Dan Shaughnessy
Sports Columnist, Associate Editor for The Boston Globe
Dan Shaughnessy 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 for the often unflattering and critical nature of his articles.
Entertain and inform with sports commentary. Spread Globe brand on multi-platforms. Winner J. G. Spink award presented at Hall of Fame in Cooperstown 2016. Eleven times named Mass Sportswriter of the Year and 11 times named top ten columnist by AP Sports Editors. Author of 12 books including "The Curse of the Bambino
48
March 30, 2021
Dan Shaughnessy from The Boston Globe
Check Out Our Latest Episode Here! On this episode of Missing the Point: We are joined by longtime Boston Globe Sports Columnist Dan Shaughnessy. Dan recount's his time covering the 1980's Boston Celtics, including a story about his free throw competition against an injured Larry Bird, and what Kevin Millar really told him prior to Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees Dan also discusses how the 2021 Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox compare to teams in the pa...
Guest: Dan Shaughnessy