There was a small article in today's Washington Post about how even the NY Times was having to tighten their belts. Buried down in the bowels of the article was a line about how the Times was looking to sell their interest in the Boston Red Sox.

WHAT???

Since when did the NY Times own part of the BoSox?????

 

That's news to me too, I never heard that either. I would think that all the Yankees fans would be pissed if a NY newspaper owned part of the Red Sox!

 

Wouldn't it be funny if George Steinbrenner owned the New York Times.

 

I didn't know that specifically. It is scandalous that corporations own sports teams, coliseums, and conention centers. This is one reason why the Big Three are in such dire straights. Stick to selling cars, or writing news papers.

 

My understanding is these guys, John Henry, Tom Werner, Larry Lucchino are the only owners...but you all read this forum so you know I am usually wrong
I listen to Boston radio all day and haven't heard, buy I will keep my ears open

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/history/owners.jsp

 

That's what I thought too, but here's the article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021803762.html

 

They can't sell that rag so they have to do something.
Not surprising, there's no honor among thieves or those "types".

LeBron James wears a Yankees hat at the ball games and cheers for them when they're in town, we call him LeBoob in these parts.
Cleveland just has to beat the Yankees or the Steelers, they can lose every other game and life is still good.

 

the NY Times just got a $250 million loan from a mexican Billionaire.

Carlos Slim is his name.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_York_Times_Company

according to this forbes piece they also own the a chunk of the Boston Globe


http://www.forbes.com/2008/03/11/new...311boston.html