Dan Shaughnessy

And what all of you have that I never had is a chance to get out there and start to interview some people and talk to some people at a very young age, which is crucial.

In 1980, I was taken to an Oriole game by Dan Shaughnessy, who was the beat writer, and I was gonna do some Oriole games for the Washington Star.

So this happened.

I go meet Earl Weaver for the first time, and I'm terrified.

1-0, one ball, no strikes.

Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe predicted that Roger would be pitching a no-hitter today.

One and one.

Of course, the interesting thing is when you talk to Roger, he has never, ever pitched a no-hitter, not in Little League, not in Pony League, not in high school, not in college at the University of Texas.

And why I'm bringing this up, Kevin Millar, who now works for the MLB Network, was another one of these ham and eggers, chicken and beer and all those things.

And the commentator, I think it was actually Dan Shaughnessy back then on the Globe, Was talking to him before game four.

And he goes, hey, don't let us win tonight.

He says, just don't let us win tonight.

And so at that point, I became like hyper fixated on sports media.

And, you know, I was already reading folks like Dan Shaughnessy and Steve Buckley and Bob Ryan in the paper every single day, Jackie McMullin.

But then I think I just started to explore like the wider sports media world and It just became very central, I think, to me, developing this passion for the teams.

And especially during a time in Boston where not only is Boston this hardcore sports town, but I think the thing that I learned throughout the course of my childhood was that it is really central to the cultural fabric and glue of the city.

But we're talking about Eastern Division American League, of which more good players have gone or been disabled over the last three years than I can recall in many years.

As we mentioned last week, Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe put it well.

He said it isn't so much a race, it's like a tractor pull.

Sometimes seems as if all the teams are running in quicksand.

That's one way to do it.

And as we referred to last week, Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe already has proclaimed in his opinion, that's what the Red Sox will do.

So they don't have to go hog wild, at least in the early days of free agency.

The other way to look at it, and the way a lot of teams looked at it last time around, as you know, because I just cited those numbers, is to say, hey, all right, the landscape will be what it is, and we'll figure it out when we get there.

should we expect a flurry of activity ken between now and midnight on december 2nd or december 1st i believe it's december 1st right when the lockout actually begins

This is a great question, Alana, and Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe had an interesting point about the Red Sox in particular this morning, but it applies to all teams.

And what Dan was saying is that he's betting that the Red Sox will sit on the sidelines in November waiting for the lockout to begin, then explain to their fans that their hands are tied because of the work stoppage, it's perfect cover for doing nothing to add to the payroll.

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Should we expect a flurry of activity, Ken, between now and midnight on December 2nd or December 1st? I believe it's December 1st, right, when the lockout actually begins?

This is a great question, Alana, and Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe had an interesting point about the Red Sox in particular this morning, but it applies to all teams.

And what Dan was saying is that he's betting that the Red Sox will sit on the sidelines in November waiting for the lockout to begin, then explain to their fans that their hands are tied because of the work stoppage, it's perfect cover for doing nothing to add to the payroll.

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