photo of Johan Santana of the Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins reached a tentative agreement Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, to trade Johan Santana to the New York Mets. After months of deliberation, the Twins agreed to send the two-time Cy Young Award winner to the Mets for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra and Kevin Mulvey, a person familiar with the deal said. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, file)

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Tomaron la decisión tras enterarse que los entrenadores y ayudantes no iban a recibir un pago de 40.000 dólares por el viaje. Los jugadores indicaron que creían que el pago formaba parte del acuerdo.

"Todos los involucrados con el viaje serán compensados de manera justa", señaló Rich Levin, portavoz de las Grandes Ligas.

John Blake, encargado de prensa de los Medias Rojas, no aclaró cómo se resolvió el conflicto. "Vamos a Japón", dijo.

Medias Rojas boicot
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Que no se monten que no van.


Previamente, el tercera base puertorriqueño Mike Lowell y el catcher Jason Varitek dijeron que el equipo no iba a jugar el miércoles o embarcarse para el vuelo a menos que las Grandes Ligas aceptaran pagar el estipendio a los coaches y ayudantes.

Los actuales campeones de la Serie Mundial se medirán la semana próxima contra los Atléticos de Oakland en Tokio.

Varitek afirmó que los jugadores sintieron que era necesario adoptar una posición firme a favor de sus coaches y ayudantes: "Ellos son nuestro pilares", dijo.

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