Yup, go get em Dan. The nastier the better.Shitting on the unvaccinated is maybe the one instance in which I’ll just let him do his worst without complaint.
Yup, go get em Dan. The nastier the better.Shitting on the unvaccinated is maybe the one instance in which I’ll just let him do his worst without complaint.
Who's left besides Sale? Bogaerts, Arroyo and Plawecki all have gotten the shot since last season, and JD is vaccinated despite his comments against the mandate.Yup, go get em Dan. The nastier the better.
There's still some question about Houck. He declined to say whether he had it or not yesterday. Beyond him, not sure who's left. As of late last season, they had failed to hit the 85% organizational threshold as well. Sale deserves every ounce of scorn that can be heaped upon him, though. I simply can't fathom a supposedly elite, world class competitive athlete willfully making themselves ineligible to play in games against a key division rival because of this.Who's left besides Sale? Bogaerts, Arroyo and Plawecki all have gotten the shot since last season, and JD is vaccinated despite his comments against the mandate.
Agreed BUT... how many road games do they play against Toronto? 9? And as a starting pitcher that’s at most 3 games, maybe 2, and maybe even zero. I know that every game matters (look at how close last season’s playoff race was), but we aren’t talking about many games at all. Maybe he has a really principled view here (for reasons known only to him) and figures that maybe missing a couple of games is worth taking his stand.There's still some question about Houck. He declined to say whether he had it or not yesterday. Beyond him, not sure who's left. As of late last season, they had failed to hit the 85% organizational threshold as well. Sale deserves every ounce of scorn that can be heaped upon him, though. I simply can't fathom a supposedly elite, world class competitive athlete willfully making themselves ineligible to play in games against a key division rival because of this.
There really is no principled view, other than a legitimate (and extremely rare) health reason for not getting it. Which, as far as we know, is not the case. He’s going with “vitamins”, or some such drivel. And the number of games he might miss really isn’t the point. If he’s otherwise healthy, and purposely making himself ineligible to compete, he’s a horrible teammate, and a fraud when it comes to his always accountable, fierce competitor persona.Agreed BUT... how many road games do they play against Toronto? 9? And as a starting pitcher that’s at most 3 games, maybe 2, and maybe even zero. I know that every game matters (look at how close last season’s playoff race was), but we aren’t talking about many games at all. Maybe he has a really principled view here (for reasons known only to him) and figures that maybe missing a couple of games is worth taking his stand.
I don’t know. I mean, I’ve gotten three shots and can’t get why people don’t get them period but each has his or her own take on this, obviously. Can’t make his teammates happy though. Certainly doesn’t make SOSH happy.
If we finish behind Toronto by 1-2 games and he doesn’t pitch on the road against them, I’m blaming him.There really is no principled view, other than a legitimate (and extremely rare) health reason for not getting it. Which, as far as we know, is not the case. He’s going with “vitamins”, or some such drivel. And the number of games he might miss really isn’t the point. If he’s otherwise healthy, and purposely making himself ineligible to compete, he’s a horrible teammate, and a fraud when it comes to his always accountable, fierce competitor persona.
"I think every one of his home runs was steroid-aided. What does that have to do with this"?I’ve noted my long-running feud with Shank about Ortiz in here before, I sent him a note about Hohler’s article about the Ed Davis report and all of the details (including that US Intelligence felt Ortiz’s life was still potentially in danger) and asked him if he was going to publish anything about how wrong he was that it was a “sham” report, mocking it for months and saying it was never going to happen etc.
His response was:
“Are you a grown-up?
Did you read the story?
Do you think your hero is clean?”
He is such a hack. I love hating him.
Hit him back with his consistent contempt and venom for latino players. He’s an angry, rapidly becoming irrelevant old white guy, who probably fancies himself color-blind, but who sure seems be bothered by “those people “.I’ve noted my long-running feud with Shank about Ortiz in here before, I sent him a note about Hohler’s article about the Ed Davis report and all of the details (including that US Intelligence felt Ortiz’s life was still potentially in danger) and asked him if he was going to publish anything about how wrong he was that it was a “sham” report, mocking it for months and saying it was never going to happen etc.
His response was:
“Are you a grown-up?
Did you read the story?
Do you think your hero is clean?”
He is such a hack. I love hating him.
I did mention “I understand why you have a vendetta — he has called you a racist and an ahole, so it makes sense.” Etc.Hit him back with his consistent contempt and venom for latino players. He’s an angry, rapidly becoming irrelevant old white guy, who probably fancies himself color-blind, but who sure seems be bothered by “those people “.
Massachusetts is a two-party state for telephonic and other recordings. https://www.rcfp.org/reporters-recording-guide/massachusetts/I forget, is Massachusetts a single party state for recordings?
I’m a professional talker. I would be fully armed.If you talk to him make sure you have the points you want to make. Others have talked to him before and he comes hard, so don’t stutter and know what you’re talking about.
I'd end up forgetting half of the things that I'd want to tell him and wind up spending the next week kicking myself.I’m a professional talker. I would be fully armed.
I have no desire though. I’m not changing his mind, I’m content pointing out his hypocrisy, biases, and his allergies to facts.
Yeah, he has been willing to engage via email -- all be it, pretty immaturely at times, so I give him some credit there. I am definitely leery of his motives of asking for my phone # -- doesn't want it in print? Just trying to bulldoze me away? Wants to smack me on the phone thinking I'm going to be intimidated by his "celebrity"? Or, perhaps, he is actually just willing to engage with his readers. . . . . but, either way, I just don't think it is worth the time knowing what I know about him (says a guy with 4 posts about it in a Media thread on the internet).I'd end up forgetting half of the things that I'd want to tell him and wind up spending the next week kicking myself.
Honestly, I can't tell if what he's doing is cool or shitty. On one hand it's nice that he's taking time out to talk to a subscriber and try to understand where he/she is coming from; especially if he wants to have an honest back-and-forth. But if he's just calling up to bully, bury and shut you up, then, obviously that would suck. I've never been on the phone with him, so I'm not sure what track he'd take.
I've been there. (Letters to the Editor about 10 years apart in the 90s and 2000s prompted phone calls.) It's pointless. He'll have an answer for everything. He does his shit in writing in public. He should answer for it in writing in public.Yeah, he has been willing to engage via email -- all be it, pretty immaturely at times, so I give him some credit there. I am definitely leery of his motives of asking for my phone # -- doesn't want it in print? Just trying to bulldoze me away? Wants to smack me on the phone thinking I'm going to be intimidated by his "celebrity"? Or, perhaps, he is actually just willing to engage with his readers. . . . . but, either way, I just don't think it is worth the time knowing what I know about him (says a guy with 4 posts about it in a Media thread on the internet).
I'll never forget his quick rewrite of a column right after the Pats won SB 36. Pretty clear that he wrote it before the game and banked on the Pats losing. Numerous mentions of past Pats and Boston sports teams in general failures.Now, he almost literally copied his last column, but added the Story signing and changed the rest to the past tense.
It's steaming garbage even for him.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/20/sports/red-sox-reportedly-signing-trevor-story-make-first-big-move-free-agency/
I re-read the article and Shank deleted the part about Farrell getting canned (I'm 100% sure it was there originally, good catch). Of course, the unexplained vitriol towards Ortiz remains.Shank’s Friday roundup is kind of interesting. He absolutely roasts Brady for pushing out Arians (which is fair) and says it’s getting hard to root for him. I actually think it’s a fair take and pretty balanced all in all.
He also takes a moment to talk about how the Sox never miss an attempt to honor Papi – citing how badly the team played in the 2016 stretch run while he was getting daily honors (tho he’s wrong that it got Farrell fired – JF lasted another season). I’m beginning to wonder if there is an old school “Let me tell you what David is really like” perspective behind his consistent hostility toward Ortiz. Because otherwise it doesn’t make any sense.
It was in today’s paper but it may have been uploaded a few days ago.Is this the one from a few days ago? I agree it was petty. Dan lives in Newton and I see him around from time to time. At some point, I should just go up and ask him what the background on his dislike of Ortiz is and see if he offers any nuggets.
He's not wrong, but this has been happening across a lot of different networks for years. That he's only noticing it now speaks to how much baseball he's watched on TV in the recent past. I'm sure he'd say he hadn't noticed this because he usually attends games in person, but I'm suspicious.He’s not wrong.
I'm pretty sure that he's said/written this before.He's not wrong, but this has been happening across a lot of different networks for years. That he's only noticing it now speaks to how much baseball he's watched on TV in the recent past. I'm sure he'd say he hadn't noticed this because he usually attends games in person, but I'm suspicious.
Not even an original dump for CHB. Court took the same dump last week on ESPN.comYou know, I'm not sure CHB bringing out noted homophobe Margaret Court to dump on Serena for having no class was a great look.
I guess you could argue that Court is the only person in women's tennis even in Serena's league so shes' entitled to comment but man, it felt like a poor choice.
I can’t tell whether Shaughnessy is a casual racist or just dislikes people who are good at their jobs.
The racism comes naturally.I can’t tell whether Shaughnessy is a casual racist or just dislikes people who are good at their jobs.
It was quite the week for New England’s second-year, post-Brady quarterback. Jones had an underwhelming season opener at Miami, managing to put only one touchdown on the board in a 20-7 loss. His back was injured on a high-low hit late in the game, and he went to the X-ray room instead of the interview room when it was over.
Uncertainty was compounded four days later when Jones could not practice because of an unspecified illness. This led to wild speculation covering everything from COVID protocol to an unsubstantiated rumor that Gisele didn’t want Mac to play football anymore.
I hadn’t heard this story before; if true*, it’s fantastic.A few years ago, when Reggie Jackson visited Minute Maid Park while he was still working for the Yankees, ballpark security stopped him because he had no credential around his neck. When the man asked for Jackson’s last name, he replied, “October.” The dutiful official looked at his clipboard, and failing to find any Yankees listed under “O,” he asked for Jackson’s first name. “Mister,” replied Reggie.
When I returned from my honeymoon in 1994, there was a message on my answering machine from Shaughnessy taking umbrage at a letter to the editor I'd sent in 3 weeks earlier. That was the first of 3 times he called me at home to take issue with a LtE.Reading the last page or so on this thread (going back to March) has reminded me of a kind of odd story going back about 20 years.
I was roughly college age, and took umbrage with one of Dan Shaughnessy’s articles. I wrote some sort of scathing response to it it, essentially calling him a hack and also went in hard on some personal attacks. I don’t remember exactly what was said, but I recall the words sad, stumpy, goofy, chinless, and curly-haired troll.
A short while later, I received an AOL Instant Message from someone claiming to be Dan Shaughnessy’s college aged daughter (!!), saying it was really mean for me to say things about her father like that, and how he’s a really nice guy who could help me get a good job in journalism, and how I look like I’m actually a really nice, sweet guy (I must have had a link or photo in my AIM profile or something).
At the time I believed it was legit, and didn’t really back down or engage much. I responded with something like “well, nice to meet you… you seem nice enough, but you father is still a piece of shit”.
But now? I’m thinking it was Shaughnessy himself, hoping he’d get me to start groveling at this hypothetical college aged woman that says I look like a “sweet guy”. I do believe him to be that petty.
I don’t recall how this person would have gotten my AOL screen name. Maybe my comment was made using my email address.
Also, a couple of years ago, I was driving in Newton. I saw Dan Shaughnessy cross a crosswalk right in front of my vehicle. He just kind of darted out from in front of a delivery truck, without any warning. Dude was wearing shorts that were way too short, and a t-shirt that was way too long. It was a weekday morning. He was carrying some sort of alcohol. My head canon is that he immediately opened that bottle when he got home, and started on his latest column.