John Henry

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff Red Sox owner John Henry just issued a series of messages on Twitter. Here's what he had to say: "Thanks to all of the well-wishers. I'm fine. But it makes one appreciate health. Rushing downstairs is dangerous for an old guy. "Another productive day this week at Fenway. Tom [Werner], Larry [Lucchino] and I were briefed by Theo [Epstein] and Ben [Cherington] on the managerial search. Due diligence this week. "Calls and maybe interviews next week.

Red Sox owner John Henry and his wife, Linda Pizzuti Henry - looking stunning in a violet gown - hosted the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston's annual House Party at their Brookline mansion Saturday. (As he has for the past few years, party planner extraordinaire Bryan Rafanelli handled the arrangements.) Speakers included 18-year-old Brittaney Weaver of the Blue Hill Club, who talked about her ambition to become a chef and the help she received from the club in putting together her college application, Davis Companies CEO Jon Davis , John Henry, who paid tribute to Myra Kraft...

By Steve Silva, Globe Staff After his impromptu radio appearance this afternoon, John Henry addressed reporters outside the 98.5 The Sports Hub studios in Brighton. "There seems to be this idea on some of the radio shows that we smeared Tito [Francona]," Henry said following his 70 minute interview on the air. "I thought they [radio show hosts Mike Felger and Tony Massarotti] were hitting below the belt. I just decided to go and talk with them. " Watch his comments outside the studio in the video embedded above.

LONDON - The adulation of Liverpool fans wasn't enough to save "King Kenny. " Kenny Dalglish's lackluster second stint in charge of the fallen English power was halted by the club's American owners Wednesday after less than 500 days in charge. Displaying its ruthless streak, Fenway Sports Group terminated the club great's contract after realizing he was unlikely to be able to bring the good times back to Liverpool by replicating his trophy-laden first spell. Dalglish produced the last of Liverpool's 18 English league titles before quitting a year later, in 1991.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Red Sox will start to gather in force here this week leading up pitchers and catchers officially reporting next Sunday. Meanwhile, over in England, Red Sox principal owner John Henry is dealing with an issue that makes the fried chicken and beer "scandal" of last fall look laughable by comparison. One of Liverpool's players, Luis Suárez, was suspended earlier this season for allegedly making racist remarks to a Manchester United player, Patrice Evra. Then on Saturday, when the two met on the field again, Suarez refused to shake hands with Evra and there was more...

By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff David Conn of The Guardian in England has a fascinating two-part blog post about the time he spent with John Henry and his discussions about the Red Sox and Liverpool. Here's part one and here's part two. It paints a picture of an owner far more involved with the Red Sox than with his soccer team and bent on proving to both sets of fans that he'll do the right thing. Henry, like pretty much everybody else involved with the Red Sox, is being cast as a villain these days.

On his 500th day as Liverpool owner, American sports tycoon John Henry finally had cause to celebrate. English soccer's most decorated club, which Henry rescued from the brink of bankruptcy, ended a six-year drought without a trophy by beating Cardiff in the League Cup final Sunday at Wembley Stadium. Not only is the triumph important for raising spirits at a club that has been a bystander to the domination of Manchester United and Chelsea in recent years, it finally casts Liverpool in a positive light following the racism scandal that engulfed Anfield, having...

John Henry 's luxury yacht, the Iroquois, is still on the market, though it may not actually be for sale anymore. We're told the Sox owner, who listed the 164-foot boat for a measly $28 million last summer, had at least one substantial offer, but decided against selling. Built in 1998 by the Dutch firm Feadship, the roomy Iroquois has five cabins and a Jacuzzi. Henry and his wife, Linda , were married on the yacht in 2009. The luxury vessel also played a small part in the Sox' historic collapse last season.

FORT MYERS, Fla. - In heaven, there is no beer. Same goes for the Red Sox clubhouse. That's right, ladies and gentlemen. In the wake of Boston baseball's bacchanal of 2011, the Sox yesterday said goodbye to suds in the locker room. I caught up with owner John Henry after manager Bobby Valentine made the announcement and told him that this was the end of 111 years of Red Sox tradition. Down the drain, so to speak. "We support the manager," said Henry. This was the day we'd been waiting for. Henry, flanked by...

MINNEAPOLIS - A determination not to go on medication to reduce his cholesterol may be the reason David Ortiz has found a new gear. Ortiz was motivated to lower his cholesterol by eating better and working out more in the offseason. He lost 25 pounds, down to 250, and is motoring around the bases about as well as he ever has in his career. Ortiz said he will play two more years after this season, then call it a career. But he wants them to be productive years. "People expect me to be a game-changer, and when it reaches the point where I can't do that...

Red Sox owners John Henry and Tom Werner and president Larry Lucchino presented Derek Lowe with a 2004 championship ring before Saturday's game after his was stolen from his home in Fort Myers, Fla., last week. "You know me, I can talk," Lowe told the Cleveland Plain dealer. "But it was one of those moments where I didn't even know what to say. It wasn't like they just sent over a bat boy or sent it over. All three of them came over to give it to me. They said some really nice things.

It's billed as the Greatest Party on Earth, and as anyone knows who's ever attended the annual throwdown at the Artists for Humanity EpiCenter in South Boston, it pretty much is. The event Saturday celebrating the earth - the food this year is inspired by the vanishing bees - is typically crowded with artists, innovators, and sustainable designers. (It's also a benefit for AFH's Youth Arts Enterprise program.) Supporters include Max Ultimate Food's Neal Balkowitsch and Dan Mathieu, Summer Shack's Jasper White, Mel King, John Henry and Linda Pizzuti Henry, Bob Beal,...

MINNEAPOLIS - A determination not to go on medication to reduce his cholesterol may be the reason David Ortiz has found a new gear. Ortiz was motivated to lower his cholesterol by eating better and working out more in the offseason. He lost 25 pounds, down to 250, and is motoring around the bases about as well as he ever has in his career. Ortiz said he will play two more years after this season, then call it a career. But he wants them to be productive years. "People expect me to be a game-changer, and when it reaches the point where I can't...

MINNEAPOLIS - A determination not to go on medication to reduce his cholesterol may be the reason David Ortiz has found a new gear. Ortiz was motivated to lower his cholesterol by eating better and working out more in the offseason. He lost 25 pounds, down to 250, and is motoring around the bases about as well as he ever has in his career. Ortiz said he will play two more years after this season, then call it a career. But he wants them to be productive years. "People expect me to be a game-changer, and when it reaches the point where I can't do that anymore,...

There are a lot of people to blame for the Red Sox' 4-10 start, but the ones who are getting off the easiest are the ones the most blame should be placed on - the players. If you haven't noticed, this team has a $175 million payroll. Granted, about $67 million of it is currently going to players on the disabled list, but this is a team that should be closer to .500 than six games below it as it finally gets a break with the schedule starting Monday night in Minneapolis. It's incredible to hear the booing of manager Bobby Valentine, the name-calling directed...

THE RED Sox may have fallen apart at the end of 2011, but to have treated Terry Francona the way Red Sox management did was classless ( "Feeling stung by Sox, Francona wants no part of Fenway's party," Page A1, April 11). John Henry may have loads of dough and his partner Larry Lucchino may have baseball knowledge, but neither knows the value of a guy like Francona. I'm happy he turned down their invitation to the Fenway 100th anniversary celebration - it's what they deserved.

Red Sox owner John Henry and his wife, Linda Pizzuti Henry - looking stunning in a violet gown - hosted the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston's annual House Party at their Brookline mansion Saturday. (As he has for the past few years, party planner extraordinaire Bryan Rafanelli handled the arrangements.) Speakers included 18-year-old Brittaney Weaver of the Blue Hill Club, who talked about her ambition to become a chef and the help she received from the club in putting together her college application, Davis Companies CEO Jon Davis , John Henry, who paid tribute to Myra Kraft...

REGARDING LAWRENCE Harmon's column about the activists who rallied to save Fenway Park in 2000, I feel he has been brainwashed by people who view the park as a museum ("Saving Fenway; One small group fought for the park when the rest of the city wanted it gone," Op-ed, April 7). Having watched games in San Diego, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, and even in the dome in Toronto, the fan comfort of all these parks far outweighs anything Fenway has to offer. Seats and leg room were made for late-20th-century people, not shorter, skinnier fans who attended Fenway's opening in 1912.

Theo Epstein. John Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino. Theo and the Trio. The Four Horsemen of Boston's Baseball Renaissance. And to think we once had reservations about them . . . When the Henry group's bid was awarded the Red Sox Dec. 20, 2001, there was considerable railing (some of it here) about "outsiders" and the corrupt nature of bag man John Harrington doing exactly what Bud Selig wanted, delivering our cherished regional franchise to men who failed with teams elsewhere - Henry with the Marlins, Werner with the Padres.