Henry did not help his case yesterday
Sox owner John Henry answered questions about whether the team put fans in danger when it removed the glass that covered the luxury boxes behind home plate in 2005.
"We took the glass off, we took the seats out. We just gutted it," Henry said Friday on the stand.
After the team removed the glass, ticket revenues for the new boxes more than doubled.
The removal also allowed baseballs to start flying into the once-protected area. One of those baseballs hit Stephanie Taubin, resulting in broken bones in her face and neurological damage.
According to Red Sox records, in the nine years after the glass came down, as many as 51 people in the boxes above home plate were hit and required medical attention.
Henry agreed with Taubin's attorney, who asked the team owner if he agreed that the area behind home plate became more dangerous after the glass was removed.
Sox owner John Henry answered questions about whether the team put fans in danger when it removed the glass that covered the luxury boxes behind home plate in 2005.
"We took the glass off, we took the seats out. We just gutted it," Henry said Friday on the stand.
After the team removed the glass, ticket revenues for the new boxes more than doubled.
The removal also allowed baseballs to start flying into the once-protected area. One of those baseballs hit Stephanie Taubin, resulting in broken bones in her face and neurological damage.
According to Red Sox records, in the nine years after the glass came down, as many as 51 people in the boxes above home plate were hit and required medical attention.
Henry agreed with Taubin's attorney, who asked the team owner if he agreed that the area behind home plate became more dangerous after the glass was removed.