Elktonnick
-
Posts
5,431 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Boston Red Sox Videos
2026 Boston Red Sox Top Prospects Ranking
Boston Red Sox Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
Guides & Resources
2025 Boston Red Sox Draft Pick Tracker
News
Forums
Blogs
Events
Store
Downloads
Gallery
Everything posted by Elktonnick
-
He is checking the stats from the California and Florida Penal Leagues.
-
Plea bargain.
-
This acquisition is indefensible.
-
My first impression is this deal sucks.
-
Regardless, I think.it is fair to say the bloom is off the rose in Boston. Excuse the bad pun. But he isn't going to win any.popularity contests in Beantown at present.
-
Is Bloom VP of Baseball Operations or not? Of course Henry has the ultimate responsibilty.
-
Of course it does. No sane individual who has amassed a multi billion dllr fortune is going to give a blank check to a subordinate. There is something called due diligence. Moreover Henry may have the largest stake in the Red Sox but he is not the sole investor. He does have a fiduciary responsibility to his partners.
-
I think you totally underestimate how much time is required to oversee a 5 billion dollar asset even for so called hands off owner. I think every organization in baseball sets a dollar amount of expenditure which require ownership approval. I think MLB rules require it. Ultimately the owner has responsibility for everything his team does.
-
I agree. He may authorize increased spending some time in the future But at this moment he is economizing. A lot of Boston.fans believe he has lost interest in the team..I do not think that is the case. I just happen to believe that his top priority right now is not the Boston Red Sox. There has been media reports that he is consumed with securing the NBA team. I suspect that if one were to track his previous economy moves with the Red Sox they would coincide with his acquisitions of othe professional sports teams.
-
The current payroll was set by actions that took place in the past. Henry clearly has other interests that he is spending more resources on. It should not be lost on anyone that Henry's dictum to cut expenses is coincidental with his efforts to marshall resources to buy other ventures. Clearly the two are related.
-
From what I'm hearing is that Henry has other interests in other professional sports that is causing him to not place developing and spending money on the Red Sox as important to him as he once did. If someone with as wide a portfolio of interests as has Henry it is quite natural for him not devote as high a percentage of his time and money on the Red Sox as he has done in the past when the Red Sox were his only major sports franchise. He now owns Liverpool which may be almost as valuable as the Red Sox, the Penguins and he is trying to buy an NBA franchise.
-
7/27 vs Cleveland at 4:10PDT--7:10EDT
Elktonnick replied to vegasbob's topic in Mike Grace Memorial Game Thread Forum
Hey Duran made a play!!! -
I think the plan is to buy teams in other leagues. He closed the deal on the Penguins in December. He now has his sights set on an NBA franchise for LeBron James. He also reportedly closed a deal with Mass Mutual to replace John Hancock as the sponsor for the big sign in the outfield. Henry is expanding his sports empire. He is not letting that European Soccer debacle slow him down.
-
The way Bloom.is going they should throw him in the deal, but Sherry (that was the chef's name) probably won't give up her recipe at any price.
-
Oh before I forget Tom and Jean Yawkey.had no children.
-
Btw it was better before Bloom. In fact it was terrific in 2018 under DD. I couldn't get enough of it.
-
It clearly is not good now. That is what is important if you like chowder.
-
They already serve chowder at Fenway but it is not as good as what they used to serve at the Howard House..
-
There was this restaurant that served the best seafood chowder. People would line up for their chowder. The restaurant always won awards for the best seafood chowder in Maryland. Well the chef wanted a raise. The owner refused. The chef took her recipe and left. After a year or so people stopped eating at that restaurant. It did not matter how many awards the restaurant had won through the years. Their new chowder was not very good. That's why the Howard House in Elkton MD was sold after a 100 years.
-
While all of what you said may be true., the Red Sox need fannies in the seats and eyeballs on the tube to be successful. Yesterdays success does not draw anyone to the game or to watch on tv.
-
Kennedy said that there have been no discussions with any one about moving Bogaerts. From what I understand Lou Merloni went on a real tirade against Bloom on Weei either today or yesterday who he said has no sense of urgency. Further more Merloni really dumped on Duran and Jeter Downs who he said have no business on any major league roster. While I did not hear Merloni myself, I am told he said that the Sox have only four position players who belong on a major league team, Devers, Bogaerts, JDM and Vasquez. Like I said Henry's recent moves are not sitting well in bean town. The fact that Henry has brought 4 titles to Boston is yesterday's news. Personally I would be surprised if Bloom makes any major effort to move any of the team's core stars at the deadline. BTW Merloni was offered a broadcasting job with NESN before the 22 season but Merloni reportedly turned it down.
-
I think that is a part of the issue. Henry increased his fortune because of Red Sox fans financial support and later from Liverpool fans. Now he is seen as depriving the Red Sox team of the financial resources to compete successfully. They consider that he is using these resources that should go to Boston to buy franchises to compete with Boston teams. Moreover Boston fans see no reason for the economy moves with the Red Sox since except for the pandemic the Red Sox have been profitable as has NESN.
-
I can see you are not sensitive to public relations. On one hand he wants the Red Sox to economize and spend less on putting a quality product on the field yet on the other hand he wants to spend beaucoup dollars to help an athlete who called Boston fans racists to buy a team to compete with their beloved Celtics. This is after his efforts to spend a fortune to buy an NHL team to compete with their beloved Bruins. No wonder Liverpool fans hate Henry for his effort to destroy the English Premier League.
-
True but they market year round. My family who still live in Boston tell me that the Red Sox brand is taking a big hit. Long time fans are losing interest. The demand for tickets on the secondary market has collapsed. Seasons ticket holders are giving up their seats. If I were Henry I would not be so cavalier about fan interest as you seem to be.
-
Sox fans in Boston are super pissed at Henry. They will not tolerate any Betts type deal. You can postulate any number of possible scenarios but the bottom line is that any deal must be sold to the public. They will not be bought off with any rebuild kind of nonsense. This team was two games from the world series. The fans believe that Bloom Deconstructed the team. It was a false economy move. All I am saying is they can not move Bogaerts without a quality return (And I do not mean a Trevor Story type) or Henry will pay a major price. The Patriots Celtics and Bruins (And perhaps the Revs) will be the winners and the Red Sox franchise will suffer. I saw that happen in Baltimore when Angelos refused to spend even though they had the money.