Now, you are doing what you criticize me of doing.
I never said sports talk shows are bad or that all who listen or respond to them are bad.
I said some of the opinions I heard while in New England were extreme, and that some of the talk show hosts stated things not supported by facts.
I kinda think it's cool JH showed up at a talk show station and spoke up.
A also, never tried to even imply that the influence of crybaby fans was always bad, like you painted my opinion as meaning.
I do wish he had not listened to them at the deadline, but I'm glad he did on Devers, assuming it had something to do with these two choices- which we don't really know, if it had any affect at all on either choice.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Oh without a doubt, and I have no doubt that it can't exacberate realities. In other words, I think he knew before the game that they needed to make a very strong real push to resign Devers and sooner than later. This may have been an exception.
The fan base needed a win, we finally got one. One! we have ONE people.
I know I bag on Henry a lot, but at least NESN isn't going into the toilet yet.
While Diamond Sports Group appears set to default on $140 million in interest payments, a move which is expected to trigger a bankruptcy filing in the coming weeks, its 19 Bally Sports properties aren’t the only RSNs feeling a financial pinch. According to multiple league, finance and network sources, the three AT&T SportsNet brands in recent weeks have handed over lighter-than-expected envelopes to their respective MLB franchise partners.
An executive with direct knowledge of the RSNs’ financial dealings confirmed to Sportico that the AT&T outlets in Denver, Houston and Pittsburgh submitted their most recent rights payments to their MLB clubs in a timely fashion, although the disbursements were not commensurate with the contracted rates. The teams impacted by the shortfall are the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The precise amount of the funds withheld is not known but is said to be significant enough to have catalyzed concerns about the long-term viability of the three networks.
Manfred basically said that he'd make sure local MLB rights would be handled, but there would still be issues over the short term for many fans. MLB is propped up by tv revenue that I don't entirely believe is real.
I bet Henry knows exactly how much he's making off of NESN. These other owners are just making the tv money second hand.
At least Henry isn't the most unlikeable owner in the division. From the desk of John Angelos:
“I'm glad we were in a full rebuild because it was what was recommended and was the right thing. Also, we were fortunate that as the world hit a pandemic, we were stripped down to that [level]. That was just good luck, really.”
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Q: What, if anything, do you think you could have done differently in the negotiations with Xander Bogaerts?
A: We could have offered 12 years!
https://www.overthemonster.com/2023/...he-damn-dishes
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.
Here is the John Henry interview from Sean McAdam at the Boston Sports Journal:
https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/...nd-chaim-bloom
Behind a paywall, the interview of Henry by Jen McCaffrey at The Athletic:
https://theathletic.com/4229567/2023...shared_article