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April 03, 2008

Would You Like Some Cheese With That Whine Larry?

Via the AP -

The Red Sox have steadily upgraded Fenway since the current owners bought the team in 2002, with the most visible change being the seats added above the Green Monster in 2003. Along the way, they've increased the capacity from under 34,000 seats to almost 40,000.

"With the Yankees opening a new ballpark in 2009, they have dramatic new revenue sources," Red Sox president Larry Lucchino said Tuesday after giving the media and Boston city officials a tour. "So we've got to do everything we can to make this little engine that could keep up with the bullet train in the Bronx."

Let's go back to a Washington Post report from last October:

Off the field, the Red Sox have turned a beloved regional franchise into an international marketing juggernaut. Late in 2001, when Lucchino joined with commodities giant John Henry and television producer Tom Werner in a group that purchased the team, Forbes magazine estimated the club's value at $339 million. This year, the magazine estimates the Red Sox are worth $724 million. In 2006, they brought in $234 million in revenue. Among baseball's 30 franchises, only the rival New York Yankees generate more money.

See that Larry? The Red Sox are worth $724 million. "This little engine"? Please...stick it. Stop trying to paint the Red Sox as being in the same boat as the Pirates or Royals. You can't be a "little engine" when your team is worth $724 million.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at April 3, 2008 03:19 PM

Comments

I wonder if Larry will try to angle for a new park to "keep up with the bullet train in the Bronx."

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 3, 2008 03:57 PM

I wonder if Larry will try to angle for a new park to "keep up with the bullet train in the Bronx."
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I should hope so. As my fantasy team name is "Fenway Arsonist", I will volunteer with the demolition.

Posted by: MJ [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 3, 2008 05:06 PM

Lucchino is a propagandist,pure and simple!They spend the most money after the Yankees and have the second biggest revenue stream after the Yankees as well.The whole woe is me bit is digusting!I suggest that Larry the Loudmouth give 30 million to Riccirdi so the Jays can have the same payroll as the Sox!Yeah,there's only about 60 million between you and the Yanks,BUT there is also 60 million between you and the Jays!

Posted by: butchie22 [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 4, 2008 05:19 AM