Obama booed at Boston fundraiser after Red Sox joke

It's rare for a politician to be booed at his own fundraiser, but President Obama managed to briefly earn the ire of attendees of an event at Boston's Symphony Hall Monday night when he needled the crowd about the trade of former Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis.

Youkilis, a popular player on Boston's World Series winning teams, was shipped to Obama's hometown Chicago White Sox in a deal for relief pitcher Zach Stewart and utility fielder Brent Lillibridge on Sunday.

“Boston, I just want to say – thank you for Youkilis," Obama said during the opening of his remarks.

A chorus of boos began cascading down from the auditorium.

"I’m just saying. He’s going to have to change the color of his 'sox,' " the president continued, as the audience laughed. "I didn’t think I’d get any boos out of here, but I guess I shouldn’t have brought up baseball. I understand. My mistake. You've got to know your crowd."

A member of the audience then called out, "We still love you," drawing more laughter and applause from the assembled crowd.

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