Best and Worst Sports Executives 2008

There is a whole other game that goes on behind the scenes in any sport. TIME has chosen some of the notable — and not so notable — sports executives and asks you to vote on who plays the game best

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John Henry

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Age: 58
Title: Principal owner, Boston Red Sox

PRO: One curse-busting championship was enough. But a second? Beatified in Beantown, he has also introduced a new sports ownership model by creating a conglomerate that owns the Sox, a television network, Fenway Park, real estate and a 50% stake in a NASCAR team.

CON: With their free-spending ways, the super-rich Red Sox have completely lost their charm. Have they turned into an "evil empire" like the Yankees?

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