Red Sox owner John Henry used his Twitter account recently to ask whether the Yankees are cursed by Mark Teixeira. New York signed Teixeira to a $180 million deal back in December. Boston was very interested in the first baseman, and was considered the front-runner to land him. "How old is Mr. Henry?" Teixeira asked of Henry, who is 59 years old. "There is no reason for me to get into any war of words with some 70-something-year-old man. It doesn't make sense." In an e-mail to 1050 ESPN New York, Henry commented on Teixeira's response to his Tweet, "I thought it was very thoughtful." "But seriously that's all theatre. He is certainly one of the best players in the game. Tremendous hitter, great first baseman. A great sign for the Yankees. And he has a great sense of humor," Henry added.