COMMENTARY
It was rude and dismissive, and honest in a way too rarely heard. Given how scattershot John Henry’s words feel this offseason, it’s nice to remember when he nailed one like he knew what pitch was coming.
“We really don’t need to be popular. We need to win.”
Two years ago, the Red Sox brass had what we considered a really bad winter in a world before they traded Mookie Betts. They headed to Fort Myers off a 93-win season and a second straight AL East title, but a season insufficient enough that John Farrell (and just about his entire staff) was fired.