While I have never been a Reinsdorf fan, I love the idea of him stepping in and taking this risk...if it is one. If it works, he is a genius and if it fails and the window closes on this team, he could lose a generation of Sox fans. The guy is a bettor and I actually like that. The idea of betting is not only in the winning or losing of money. It's the action that draws the crowds.
A lot of people hated George Steinbrenner. But I have still, never seen an owner who wanted to win more than he did. The guy hired and fired GMs and field managers more than anyone. In the end, during his time of ownership and involvement with the Yankees, they won more championships than any other team in baseball.
Reinsdorf owns this directly. And he most likely owned the others too but was shielded by GMs, etc. It is really the same with the McCaskeys. People bitch about the coaches and GMs. But it is the McCaskeys who hire them, just as it is Reinsdorf who hires and fires he personnel.