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Boston Red Sox?fans who attend Tuesday nights game against the?New York Yankees?will no longer receive David Ortiz bobbleheads.The team promised to distribute Ortiz bobbleheads to the first 15,000 fans entering Fenway Park before Bostons game against the Yankees, but Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said he elected to postpone the promotion after doing a quality check.I thought the bobbleheads were an inaccurate portrayal of David, Kennedy said. To go further, I thought the facial features were racially insensitive.Ortiz said he agreed with the Red Soxs decision.Thats supposed to be me? Ortiz told The Boston Globe after looking at a photo of the bobblehead.The bobbleheads were made by Washington-based promotions company BDA Inc.We value our decades-long relationship with the Red Sox organization and its decision to postpone Tuesdays David Ortiz bobblehead giveaway, the company said in a statement. Were currently working closely with the Red Sox to ensure the team and its fans receive a quality product.?Kennedy said the team will now give out a new-look Ortiz bobblehead at a future date to anyone who has a ticket to Tuesday nights game. In a statement, the Red Sox said they will announce details after the game.The bobbleheads were more highly anticipated because Ortiz is retiring at the end of the season.Bobblehead snafus arent unheard of. Last year, the Washington Nationals shelved a Jayson Werth bobblehead that awkwardly had his mouth wide open. Five months later, the team gave a replacement bobblehead to fans with vouchers from the original game.In 2006, the Baltimore Orioles canceled a Brian Roberts bobblehead promotion after his face appeared too dark.One of the most awkward bobblehead giveaways came in August 2012, when the Philadelphia Phillies gave away 45,000 Hunter Pence bobbleheads right after they had traded him to the San Francisco Giants. Air Max 97 Schweiz Billig . The Oilers come in having lost five in a row (0-4-1) and 16 of their last 20 games, dropping a 2-1 decision to the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday. Vapormax Plus Herren Schweiz .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner. http://www.vapormaxkaufenschweiz.com/vapormax-herren-schweiz/vapormax-schwarz-outlet.html . Miller finished in two minutes, 6.09 seconds, one day before the first medal race on the Alpine schedule. The 36-year-old American also turned in the top time in Thursdays opening training session. Vapormax Damen Sale .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Nike Joyride Run Schweiz . Lack made 20 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Canucks blanked the St. Louis Blues 1-0 in the first post-Olympic game for both teams night.The Calgary Flames have traded forward Alex Tanguay and defenceman Cory Sarich to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward David Jones and defenceman Shane OBrien. "This trade adds needed size up front and grit on the back end while also allowing us to get younger." said Flames General Manager Jay Feaster in a statement. "We like the fact that Jones plays a north-south game, drives hard to the net, kills penalties and is a right hand shot. OBrien is a hard guy to play against, knows how to get under the skin of the opposition and stands up for his teammates. We are pleased to add both of these players to our organization." The deal sends the 33-year-old Tanguay back to the city where he started his career. Drafted by the Avalanche in first round (12th overall) in 1998, Tanguay played his first six seasons for Colorado before being traded to the Flames in June, 2006. Tanguay played two seasons in Calgary and had stops in Montreal and Tampa Bay before again signing as an unrestricted free agent with Calgary in July, 2010.dddddddddddd Tanguay had 11 goals and 16 assists in 40 games for the Flames last season. Sarich, 34, had two assists in 28 games for the Flames this year. The veteran has also skated for Buffalo and Tampa Bay in his 14 NHL seasons. In Jones, the Flames receive a 28-year-old who struggled with three goals and six assists in 33 games last season. But the Guelph, Ontario native had much better seasons in the previous two years, where he had 20 goals in 2011-12 and 27 goals in 2010-11. He has 70 goals and 126 points in 272 games, all with Colorado. OBrien, 29, is a physical blueliner who had four assists and 60 penalty minutes in 28 games last season. He has also played for Anaheim, Tampa Bay, Vancouver, and Nashville over seven NHL campaigns. ' ' '