Friday, November 28, 2014

Henry Hegemony Now Extending To PawSox?

If we're not careful, we may wake up someday and find that John Henry has been declared Emperor of Massachusetts. The Ichabod Crane-like owner of the Red Sox, NESN, The Boston Globe and the Liverpool Reds is now poised to takeover the Pawtucket Red Sox. His own plaything—the Globe itself—reported today that a "portion" of the current Red Sox ownership group will buy the PawSox. It's hard to image that "portion" does not include Henry—either in an overt or "silent partner" role.