American sports writer (born 1953)
Dan Shaughnessy
(born July 20, 1953) is an American
sports writer
. He has covered the
Boston Red Sox
for
The Boston Globe
since 1981. In 2016, he was given the
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
by the
Baseball Hall of Fame
. Shaughnessy is often referred to by his nickname "Shank," given by the 1980s
Boston Celtics
team
[1]
[2]
[3]
for the often unflattering and critical nature of his articles.
Career
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Shaughnessy was born in
Groton, Massachusetts
. After graduating from
Groton High School
,
[4]
[5]
Shaughnessy subsequently attended the
College of the Holy Cross
, graduating in 1975. He began his career as a beat reporter covering the
Baltimore Orioles
for the
Baltimore Evening Sun
in 1977 and 1978. He then was the national baseball writer for
The Washington Star
from 1979 until the newspaper folded in 1981.
[6]
He has been a sports writer for
The Boston Globe
since September, 1981. During that time, he has served as the beat writer for the
Boston Celtics
and the
Boston Red Sox
, as well as a sports columnist for the Globe.
Shaughnessy has authored or contributed to several sports-related books, including on the fierce
Yankees?Red Sox rivalry
. His book,
The 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
. He subsequently wrote
Reversing the Curse
after the Red Sox won the
2004 World Series
.
He is a contributor to
ESPN The Magazine
, and a regular guest on a Sunday night sports show,
Sports Xtra
.
[7]
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 10.0
.
[8]
On July 9, 2008, he made his debut as a guest host on the ESPN show
Pardon the Interruption
. He has a weekend radio show on
WBZ-FM
alongside Adam Jones.
Considered by some Red Sox fans and players as being overly negative and critical, he earned the pejorative nickname "Curly-Haired Boyfriend" from former Red Sox player
Carl Everett
.
[9]
In an October 2005 column Shaugnnessy revealed information detailing negotiations between then-Red Sox
general manager
Theo Epstein
and Red Sox CEO
Larry Lucchino
.
[10]
[11]
Shaughnessy and other
Globe
writers were accused by writers at the
Boston Herald
of routinely reporting information leaked from the Red Sox front office (the Red Sox were 17.75 percent owned by
The New York Times Company
, the Globe's parent company).
[12]
[13]
[14]
Then?
Boston Herald
columnist
Tony Massarotti
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.
[15]
In the weeks leading up to Epstein's decision, Red Sox owner
John Henry
said the leaks "had to stop".
In 2013, Shaughnessy and
Cleveland Indians
manager
Terry Francona
released
Francona
, a biography focusing on Francona's years as manager of the Red Sox. The book immediately became a best-seller.
[16]
On December 8, 2015, Shaughnessy was named the 2016 recipient of the
J. G. Taylor Spink Award
, presented annually by the
Baseball Writers' Association of America
"for meritorious contributions to baseball writing". He was presented with the award during induction weekend at the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
in July 2016.
[17]
Personal life
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He is married to Marilou Wit,
[18]
[19]
with whom he has three children, Sarah, Kate, and Sam.
[20]
He is the uncle of tennis player
Meghann Shaughnessy
.
[21]
Bibliography
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- Shaughnessy, Dan (2007).
Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball
. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
ISBN
978-0-618-72905-0
.
- 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
0-525-24887-0
- 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
- Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics
.
Simon & Schuster
. 2021.
ISBN
978-1-982-16999-2
.
References
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]
- ^
"Prospectus Q&A: Dan Shaughnessy"
. 5 July 2016.
- ^
"Dan Shaughnessy Roots for Himself"
. 5 August 2016.
- ^
"Honoring Boston Legends- Dan "Shank" Shaughnessy"
. 12 November 2017.
- ^
Coolbaugh, Gethin.
"Dan Shaughnessy highlights night of celebration at Wellesley-Needham Football Rivalry Rally-Dinner"
.
BostonSportsU18.com
. Retrieved
28 November
2014
.
- ^
"Reunited after 50 years, high school teammates are reminded that these memories never get old - the Boston Globe"
.
The Boston Globe
.
- ^
Abraham, Peter. "Dan Shaughnessy wins baseball’s J.G. Spink Award,"
The Boston Globe
, Tuesday, December 8, 2015.
- ^
Griffith, Bill (2003-11-09).
"
'XTRA' POINTS PUSH CH. 7 SHOW AHEAD OF 'SPORTS FINAL'
"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
2007-07-22
.
- ^
"The Globe 10.0 Presented by Verizon to Debut on June 26"
. BUSINESS WIRE via AEC Newsroom. 2007-06-26. Archived from
the original
on 2007-09-27
. Retrieved
2007-07-22
.
- ^
"A Curt response"
.
Boston Herald
. Inside Track. 27 February 2007. Archived from
the original
on 2 March 2007
. Retrieved
4 May
2018
.
- ^
Shaughnessy, Dan (2007-10-30).
"Let's iron out some of this dirty laundry"
.
The Boston Globe
. Retrieved
2007-04-26
.
- ^
Mulvoy, Thomas F. (2007-11-03).
"Lucchino vs. Epstein: Media stew boils over"
.
Dorchester Reporter
. Archived from
the original
on 2007-10-09
. Retrieved
2007-04-27
.
- ^
"Greater Boston: Theo Departs and the Blame Game Begins"
. Archived from
the original
on 2006-09-24
. Retrieved
2007-04-27
.
- ^
"Times Sells Remaining Stake in Fenway Sports Group"
. 11 May 2012.
- ^
"Theo Departs and the Blame Game Begins"
. WGBH. 2005-11-04.
- ^
"Smear Campaign?"
. Boston Media Watch. 2005-10-27. Archived from
the original
on 2006-11-21
. Retrieved
2007-04-27
.
- ^
Cowles, Gregory.
"Print & E-Books"
.
The New York Times
.
- ^
"Dan Shaughnessy wins 2016 Spink Award"
. baseballhall.org. December 8, 2015
. Retrieved
March 3,
2016
.
- ^
"The Globe's Shaughnessy on Being a Lightning Rod: 'I Love My Job, and I'm Not in a Rush to Stop Doing It'
"
.
Boston Irish
. 2009-10-09
. Retrieved
2022-01-08
.
- ^
"Ludwik Wit Obituary (2016) The Times Herald"
.
Legacy.com
. Retrieved
2022-01-08
.
- ^
"2016 J.G. Taylor Spink Award Winner Dan Shaughnessy"
.
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Wilstein, Steve (2000-09-02).
"Williams survives scare in U.S. Open"
.
Ellensburg Daily Record
. Associated Press
. Retrieved
2010-10-24
.
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Preceded by
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Boston Globe
Celtics beat writer
1982?1984
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Succeeded by
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