League Notes
In Boston, Dan Shaughnessy reports MLB Commissioner Bug Selig's office is "investigating the circumstances" of Dodgers LF Manny Ramirez's final hours with the Red Sox. A source said that Selig directed MLB Exec VP/Labor Relations Rob Manfred to "contact all parties for an explanation of how things unfolded around last week's trade deadline." Ramirez had the option years dropped from his contract as part of the deal that sent him from the Red Sox to the Dodgers, and Shaughnessy writes, "It was in the interest of the player and the agent to have the options dropped" (BOSTON GLOBE, 8/8).
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NFL Based Fan Code Of Conduct Off Model
Seahawks Have Had For Four Years |
CONDUCT CODE: In Seattle, Jim Moore notes the Seahawks for the past four years "have had their own code of fan conduct," and the NFL "used the Seahawks' model as an example for the rest of the league" in crafting its Fan Code of Conduct. Seahawks CEO Tod Leiweke said of fan behavior, "There are people who come who overindulge and are boorish and wreck it for other folks. It's just not right" (SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, 8/8). However, CBSSPORTS.com’s Ray Ratto wrote, "The NFL? Telling fans how to behave? With its recent history?" The league, "which has been in embarrassing, illegal and downright creepy situations on an almost steady basis for years now, is basically telling you your behavior isn't up to their lofty standards" (CBSSPORTS.com, 8/6). Sirius Satellite Radio's Scott Ferrall said the NFL has become the "No Fun League" since Goodell has "become the top cop with the behavior rules, suspending guys left and right, throwing guys out of the league. Now he's going to throw all the fans out of the league. How about fans that paid 50 grand for a [PSL] and the Giants-Jets new stadium? Are you gonna kick them out?" ("The Wheelhouse," SNY, 8/6).
TAKING A STAND: In Detroit, Tom Gage reports Tigers 3B Carlos Guillen "does not plan to play for Venezuela next spring" in the World Baseball Classic because of "numerous grievances with the way the team was organized and the players were treated in 2006 by its own officials for the inaugural event, and also because he sees no improvement since in any of the matters that bothered him." Guillen's grievances include "crowded housing, players not being treated like professionals, and the lack of respect for experienced players" (DETROIT NEWS, 8/8).
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