John Henry: Soon To Be Boston's Most Eligible Bachelor
Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 02:22PM Aaron Gettings Well, if you can hold out for just a few more days you may get the chance to grab yourself a man once described as, "A cross between James Bond and Mr. Burns."
That's right, the beloved owner of the Red Sox, Mr. John William Henry II is getting a divorce from his wife, Peggy Sue, after nearly 10 years of marriage.
According to documents filed in a Palm Beach County court last week, the 58-year-old Henry and soon-to-be-ex-wife Peggy Sue Henry, 46, have reached a marital settlement agreement.
Few details have leaked so far, including whether Henry’s baseball team will be affected. The bookish Boca Raton-based commodities trader bought the team for $690 million in 2002 — nearly 10 years after marrying Peggy Sue in Hawaii.
The net worth of the Mr. Rogers-lookalike is believed to be in the $800 million range. No word on who’s getting the 164-foot yacht.
Well, that's nice and all, but I want to know about the 18,000 square foot, $16 million Mansion! Who gets that? How long ago was the staff kicked out of their separate 5,000 square foot "living quarters" so John had a place to stay? Where's The E! Channel to dig for these must-know answers!?
Last September when I wrote this (about him remodeling his mansion), "It's not easy being John Henry... especially now. The man has a $16 million dollar, 18,000 square foot dump he needs to deal with. A wife most likely screaming in his ear that she's not spending one more night in that place, and if he thinks that a $16 million, 18,000 square foot mansion is good enough for their family, well, he might just find him self sleeping in the 5,000 square foot adjacent Guest House tonight." I didn't realize just how prophetic I was.
I said it before, and I'll say it again... take pity on Mr. John Henry. He's most likely still in the middle of renovations on a house he may never get to enjoy again, his wife's probably trying to take him for all he's worth, he just had to boot Manny out of town (only to watch him tearing up the National League), and who knows what will happen with his daughter.
If there's one bright spot to be found in all this, it's that last summer's drama lead to a World Series. Not only was John having major housing issues, but he was simultaneously dealing with having Gagne blow games, Manny avoiding them, and his Japanese imports look embarrassing during them. Here's hoping for a repeat.
Oh, and John, if you need a house sitter while you go through this tough time, I'm here for you. I promise to wash the sheets and everything... unless you plan on supplying me with your Mansion full of servants. They can wash the damn sheets themselves.
A man could get used to living like this!
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