​The Boston Red Sox are in their 25th season under John Henry’s ownership group, and what a quarter century it’s been.The Red Sox have experienced tremendous highs under Henry’s leadership, ending their 86-year championship drought and winning four World Series titles from 2004 to 2018. His ownership group also saved Fenway Park and The Boston Globe, doing incredible good for the city.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, Henry has never been less popular with Boston fans. That’s what eight years of mediocrity, declining payrolls, poor decision-making and directionless leadership will do to a fan base.Earlier this season, Red Sox fans serenaded Henry with “sell the team” chants during his appearances at Fenway Park, voicing their disapproval of the franchise’s recent underwhelming performance.It doesn’t help that Henry hasn’t done a public press conference with the media since early 2020, following Boston’s disastrous Mookie Betts trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He’s been frustratingly quiet and absent for the club’s numerous gaffes since then, including the trades, departures and dismissals of Dave Dombrowski, Alex Cora, Chaim Bloom, Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts, Chris Sale and others.In a recent email with freelance reporter Jason Schwartz, which Schwartz revealed in an article for FanGraphs, Henry explained why he stopped talking to the media.”To your question, I stopped speaking with local media about sports more than a decade ago with few exceptions. As you put it, I saw it as unproductive. Why? Because the Sox have a baseball chief, a CEO, a manager and a chairman speaking. There are plenty of front office voices every day,” Henry wrote following Cora’s shocking dismissal in late April.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat may be true, but Henry is still the principal owner. He’s at the top of the totem pole, and the buck stops with him.Do you have a take to get off your chest? Do you want to engage in a growing Red Sox community? Comment on our content alongside staff and fans alike!Henry is older now at 76 years old, and Fenway Sports Group is bigger than it used to be. It’s understandable that he has less time and energy for the Red Sox than he did in the past.It’s fair if he wants to take a more passive, hands-off approach, but he has signed off on some terrible decisions lately. Boston fans deserve an explanation from him.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter all, they’re the ones buying the tickets, merchandise, concessions and NESN subscriptions. He doesn’t need to be heavily involved with the team if he doesn’t want to, but the least he could do is show up and answer a few questions when the team makes a major change.Red Sox fans have a lot of questions about their team’s bizarre and erratic behavior over the last eight years. Henry owes them some answers.More MLB: Pirates Ace Paul Skenes Grades Performance After ‘Weird’ First Half