Tag Archives: Los Angeles Dodgers

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

Hold On: Maybe the Atlanta Braves Are the Team o’ Destiny

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Campaign Outsider

Yesterday the hardlyrooting staff (which has been a Made Yankee Fan in Boston for 45 years, so draw your own conclusions) presented the case for the Boston Red Sox as this postseason’s Team o’ Destiny. But now that the Atlanta … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Atlanta Braves, Garry Brown, hardlyrooting staff, Los Angeles Dodgers, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, MassLive, NLCS, Team o' Destiny, World's Serious | 1 Comment

We Are All Mets Now

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Sweet win for the New York Mets in last night’s NLDS Game 5 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Full disclosure: Before the hardworking staff was a Made Yankee Fan in Boston (check out our excellent new header photo!), we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1927 Yankees, 1961 Yankees, 2000 Subway Series, Big Red Machine, Bronx Bummers, Brooklyn Bridge, Bud Harrelson, Bud Selig, Cincinnati, Craig Calcaterra, David McCullough, Hardball Talk, Herodotus of Hydraulics, history.com, John Roebling, Jon Heyman, Los Angeles Dodgers, Made Mets Fan in Cincinnati, Made Yankee Fan, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, NBCSports, NLDS Game 5, P.T. Barnum, Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Singing Bridge, The Great Bridge | 3 Comments

Boston Is One Crappy Baseball Town

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Full disclosure: The hardworking staff has been a Made Yankee Fan in Boston for over 40 years. And for almost all of them, we’ve contended that people here are not baseball fans. They’re Red Sox fans. Exhibit Umpteen: It’s 11:50 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ESPN radio, Jacob deGrom, Los Angeles Dodgers, Made Yankee Fan in Boston, New York Mets, NLDS, WEEI | 5 Comments

Tucson Magazine Publisher: We’re the Beck-and-Call Girl of Our Advertisers

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff realizes that times are hard for media outlets these days, but this seems a bit much. From the redoubtable Jim Romenesko: NEWSPAPER COMPANY: OUR CUSTOMER IS THE ADVERTISER, NOT THE READER Why Mark Evans refused to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Dan Shaughnessy, Dodgers public relations director, dodgers.com, Inside Tucson Business, Ira Stoll, Jim Romenesko, Joe Jareck, John Henry, Los Angeles Dodgers, Margaret Sullivan, Mark Evans, New York Times, Sabrina Tavernise, Smarter Times, Sneak ADtack | 3 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Hispanics Across America ‘Bad Selig’ NYT Ad?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I was watching the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stuffing out of the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. At which point … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 'Bad Selig', Alex Rodriguez, Ask Dr. Ads, Bud Selig, HAA, Hispanics Across America, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Times, NLCS, Redbirds, St. Louis Cardinals | Leave a comment

Vin Scully Celebrations: Globe 1, Herald 0

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Vin Scully, the legendary 85-year-old broadcaster who has called Los Angeles Dodgers games for lo, these last 64 years, has just re-upped for 2014, and the Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy paid tribute to him in Sunday’s edition. Vin Scully simply the best … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged best who ever lived, Bill Russell, Bobby Orr, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Dan Shaughnessy, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Jim Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Los Angeles Dodgers, Ted Williams, Vin Scully, Winston Churchill | Leave a comment

It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Red Sox Doubleheadline Edition)

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

The local dailies go to town on the Red Sox blockbuster trade. IGTLTDT sorts out which did a better job.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adrian Gonzalez, blockbuster trade, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Carl Crawford, IGTLTDT, Josh Beckett, Los Angeles Dodgers, Red Sox | Leave a comment

Remembering Moose Skowron

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Growing up in New York in the ’50s and ’60s, I loved the Yankees – all of them – and especially the ones at the corners: the sharp-fielding Clete Boyer at 3rd and the power-hitting Moose Skowron at 1st. Boyer … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Skowron, Bombers: An Oral History of the New York Yankees, Clete Boyer, I'd Rather Be a Yankee, Los Angeles Dodgers, Moose, New York Times, New York Yankees | Leave a comment

Olbermann & Rich: Rupert Payboch

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

The Global Worldwide Headquarters of Campaign Outsider has been swamped with compare-and-contrast exercises lately (see here and here and here). Here’s another one: Keith Olbermann (in The Guardian) and Frank Rich (in New York) whacking their former employer Rupert Murdoch. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Current TV, Fox Sports, Frank Rich, Keith Olbermann, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York, New York Post, Rupert Murdoch, The Guardian | 1 Comment