Champion Red Sox to visit White House during spring training

[bluedigger]

The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are scheduled to visit the White House on Feb. 15, team president Sam Kennedy told the Boston Globe.

Kennedy said he expects "a healthy representation of ownership, executives, coaches and players" to attend the ceremony, but it is not mandatory.

Red Sox pitchers and catchers report Feb. 12, with position players due in camp five days later. Kennedy told the Globe that the current plan is for the team to travel as a group from Fort Myers, Florida, to Washington, where it will also visit the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

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Manager Alex Cora, who has been critical of President Donald Trump's comments on his native Puerto Rico, has said he will attend.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/25772101/boston-red-sox-visit-white-house-february-15

Bag lunches will be provided for all attendees at club expense to avoid nutritional conflicts.

[John Fante]

1. "healthy representation": every asshole Trumper in the organization

[thegoose]

2. This is ridiculous

Stop it! Even if you're doing it out of respect for the institution, there's still a bloated thieving fraud there waiting to turn it into all about him.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Maybe they'll get last year's hot dogs.

And lord knows how the idiot will misspell that

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. Bring your own Fenway Franks, I suppose.

[guillaumeb]

5. Why?

There is literally no reason to do this. There is no reason to pretend that Trump is normal. All this does is give Trump a photo opportunity to exploit.

[Ohiogal]

6. I agree 100% guillaumeb

As LeBron James said,

"it used to be an honor to visit the White House, not any more."

[rurallib]

7. And helps normalize trump

yep - no reason for them to go

[Ferrets are Cool]

8. Feed them White Castle

you stupid fucking criminal.

[Auggie]

9. Well, that's another reason to loathe the Red Sox organization ...

I imagine many players will be looking for excuses not to attend.

[bluedigger]

10. Come on, man.

You don't need no stinkin' reasons.