That's all fair. I think, though, that the number of people like you who would be satisfield with reasonable answers is very small. More likely, the minute he got done talking, he'd get ripped to shreds for lying, because "none of what he says matches up with (the shred-rippers') reality."
"We're trying to win and be sustainable."
(BULLSHIT!! YOU'RE LYING!! MOOKIE!!!!!!!!@!!!!!!!)
"Nobody hates losing more than me."
("BULLSHIT! LIAR! MOOKIE. XANDER.!!!!! You don't look miserable enough")
I think you have unintentionally zeroed in on an issue. Most fans these days are not like you. The team is losing. Henry could give the baseball equivalent of the Gettysburg Address and it won't move the needle for 95% of Sox fans. OTOH--If they are winning, he could say the Earth is flat, Dan Shaughnessy is God and smoking cigarettes is the key to good health and no one would give a shit. (I think I'm closer to the 95% than I am to you on this. I just want to see progress and meaningful baseball when the weather cools. Nothing John Henry whispers as he tries to stay upright in the stiff Gulf breezes will convince me that my hopes are either closer to or further from reality.)
As someone said above, this is what happens when you constantly bullshit your customers. We’re all adults here so we know we’re never going to get the unvarnished truth but I mean when someone like Werner goes on about how “Actually, Fenway IS affordable! We have plenty of reduced prices for students!”
The only reaction is fuck and off. There’s a lot of people who can’t go to a game with their family anymore, it’s too expensive so don’t give us that shit about how Fenway is accessible.
People aren’t idiots and they shouldn’t be treated as such. By sending Kennedy or Werner out to do his work, Henry is treating us like idiots. He’s the boss. He’s the one that signs the checks. What’s his vision for this team? How does he see them shaking out? Why has he changed his philosophy?
He’s not a sitting President being asked for this country’s secrets. He owns a fucking baseball team and his customers have questions for him
They *are* my imagination because they haven't happened yet. Do you really think that more than a handful of people will say, "Thank God John Henry talked. I feel so much better about things now"? I dont. No matter how much his words *might* soothe JMOH.
I'm not sure how anyone who pays any attention to the current commentariat culture could think differently.
It’s not about soothing my psyche. It’s more about accountability.
When the players make a mistake in the field, they’re held accountable.
When the manager has a brain fart, he’s held accountable.
When the General Manager makes a poor trade or signing, he’s held accountable.
When Kennedy or Werner sticks their feet in their mouths, they’re held accountable.
Why isn't John Henry held to same standard?
An owner can speak two ways: with his mouth or his wallet and Henry has shut both. Even someone like Jeremy Jacobs would talk more than once a year.
Do people want Henry to talk? Are the my hanging on his every word? Of course not but there’s something seriously broken with this club and has been broken for years. It would be nice if the guy in charge would say something other than “we’re raising ticket prices but Fenway Park tours are nice too.”