(Before you jump at my throat to tell me I’m wrong for this take.
Just know that if you disagree with me, it means you are agreeing with the curly-haired boyfriend.)
Seeing the Jeff Passan news drop early this evening was like a bombshell hitting.
One whose reverberations will be felt for years to come.
15 to be exact.
But Boston got the rug pulled out from under us by New York again.
And not even the Yankees.
I’m hearing lots of “win-win” talk.
To all you people, I say this: you are fucking crazy.
But it’s not your fault.
Psychologists have a term for this.
I hate to break it to everybody but it’s not like it’s our money.
It’s John Henry and Fenway Sports Groups.
It’s a given at this point that its an investment to follow and root for this team.
While Henry and FSG have not.
It’s time we had a serious conversation about John Henry and Fenway Sports Group (FSG).
Oh, and lets not forget their stake in the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Make it make sense.
They dont even give a shot to hide it.
John Henry has a net worth north of $3.5 billion.
Valued at $10 billion and change.
You mean to tell me that group cant afford Juan Soto?
That they couldnt cut the check for the generational superstar whose left-handed swing was practically engineered for Fenway Park?
They wouldnt even entertain it because theyd rather stay the course with the payroll?
According to Sox writer Sean McAdam, Boston’s highest bid was 15 years/$700 million.
Which is actually more take-home money for Soto in Massachusetts as opposed to New York due to taxes.
$385 million vs $382,500,000.
Weve seen this movie before.
Five years straight on repeat to be exact.
One of the greatest players of all time, Mookie Betts, traded away for financial flexibility.
This is Boston, not Tampa Bay.
Theyre not a small-market team playing Moneyball with a shoestring budget.
The fans fill Fenway year in and year out.
The least FSG could do is pretend they care as much as the fans do.
The truth is, John Henry and FSG have the money- they have plenty of it.
Like we’re morons from Philadelphia.
Spend the damn money, Dr. Creepy.
Or sell the team to someone who will.
- thank God they didn’t buy the Celtics.
