I'm a bit late on this but earlier this month two of my least favorite things in the world, the Red Sox and NASCAR have teamed up. John Henry and the Fenway Sports Group dropped $50 million to become a 50 percent owner in the Roush Racing team, now the Roush Fenway Racing team. [Vommitting] I'm not quite sure how this partnership vastly benefits either side, as New England is not exactly the prime market for NASCAR, although New Hampshire is developing. And the truth is I don't think there is much cross benefit between the two organizations, maybe a few risidual extra fans for both organizations, but it is simply an effort by Henry and the Fenway Group to expand their possible revenue sources so they can shell out more dough on Japanese Pitching acquisitions.Much like ESPN force feeding NASCAR down our throats the past few weeks due to their new contract Red Sox fans can expect somewhat the same.
"So you'll see highlights on the Jumbotron here at Fenway, you'll see it on NESN, we'll certainly highlight our affiliation with Roush Fenway, but I don't think Nextel Cup cars will be traveling around the warning track here at Fenway Park for a game. " Mike Dee president of Fenway Sports Group and COO of the Red Sox
Anyway if there's ever a gigantic Red Sox car in NASCAR I hope it ends up getting a few flat tires or perhaps flipped upside down.
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