Inhumane treatment of slaves in chains. (US baseball players). Disguised with money.

"The Red Sox are scheduled to arrive at midnight on Thursday" (after 18 hours of confinement--try it-sm), ...

• "Eleven hours later, some players will take a helicopter to an army base for a clinic and autograph session....

• Francona, Okajima and Red Sox coaches will hold a clinic the day before the season opener.

• There will be the usual formal events - a welcome party

• then a Major League Baseball party at the U.S. Embassy.

It could be worse. It was for Timlin in 2006 when he played for the United States in the first World Baseball Classic....

• That season, for the first time since 2001,

• Timlin went on the disabled list."....

From AP article published on SI.com, "Red Sox Brace for Long Trip to Japan and 4 games against the Athletics."

• Partial list of players injured or diminished by World Baseball Classic.

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