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John Henry

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Sports Executive

The Resume

    (September 13, 1949- )
    Raised in Illinois and Arkansas
    Made his fortune with an investment fund group
    Bought the Florida Marlins (1998)
    Sold the Florida Marlins to former Montreal Expos owner Jeffrey Loria (December 6, 2001)
    Along with Tom Werner, he bought the Boston Red Sox (February 27, 2002) for $660 million

Why he might be annoying:

    He has greasy-looking skin.
    He shares the same name with a race horse.
    He vowed to build the Florida Marlins their own stadium but didn’t.
    He said about building the Florida Marlins a stadium: 'Well, I’ll use my own funds if I must, but if I do there won't be any money left to sign players, so can't the taxpayers spare a few hundred million?’
    He was involved in a three-way swap which ended with him selling the Marlins and buying the Red Sox, Jeffrey Loria selling the Expos and buying the Marlins and MLB buying the Expos.
    He changed his view on the baseball salary cap issue after George Steinbrenner made the blockbuster deal that brought Alex Rodriguez to New York.
    George Steinbrenner said of him: 'We understand that John Henry must be embarrassed, frustrated and disappointed by his failure in this transaction.'
    His Red Sox have the second highest payroll in baseball, clocking in at $125 million. The Yankees, who are listed as being at $184.8 million, are $59.8 million above them. Had Boston traded Manny Ramirez for A-Rod, like they intended to, they would've clocked in at $130 million, not counting any money from Manny's contract they would've had to pay off. The Yankees, in turn, would've had a payroll of $160.6 million, which is only $30.6 more than Boston (but remember, he wants a salary cap).
    He wears cabana hats.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is considered one of the few baseball team owners that actually likes the sport.
    Under him, the Florida Marlins drafted many players who would, in years to come, win the World Series.
    He has helped revive baseball in the New England area.
    He hired Theo Epstein as the General Manager for the Red Sox, making him the youngest person to ever be appointed to that position.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 14 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 51 Votes: 72.55% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 35 Votes: 68.57% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 39 Votes: 79.49% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 76.25% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 170 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 253 Votes: 68.38% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 285 Votes: 67.37% Annoying