| Dan Shaughnessy | ||
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| Circumstances | ||
| Occupation | Sports journalist/columnist/television personality | |
| Spouse | Marilou | |
| Children | Sarah, Kate, Sam | |
| Notable credit(s) | At Fenway: Dispatches from Red Sox Nation The Curse of the Bambino Reversing the Curse | |
| Official website | ||
Dan Shaughnessy is a sports columnist and reporter for The Boston Globe as well as a best-selling author and television and radio sports personality. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Shaughnessy grew up in Groton, Massachusetts and is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The College of the Holy Cross is a prestigious exclusively undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester Massachusetts, Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
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Family
Shaughnessy lives in Newton with his wife and three children. The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential Suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east His son Sam plays baseball for Boston College and is the subject of his latest book, Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. His daughter Sarah is a 2007 graduate of Harvard University as well as a four year player on the Harvard softball team, and his younger daughter Kate is also a softball player and 2007 graduate of Boston University. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. His wife Marilou holds a doctorate in psychology. The Shaughnessy family has also "adopted" a student from the METCO program, inviting him into their home and essentially making him a family member. METCO (Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity is a Boston -based program operated and funded by the Department of Education (MA DOE of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts [1]
Career
Shaughnessy began his career as a beat reporter covering the Baltimore Orioles for the Baltimore Sun in 1977. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Baltimore Sun (officially just The Sun) is Maryland ’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides comprehensive coverage He has been a sports writer for the Boston Globe for 20 years serving as the beat writer for the Boston Celtics and the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.
Shaughnessy has authored or contributed to several sports-related books. His best selling book, Curse of the Bambino, details the travails of the Boston Red Sox and their search for a World Series championship after selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees. The Curse of the Bambino was a Superstition cited often jokingly as a reason for the failure of the Boston Red Sox Baseball team to win the World The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. He subsequently wrote "Reversing the Curse" after the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004.
He is a contributor to ESPN The Magazine, and a regular guest on a Sunday night sports show, "Sports Xtra"[2]. ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports Magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol CT in the United States. Shaughnessy discusses sports and current events on radio shows airing on WTKK; on ESPN's Rome Is Burning; and on NESN's SportsPlus and Globe 10. WTKK is a New England commercial Talk radio station first broadcast out of Boston on 96 ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The New England Sports Network, or NESN, is a regional Cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County Connecticut 0[3].
Theo Epstein Column
In an October 2005 column he revealed information detailing nuances of the relationship between Theo Epstein and Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino, which may have contributed to Epstein's resignation as Red Sox General Manager. Theo Nathan Epstein (born December 29, 1973 in New York City) is the Executive Vice President / General Manager of the Boston Red Lawrence Lucchino, (born 6 September 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is the current President and CEO of the Boston Red Sox [4][5] Shaughnessy and his fellow Globe writers have been accused by writers at the Boston Herald of routinely reporting information leaked from the Red Sox front office (the Red Sox are 17 percent-owned by The New York Times Company, the Globe's parent company). The Boston Herald is a Tabloid -format Daily newspaper, the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston Massachusetts, United States The New York Times Company ( is an American media company It is [6] Just days prior to the Shaughnessy column, Herald columnist Tony Massarotti in his column accused Red Sox management of smearing Epstein and suggested the Globe's coverage of the negotiations may be conflicted because of the Times ownership in the team. Anthony 'Tony' Massarotti is an American newspaper Sportswriter, author and online and print contributor for the Boston Globe. [7] In the weeks leading up to Epstein's decision, Sox owner John Henry himself said the leaks "had to stop". Early life Henry's parents were farmers and he split his time growing up between Illinois and Arkansas.
Awards and Recognition
- In 2002, Dan Shaughnessy, along with Sean McDonough, was awarded the Jimmy Award. Sean McDonough (born May 13, 1962) is an American Television Sportscaster. [8] The award honors 'individuals who have, over the years, committed themselves to the mission of Dana-Farber and the Jimmy Fund'. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund is a charity based in Boston Massachusetts, that supports Cancer care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Shaughnessy himself has a daughter who successfully battled cancer. [9]
- 7 time Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year
- 5 Times selected as one of Americas top-ten sports columnists by Associated Press Sports Editors. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio [10]
Trivia
- On July 16, 2003, Shaughnessy served as witness for the prosecution in ESPN’s mock trial of Pete Rose. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to [11]
- Shaughnessy is referred to by many Red Sox fans as "CHB", from a phrase turned by Sox outfielder Carl Everett. Carl Edward Everett III (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder currently playing for the While complaining about reporters who criticized him, he referred to "Gordon Edes and his curly-haired boyfriend. Gordon Edes is an American newspaper Sportswriter, and covers baseball for Yahoo! Sports. "[12] ESPN columnist Bill Simmons claims that shortly after the event, he shortened this to create the nickname "CHB". Bill Simmons (born September 1969 is a columnist for Page2 on ESPN [13] The abbreviation is now frequently used by Red Sox diehards at the websites RedSoxNation and Sons of Sam Horn, and has become the popular way to refer to Shaughnessy on the Internet. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Sons of Sam Horn ( SoSH) is a Boston Red Sox -oriented online Baseball forum He has also been referenced by this nickname by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling on the Sons of Sam Horn forum and on his own blog page. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. [14][15] Shaughnessy himself indirectly acknowledged the nickname in a column mocking Schilling's blog page, posing a question from a fictional internet blogger called "CHB38". [16] He has also been referred online and in print by the nicknames 'shank'[17] and 'Shaughnasty'. This article is about the knife-like weapon For the location in Magic The Gathering, see Dominaria. [18]
- A blog page called Dan Shaughnessy Watch has been established to critique his columns. [19]
- Credited with popularizing the phrase "Red Sox Nation". Red Sox Nation refers to the fans of the Boston Red Sox. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by Boston Globe The phrase was first coined by Boston Globe feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986 article about split allegiances among fans in Connecticut during the 1986 World Series between Red Sox and the New York Mets. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The 1986 World Series pitted the New York Mets against the Boston Red Sox. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. Shaughnessy popularized it by using it in his 1996 book, At Fenway: Dispatches From Red Sox Nation.
- In June 2007 in conjunction with a story about Shaughnessy, the Boston Phoenix conducted an online poll asking whether Dan Shaughnessy was the most hated man in Boston. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston [20]
Bibliography
Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball - ISBN 0-618-72905-4
Reversing the Curse - ISBN 0-618-51748-0 (Hardcover), ISBN 0-618-71191-0 (Paperback)
The Legend of the Curse of the Bambino - ISBN 0-689-87235-6
The Curse of the Bambino – ISBN 0-14-200476-6
Fenway, Expanded and Updated: A Biography in Words and Pictures - with Stan Grossfeld -ISBN 0-618-73736-7 (Hardcover), ISBN 0-618-05709-9 (Paperback)
Spring Training: Baseball's Early Season - ISBN 0-618-21399-6
At Fenway: Dispatches from Red Sox Nation – ISBN 0-609-80091-4
Seeing Red: The Red Auerbach Story – ISBN 0-517-17217-8 (Hardcover), ISBN 1-55850-548-2 (Paperback)
Ever Green The Boston Celtics: A History in the Words of Their Players, Coaches, Fans and Foes, from 1946 to the Present – ISBN 0-312-06348-2
One strike away: The story of the 1986 Red Sox - ISBN 0-8253-0426-1
External links
- Dan Shaughnessy's Current Columns: Boston Globe
- Dan Shaughnessy Bio:WTKK
- Dan Shaughnessy at the Internet Movie Database
- On NECN to discuss the controversy over Theo Epstein
- Dan Shaughnessy Watch
- Dan Shaughnessy Bio at Sons of Sam Horn
- Dan Shaughnessy Author/Illustrator Bio, Houghton Mifflin Company
References
- ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (2006-06-07). Stan Grossfeld is a two-time Pulitzer Prize -winning photographer writer and editor at ''The Boston Globe''. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Friends & family: Since kindergarten, they've been both. Tonight they move on.. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ BILL GRIFFITH (2003-11-09). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all “`XTRA' POINTS PUSH CH. 7 SHOW AHEAD OF `SPORTS FINAL'”. Boston Globe. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Retrieved on 2007-07-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
- ^ The Globe 10.0 Presented by Verizon to Debut on June 26. BUSINESS WIRE via AEC Newsroom (2007-06-26). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Retrieved on 2007-07-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
- ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (2007-10-30). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Let's iron out some of this dirty laundry. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-04-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy.
- ^ Mulvoy, Thomas F. (2007-11-03). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Lucchino vs. Epstein: Media stew boils over. Dorchester Reporter. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Theo Departs and the Blame Game Begins. WGBH (2005-11-04). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Smear Campaign?. Boston Media Watch (2005-10-27). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Jimmy Fund Honors WEEI's Glenn Ordway With Annual "Jimmy Award". The Jimmy Fund Press Release (2005-10-27). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (2006-09-02). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. This news hits close to home. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (1999). Fenway A Biography In Words and Pictures. Houghton Mifflin Company, Back Flap. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States. ISBN 0-618-51748-0.
- ^ Rose jury: Let him in. ESPN (2003-07-16). Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ "A Curt response", Inside Track, the Boston Herald, published February 27, 2007, accessed February 27. The Boston Herald is a Tabloid -format Daily newspaper, the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston Massachusetts, United States Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation
- ^ A few questions, a few links. ESPN (2007-03-27). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Retrieved on 2007-04-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated
- ^ Curt Schilling Contract (no contract until after season 2/22/07). Sons of Sam Horn (2007-02-23). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- ^ Q & A VIII, short one. 38Pitches (2007-03-25). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- ^ Shaughnessy, Dan (2007-03-25). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Famous guest blogs in: Given 'invite,' Schilling issues direct answers. Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-04-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- ^ Jerry Thornton (2007-02-07). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Shank-o-matic: How to write your own Dan Shaughnessy column. Barstool Sports. Barstool Sports is a free biweekly newspaper in Boston, founded by current editor and publisher David Portnoy (who writes under the byline El Presidente Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
- ^ Adam Reilly (2007-06-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Most Hated Man in Boston. Boston Phoenix. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
- ^ Dan Shaughnessy Watch
- ^ Adam Reilly (2007-06-20). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. The Most Hated Man in Boston. Boston Phoenix. The Phoenix is the name of several Alternative weekly Newspapers published by Phoenix Media/Communications Group of Boston Retrieved on 2007-06-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
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