Why Should I Care…Why Should I Care
Someone, anyone, give Scott a reason to care about the Red Sox Hot Stove season
Category: John Henry
Easy, there…
Just because we're talking compensation, doesn't mean it's going to happen.
The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees
The Advanced Scout tries not to vomit like Mr. Creosote and analyzes the New York Yankees
Judging Red Sox ownership
It's always easy to throw stones when things are going bad, but perhaps this might be the best time to ask if ownership has reached a breaking point.
When the Red Sox Change General Managers
Ben Cherington is the 11th general manager in Boston Red Sox history. He was originally hired by former Sox general…
The Red Sox Philosophy Will Have a Greater Impact on Player Acquisition Than the Purchase of Liverpool
New England Sports Ventures (NESV), the group that owns the Red Sox among other businesses, recently purchased the Liverpool Football…
Anything but a Luxury
The Boston Red Sox are clearly a "have" organization in Major League Baseball. Being a "have" however doesn't mean that you can literally "have" whatever your heart desires or that you "have" no budget or parameters around which your team must be constructed. Sure those limits are self-imposed by the current ownership group, but let's not forget, they own the team and fiscally responsible for its management. They have purchased -- literally -- the right to set those parameters to the bounds of their comfort level or desired profit margin. One such parameter currently in the focus of the media, the fans and the organization is the luxury tax threshold. But what does that all mean and how does it effect the 2010 Boston Red Sox or their approach to the upcoming trade deadline?
Theo’s Third
Yes, I know it's still technically early. I know that many teams have executed comebacks far greater than this one would be, and I know that the Sox are not playing at the level of quality they should be, and the one at which they still might down the line. However, they're chasing two frighteningly talented teams, and a nine game swing will be very tough to overcome.
I also know that just two weeks ago, I wrote a long article discussing reasons for optimism. I'm still optimistic - I believe this team is far better than what we've seen so far, and I think it will wind up being the best third place team the league has seen in some time. But they'll still likely be a third place team. The question, then, becomes this: how will we view this season two years from now? Will it be an aberration? A signal of the end of an era? Or will we see it as the halting first steps of a new contending club? To answer that question, it's worth looking back at the most recent disappointing teams of the Theo/Trio era, and what they each signaled.
What John Henry Can Learn From Belichick’s 4th and 2
Red Sox out for money in woeful economy
Earlier today for MVN Outsider, I commented on the poor economy and how the Arizona Diamondbacks are taking steps to ensure that the consumer can still afford to go to a game while clubs such as our beloved Red Sox are content to squeeze us out of every last dollar.
To Henry's credit, most of the profits have been put back into the team. Also, understand this: it's a business. Businesses are not successful unless they make money.
But there's a place where we all have to go, "Whoa, wait a second."