It is nice to see the Boston Redsox players stand up for their coaches and staff. It is also nice to see the situation worked out. The Redsox are headed to Japan and the players thought that coaches and members of the staff making the trip were getting a $40,000 stipend, the same stipend the players were receiving.
When they learned this was not the case, the threatened to boycott today’s game and not go to Japan. While we do not know what arrangements were worked out, apparently a deal was reached to keep everyone happy and the Redsox played (an hour later than scheduled) and everyone went to Japan.
It must be nice for coaches to know that the players think so highly of them that they would make this gesture. Obviously this was done for the principle (and I agree with it). Certainly I don’t think any of them need the money; it is not like they need to go to a debt consolidation service or look for an IVA, something I once had to do to handle my debt, to make ends meet.
Still, we all like to feel that we get that to which we are entitled, and everyone making the trip to Japan is entitled to the stipend.
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