Maybe all the rumors about
Larry Lucchino being on the "outs" with others in Red Sox ownership are true. The team's house organ (
The Boston Globe) is reporting that
Lucchino may become the 'face' of Boston's 2024 Summer Olympics bid. The bumbling and hugely unpopular efforts by the front group (
Boston 2024) have resulted in calls for new leadership. Lucchino
would bring a highly visible and experienced spokesperson to the effort. He has rich experience bringing new, invigorating venues to second-tier towns like Baltimore (
Camden Yards) and San Diego (
PETCO Park). Considering the global competition for the 2024 games (Rome, Hamburg, Paris), Boston could be considered second-tier on this score. Part of Lucchino's job, of course, would be to punch up Boston's 'world-class' image—although recent experiences with the "T" and past epic debacles like
'The Big Dig' hardly suggest we could handle an international event. Oh, did we mention traffic? Good luck, Larry!
