Principal owner John Henry is a shrewd business man, this is a fact. The man is a billionaire, and knows how to run a good business. So when the man has multiple investments and one of them shits the bed in December, what is a shrewd business man to do?

   Take full advantage of another significant investment. The Boston Red Sox....a virtual cash cow. The teams salary has been cut this season, by means of a retooling. The freed up money has not been spent foolishly...which is a good thing. Of course it also means that while the money isn't being spent on players, and ticket prices keep going up, it's only ending up in Mr. Henry's pocket.

   The Red Sox have an unmatchable amount of passion in their fan base and an unbelievable amount of opportunities to make money. They are just now starting to understand this and take advantage of it. The only reason that the Yankees have more revenue, is because they have run their business the right way for a lot longer than Boston has.

   Personally, I don't want to see them have the second highest payroll in baseball. When a team wins 95 games but their payroll is 125 million, then they become easy targets for critics. "Sure your team won, but that's because they spend so much money." That type of crap. I would like to see them spend around 95 million and still win 95 games. At the same time, I don't want to spend 700 dollars to sit in the cheap seats and watch Tim Wakefield ---I swear, he pitches every time I go to Fenway---pitch against the Devil Rays for the 900th time.

   That brings me to another point. As sacred as Fenway is, why the hell did they pass on a new stadium. Replicate and expand. Put up a new stadium on the outskirts of the city, and let 55,000 fans see their favorite team. But that's a meaningless wish at this point because the idea has already been disregarded. Cheap bastards.

   So maybe Henry had to make up for the big loss in his investments. Maybe he put the pressure on the Boston office to make his money back. Raise ticket prices, sell more merchandise, get their own radio station, and cut the payroll. As long as the team contends, fans will see the game.

   So take our money Mr. Henry. As long as you keep winning we can never really complain. But I'll be damned if I stick around to eat a second Fenway frank when my team is losing.