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John Henry/Red Sox

Discussion in 'Other Sports Forum' started by Boomer, Oct 5, 2010.

  1. Boomer

    Boomer Premium Member Luxury Box

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    This guy is bidding to buy my soccer club Liverpool who have been through hell with Tom Hicks who owned the Rangers.

    What's Henry like as an owner?
     
  2. SICK

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    a ******* who couldnt get the marlins a stadium .
     
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  3. Desides

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    And left us with Jeffrey ****ing Loria.
     
  4. Ray Finkle

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    I love him as owner of the Red Sox. I can't speak for Marlin fans because he clearly wasn't popular with them but the guy is a very good owner. He spends money and really seems to care about the team's success. The only negative I have of him is that I think he likes to get too involved at times and talk too much which has cost the Red Sox a few players, like Mark Teixeira for example but after that he's been pretty quite and let's the baseball people do their work and stays out of their way, which is good. Otherwise I couldn't ask for anyone better except for maybe George Sternbrenner.
     
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  5. Section126

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    A first class grade A douchebag of the first order.


    He tried to strong arm the city of Miami for a stadium, then threatened relocation and generally had a adversarial relationship with the city of Miami.

    On the winning front.....he allowed for the structure, that later came in to build the 2003 World Champion Marlins.

    But like Desides said...he did leave us here with Jeff Loria.
     
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  6. Desides

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    I don't think you understand.

    JEFF LORIA.
     
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  7. DolfanJake

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    Oh that's not the whole story. He said he would build the Marlins a stadium, even if he didn't get government help, then welched on his promise, saying he didn't have the $ 325 million it would take to build it. Then less than a year later all of a sudden has $ 700 million, more than twice what it would have cost for a Marlins stadium, to buy the Boston Red Sox. Class A a-hole ! Freakin' lyin' POS. I hate him and actually root for the Yankees when they play Boston Red Sox.
     
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  8. DolfanJake

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    Well that was more a backroom deal made by Bud Selig, he is the culprit in that ****ing deal. Buddy Bud didn't want Loria in Washington (I think everyone can see why) because they needed a new stadium and he knew Loria would be the prick he has been in Miami when trying to get the stadium built. It would have been a PR nightmare for MLB. So So Fla was the sacrificial lamb, and we have paid a huge price for that.
     
  9. DolfanJake

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    The worst owner of a baseball franchise ever, and in the running for worst owner of a sports franchise period. I wish he would take his artwork and go **** himself with some female piece of artwork up his ***.

    See we just love Loria :lol:
     
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  10. finyank13

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    he also looks like a pedophile....who is married to a 26 yr old chick...Liverpool is screwed...

    [​IMG]
     
  11. HardKoreXXX

    HardKoreXXX Insensitive to the Touch

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    The letter he sent her a few years ago (some mushy xoxo ****) was posted on Deadspin. Good God, it was hilarious. He's creepy as ****, but I guess when you've got that much money chicks don't care if you're the second coming of Norman Bates.
     
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  12. unluckyluciano

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    If budhha, jesus and the dhalai lama made a conglomerate to buy the marlins, they still wouldn't be able to get the marlins a stadium.
     
  13. SICK

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  14. finyank13

    finyank13 Reality Check

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    Dude it is wierd, my buddies wifey is friends with the chick, and she (Henry's chick) comes from millionaire parents....she doesnt need the money...I think she actually likes the guy, either that or she is a Sox whore who like the perks of being the owners chick...
     
  15. HardKoreXXX

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    I'm gonna try and find it now. Will post it when I do.

    EDIT: Well, that was quick. And I was wrong, he let some Boston magazine print these letters. Yeah, he pulled out ALL the stops to bang this broad.

     
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  16. Boomer

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    Cheers guys.
     
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    BigDogsHunt Enough talk...prove it!

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  19. finyank13

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    Arte et labore!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
  20. Boomer

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    This unbelievable ball sack Tom Hicks, after losing the rights to my club in the high court yesterday then went to district court in Texas and filed an injunction against the sale and sued my club for 1.6 billion dollars. He's just lost another case iin the high court an hour or so ago saying it was unlawful to do what he did and now he's in some kangaroo court in Texas trying to have THAT judgement overturned. Will he not just die?
     
  21. gunsmithx

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    Ok I'm a touch confused as to how the onwers of the team ended up with no rights to stop the sale of the teams(done by a board they set up?) did they default on loans and the bank took the team? I thought those loans weren't do yet. I'm just curious how the team seems to be fighting it's owners.
     
  22. finyank13

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    Boomer so when Henry moves Liverpool to Fenway Park in New England, after he buys them, will you come here to watch them play??? They had a game here this summer....against Celtic I believe...
     
  23. padre31

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    Boom this must be a real crisis as I am learning far more about English League Football than I ever thought possible.

    I take it:

    Liverpool is your favorite club

    Liverpool is not a good team

    There is some sort of long drawn out courtroom drama concerning a bankruptcy and sale of the Franchise?
     
  24. daphins

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    This!

    I've been following your twitter posts and am thoroughly confused as to what's going on. How did an owner lose his ownership?


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
     
  25. charlestonphan

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    my buddy Carl caddied for the Lama several years ago. Big hitter, the Lama. Long. he didn't tip him after the round, but he did promise him that on his death bed, he would receive total consciousness. so he's got that going for him.
     
  26. padre31

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    ..which is nice.
     
  27. BigDogsHunt

    BigDogsHunt Enough talk...prove it!

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    Well Carl was a looper, a pro-jock, and I am sure it had to be the 12th son of the Lama because of the flowing robes, the grace, bald... striking. :up:
     
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  28. BigDogsHunt

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    Blackburn Rovers; Blackburn Rovers; Blackburn Rovers....much like our beloved Miami Dolphins the return to glory is now!!!!!
     
  29. Boomer

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    Yeah they continually defaulted on the loans and the bank extended the loans whilst they continued to leverage debt on the club.
     
  30. Boomer

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    lol
     
  31. Boomer

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    Yes.

    No - they are a good team, just saddled with debt so that they can't buy any players.

    Yes. But now sorted as sale has finally gone through to John Henry.
     

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