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Wednesday, Jul. 26 1:05pm ET
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BOSTON (AP) -- While Red Sox management haggled with the state's political leaders over the funding for a ballpark to replace Fenway Park, Boston's players went about the business of playing baseball, largely ignoring the debate over their future home. With the final game of their series against the Minnesota Twins rained out Wednesday, the Red Sox left for a week-long West Coast road trip. By the time they return, the Legislature probably will have adjourned -- and if all goes as planned, it will approve the state's share of the financing for the $665 million ballpark. "I don't even think about that. I'm comfortable here," said shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, who is one of the few current players who is under contract to the team through the likely opening date of the new ballpark in 2003 or 2004. "I don't worry about the new ballpark. That's not my concern." The rainout was Boston's seventh of the season. The game will be made up Sept. 7, at a time to be announced. The Red Sox pushed scheduled starter Tim Wakefield back to Thursday and moved Jeff Fassero back two days to allow Pedro Martinez to stay on schedule for Friday. Ramon Martinez is to pitch Sunday and Tomo Ohka to start Monday. The Twins moved Wednesday's scheduled starter, Mark Redman, to Thursday and moved J.C. Romero to the bullpen. Fenway, built in 1912 and seating about 33,000, is the oldest and smallest ballpark in the major leagues. To replace it, the team would spend $352 million to build a 44,000-seat ballpark across the street, the city would contribute $140 million to buy the land and $72 million for a parking garage, and the state would kick in $100 million on road and subway improvements. To finance construction, the team agreed to a $5 parking surcharge on spaces around the park on game days, a 5 percent tax on most tickets and a 15 percent tax on luxury box tickets. The deal still needs Legislative and City Council approval. "I hope they get it. That isn't just from a player's standpoint. I think it would good for the whole community," Red Sox reliever Derek Lowe said. "We travel around and see all the new facilities. ... It would be nice to get it done, but it's not set in stone, from my understanding. Hopefully, they can have it open by 2003." But most of his teammates seemed unconcerned about the ballpark deal, in part because the opening is so far off. "Chances are, I'm not going to be around to play in it," said reliever Rod Beck, who is in the last year of his Red Sox contract. "When things are a go, and there's a timetable, that would be the time to look at it." Others just focus on the field between the lines, not the stands that surround it. "I get paid to play the game," pitcher Pedro Martinez said. "It can be a back yard for all I care." | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard Minnesota Clubhouse Boston Clubhouse RECAPS Toronto 8 Cleveland 1
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