1:24pm: This thing is resolved; the Boston Globe has some details.
8:43: Rob Bradford of the Boston Herald writes that Red Sox players may boycott the team trip to Japan if the coaches aren’t paid the $40K they expected. I think it’s highly likely this gets sorted out and the Sox make their flight.
As it stands the season will open on March 25th (less than a week!) with Daisuke Matsuzaka facing Joe Blanton in Japan.
