Tag Archives: Boston Red Sox

Baseball Players Are Not Heroes

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardlywatching staff had the TV on in the background last night when we heard a local newscast refer to the Red Sox Home Opener “honoring the heroes on and off the field” – that is, commemorating 1) the 2013 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Afghanistan, baseball players, Boston firefighters, Boston Marathon bombings, Boston Red Sox, Iraq, Red Sox Home Opener | 2 Comments

Globe Has Staggering Ad-vantage Over Herald

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Once the Boston Red Sox – sorry, World Series Champion Red Sox – took Game 6, flooded the clubhouse with bubbly, painted the town Red for the rest of Wednesday night, and rode the duck boats into MLB history, it was all … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, Bradford Exchange, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Special Commemorative Section, Sullivan Tire, World Series Champions, Xfinity | Leave a comment

WSJ’s Jason Gay Totally Gets Boston

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Among the many joys of reading the Wall Street Journal (A-hed, Arena, Weekend Edition) is columnist Jason Gay. And among his many talents is an uncanny knack for capturing the Boston state of mind. Two recent exhibits. October 21 piece on … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1946, A-Hed, Arena, Boston Red Sox, Eddie Dyer, Fenway Park, Jason Gay, Jason Terry, Joe Cronin, Kevin Garnett, New York Nets, Paul Pierce, St. Louis Cardinals, Wall Street Journal, Weekend Edition, World's Serious, WSJ. | 4 Comments

Herald’s Koji-tations Are Krazy

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The hardreading staff gets it that Pennant Fever Grips Hub Tabloid (just check out pages 1 through 5, along with the actual Sports section). But then the feisty local fanzoid goes overboard. From today’s Back Page: Uehara among greats? Really? The guy has 24 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, David Ross, Detroit Tigers, Eric Gagne, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Koji Uehara, Mariano Rivera, Pennant Fever grips Hub Tabloid, Trevor Hoffman, World Series | Leave a comment

Did Dan Shaughnessy Jinx The Sox? (II)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardreading staff has noted, Boston Globe sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy may have given a kayn aynhoreh (evil eye) to the Red Sox with his Sunday victory dance (headline: “Is it really necessary to go to Tampa?”). Because it wasn’t just that the Sox lost last … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aaron Boone, ALDS, Big Gulp, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, Dustin Pedroia, Grady Little, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, John Farrell, Jose Lobaton, kayn aynhoreh, Koji Uehara, Stephen Drew, Tampa Bay Rays, Total Amnesia column, Tropicana Field, USA Today Sports, Yunel Escobar | 2 Comments

Did Dan Shaughnessy Just Jinx The Sox?

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s called a kahn aynhoreh, “the magical phrase uttered to ward off the evil eye” according to The Joys of Yiddish. And Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy failed to say it in his front-page piece in today’s Sports section. Is it really necessary to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ALCS, ALDS, Boston Globe, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, jinx the Sox, kayn aynhoreh, Tampa Bay Rays, The Joys of Yiddish | 3 Comments

Actually, New York Beat Boston Yesterday

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Forget the New York Yankees’ pathetic seven-of-eight losses to the Boston Red Sox over the past two weeks. Consider this instead: The New York Times beat the Boston Herald on the quintessential Red Sox story of this season. As the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Town, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, Duck Dynasty, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, New York Times, New York Yankees, Red Sox beards | Leave a comment

Correction o’ the Day (Red Sox Hideous Beards Edition)

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From yesterday’s New York Times: An article on Monday about the Boston Red Sox’ bonding by growing beards misstated the year the team adopted the catchphrase “Cowboy Up.” It was 2003, not 2004. Well, the hardworking staff had missed that piece, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andrew Miller, beards, Boston Red Sox, corrections, Cowboy Up, David Ross, Duck Dynasty, Mike Napoli, New York Times | 3 Comments

Herald Sox It To Globe

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s no secret that Red Sox owner John Henry is one on the bidders lining up to buy the Boston Globe. Here’s how the Globe itself addressed Henry’s bid yesterday: At least six groups submit bids to buy The Boston Globe At … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Benchmark Company, Boston Bruins, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, Boston Sports Media Watch, Deleware North, Edward Atorino, Fenway Sports Group, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jeremy Jacobs, John Henry, New York Times | Leave a comment

Dan Shaughnessy (Steno Edition)

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

The cover story in the Sunday Boston Globe Magazine features sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy’s promo for his new book on former Red Sox manager Terry Francona. Set the record straight? Maybe not so much . . . Read the rest … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Globe Magazine, Boston Herald, Boston Red Sox, Dan Shaughnessy, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Michael Silverman, steno, Terry Francona | 1 Comment