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Announcement of delay; Matsuzaka sent to minor-league camp to pitch

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Red Sox just made an announcement over the PA system here at City of Palms Ballpark, telling fans that the start of today's game -- scheduled for 12:05 -- will be delayed "because of a dispute between Red Sox players and the Major League Players Assoctiation and Major League Baseball."

Predictably, that was met with a chorus of boos from the fans, who were unaware of the dispute which arose this morning.

The Sox have announced that if the game doesn't start by 12:30, the players will be available to sign autographs for the the fans in attendance.

Subsequently, the Sox made a decision to send starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka down the street to the minor-league complex on Edison Ave. and pitch in a minor-league game against the Minnesota Twins.

-- SEAN McADAM

Posted by Sean McAdam  at 12:09 PM | Permalink