Tag Archives: Boston Red Sox

So to Conclude: The Red Sox Were Not the Team o’ Destiny

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

But the Atlanta Braves still might be. First, the sad demise of the Crimson Hose, as narrated by the Boston Globe’s resident darn-those-Sox scribe Dan Shaughnessy. Red Sox ran out of karma, and it all started after the wristwatch taunt … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2020 NLCS, Allman Brothers, Atlanta Braves, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, darn-those-Sox, Hot 'Lantanas, Los Angeles Dodgers, Swat Caroline, Team o' Destiny, World's Serious | 1 Comment

Let the Wild ‘Team o’ Destiny’ Rumpus Begin!

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

Jonathan V. Last, the in-house hardball geek at The Bukwark, totally nailed it last week in his daily newsletter, The Triad. When it comes to the World Series, there is nothing I love more than a Team of Destiny. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 2004 Boston Red Sox, ALCS, Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, Jonathan V. Last, Rafael Devers, stately local broadsheet, Tampa Bay Rays, Team of Destiny, The Bulwark, The Triad | 5 Comments

2018 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox: 25 Players, 1 Cab

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

And they loved their driver. Alex Cora led the Olde Towne Team not only to its best regular-season record ever, but also to its fourth 21st Century World Series Championship. A totally joyful ride. One discordant note: Steve Pearce’s MVP … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alex Cora, Boston Red Sox, David Price, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, Steve Pearce, World's Serious | 2 Comments

Made Yankee Fan in Boston: That Craig Kimbrel Spidey Thing

Posted on October 6, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

In the wake of the Red Sox hang-on-by-their-fingernails win in Game One of the ALDS over the New York Yankees, we gotta ask: What’s up with Craig Kimbrel’s Pitch of the Spider Man mound vogueing? Before every pitch? Seriously? That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALDS, Boston Red Sox, Craig Kimbrel, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, New York Yankees, Pitch of the Spider Man | 4 Comments

’14 Back’ Takes Us Back to More Than Bucky Bleeping Dent

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

It’s excellent timing that, as the New York Yankees face tomorrow’s postseason play-in game against the Oakland A’s, SI TV has released the documentary film 14 Back. The Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is arguably the most iconic in sports history, and remains … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 14 Back, Bleacher Report, Boston Red Sox, Bucky Dent, Chad Finn, Dan Tylicki, Dennis Eckersley, Graig Nettles, Hang Up and Listen, Jonathan Hock, Luis Tiant, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, Mike Torrez, New York Yankees, Red Barber, SI TV, Stefan Fatsis, World Series MVP, Yaz | Leave a comment

A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Red Sox/Yankees Rivalry Edition)

Posted on April 14, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

From our blessedly endless series Leave it to the redoubtable Wall Street Journal columnist (and Massachusetts native) Jason Gay to nail the New! Improved! Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees basebrawl rivalry. Gay’s latest piece begins in his usual leisurely style. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged basebrawl rivalry, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Don Zimmer, Houston Astros, Jason Gay, Joe Kelly, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Pedro Martinez, Shohei Ohtani, Tyler Austin, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Ted Williams’ Former Florida Home Gone Fishin’ for a Buyer

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

The Splendid Splinter’s old fishing shack is back on the market. Well, maybe not shack. From Friday’s Wall Street Journal Mansion section: Ted Williams’s Florida Fishing Spot Goes on the Market In the Florida Keys, the onetime home of baseball … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Red Sox, Florida home, Florida Keys, Islamorada, John Henry, Leigh Montville, Mansion, Mark Richens, Splendid Splinter, Ted Williams, Ted Williams Way, Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, Upper Matecumbe Key, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Benjamin Moore Paints the Olde Towne Boston Red

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

. . . and Green Monster, Boston Blue, Baseline White and Foul Pole Yellow. From MediaPost’s Out to Launch: NEW! Red Sox Fans, Rejoice. Benjamin Moore Launches Fenway Collection With Colors Like Boston Red Benjamin Moore is the official paint of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Baseline White, Benjamin Moore, Boston Red, Boston Red Sox, Fenway Collection, Foul Pole Yellow, Green Monster, MonsterEverywhere.com, West Roxbury | 1 Comment

Red Sox Slowly Studying Slow Baseball Games

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Red Sox, a.k.a The Slowskys of Major League Baseball, are examining, well, themselves in a new MLB effort to speed up the national vastime. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal. Does Baseball Have to Be So Slow? As … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, MLB, national vastime, Sam Kennedy, The Slowskys, Weekend Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Stop the Presses! Two People Actually Object to Stealth Marketing!

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Two people other than the hardtracking staff, that is. As our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town noted last week, Boston Red Sox huckster – sorry, slugger – David Ortiz used the President of the United States as a prop for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Barack Obama, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Jay Carney, Letters to the Editor, Linda Given, Roger Chappius, Samsung, selfie, selfuffle, Sneak ADtack, SouthShoreRick, Two-Daily Town | 1 Comment