Shaughnessy actually has the mot juste

[patchick]

We all know that Dan Shaughnessy is no sports reporter. I picture his creative process going something like this:

"Dan, does this remind you of anything floating around in the back of your mind?"
"I'm glad you asked, Dan! Because my mind is very interesting to me."
"To me too, Dan! And SO much easier to access than outside sources."
"Indeed, Dan! Though I like to imagine the inside of other people's minds too, for a change of pace."
"That is a good pastime, Dan. By the way, the readers are ignoring us."
"What a bore, Dan. Is it time to say something transparently provocative to make them fulminate about us again?"
"Good idea, Dan! I'm glad we thought of it."

That said, I think he totally nailed Belichick's attitude toward the media after this game:

It’s a little like the scene in “Casablanca” when Peter Lorre’s Ugarte asks Humphrey Bogart’s Rick, “You despise me, don’t you?’’ and then hears Bogey snap back with, “If I gave you any thought I probably would.’’

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...s-and-media/RuveFEMU7d5joahVwzwk9N/story.html

 

[mayoclinic]

Who's Shaughnessy?

 

[Galeb]

Who's Shaughnessy?

CHB.

 

[Patriot Missile]

I thought Shaughnessy retired when the Red Sox broke the curse in 04. Dude made a living off of negative energy for years.

 

[patchick]

I thought Shaughnessy retired when the Red Sox broke the curse in 04. Dude made a living off of negative energy for years.

Yep, he's sometimes mistakenly labeled a "hater." He has no such agenda; I honestly don't think he cares who wins the games. His style of negativity is just a lazy route to attention.

(If anybody wonders why I even bothered reading his column, it's simple: it was on the kitchen table at breakfast. Our family is still devoted to morning newsprint. Pixels just don't complement that first cup of coffee the same way.)

 

[Clonamery]

Yep, he's sometimes mistakenly labeled a "hater." He has no such agenda; I honestly don't think he cares who wins the games. His style of negativity is just a lazy route to attention.

(If anybody wonders why I even bothered reading his column, it's simple: it was on the kitchen table at breakfast. Our family is still devoted to morning newsprint. Pixels just don't complement that first cup of coffee the same way.)

Oh, I've always preferred to see Ol' Dan on the TV where I can glimpse the variety of shades of red that his face turns as he gets all defensive when someone disagrees with his opinionated varietals. He's the consummate know-it-all in a no nothing industry. Dan, in sports reporting it's always best to ask someone else's opinion or steal it.

 

[Mike the Brit]

I used to play Shaughnessy Bingo. How far would he get into an article before the first baseball reference. Usually it was in the first six sentences. There are many things I miss about not being in New England, but the CHB is NOT one.

 

[patchick]

I used to play Shaughnessy Bingo. How far would he get into an article before the first baseball reference. Usually it was in the first six sentences.

I always did that too! But then one day I idly read a column of his about baseball, and discovered it was full of football references.

Turns out he's just an analogy junkie.

 

[larryo]

A Casablanca reference?! Haha. What is he 123 years old?

 

[signbabybrady]

Of all the sports markets in the country why did you have to write in ours?

 

[borg]

Patsfans cracks me up. Threads about writers they say they never read. Threads about radio mediots they say they never listen to. Reminds me of the coworker that says he's never watched porn. Or the politician that never inhaled. Or Jerry Seinfeld claiming he never watched Melrose Place (That Michael, I hate him...he's just so smug).

Hell.......when I was in middle school, I never listened to the band Kiss

 

[Uncle Rico]

Ginsberg: I feel bad for you
Draper: I don't think about you at all

 

[DarrylS]

When Dan Shaughnessy comes on 98.5 I change the channel, as he comes across as a sports snob with his monotone voice.. how many candy bars did you eat Dan??

Here in rural RI we are subject to the negative tones of Reynolds and Donaldson in the Pro Jo. Media continues to descend into its negative spiral..

 

[SVN]

We all know that Dan Shaughnessy is no sports reporter. I picture his creative process going something like this:

"Dan, does this remind you of anything floating around in the back of your mind?"
"I'm glad you asked, Dan! Because my mind is very interesting to me."
"To me too, Dan! And SO much easier to access than outside sources."
"Indeed, Dan! Though I like to imagine the inside of other people's minds too, for a change of pace."
"That is a good pastime, Dan. By the way, the readers are ignoring us."
"What a bore, Dan. Is it time to say something transparently provocative to make them fulminate about us again?"
"Good idea, Dan! I'm glad we thought of it."

That said, I think he totally nailed Belichick's attitude toward the media after this game:

Belichick attitude in general cannot be said better than this way

http://www.patriots.com/media-cente...ck-an-OG/42165cc1-8eff-4228-80be-f1f29a82abc2

 

[patchick]

Belichick attitude in general cannot be said better than this way

http://www.patriots.com/media-cente...ck-an-OG/42165cc1-8eff-4228-80be-f1f29a82abc2

At last, an entry for the volume "The Wisdom of Michael Irvin"!

 

[shmessy]

Yep, he's sometimes mistakenly labeled a "hater." He has no such agenda; I honestly don't think he cares who wins the games. His style of negativity is just a lazy route to attention.

(If anybody wonders why I even bothered reading his column, it's simple: it was on the kitchen table at breakfast. Our family is still devoted to morning newsprint. Pixels just don't complement that first cup of coffee the same way.)

Patchick, but I strongly disagree with you there.

He has a very personal agenda against Bob Kraft and his family. He has a deep, cultural, multi-decade agenda against the Kraft family. it is obvious to anyone who reads the potshots he takes against them. Surely, you did not miss the "cartoonish" reference to Bob Kraft in the column you reference. That is mild compared to what he usually pulls.

I agree with you that his writing IS a lazy route to attention, but there is nothing lazy or haphazard about his campaign against the Kraft family.

 

[borg]

At last, an entry for the volume "The Wisdom of Michael Irvin"!

Irvin: BB is an OG...Original Gangsta....yeah that's right! Now.........someone tell me where my dealer's at and.....where AP's at. Which hotel and how many b**ches?

 

[Uncle Rico]

Irvin: BB is an OG...Original Gangsta....yeah that's right! Now.........someone tell me where my dealer's at and.....where AP's at. Which hotel and how many b**ches?

hah -- you know, I kept seeing references to the OG thing and thought --- "offensive guard"?

 

[rochrist]

I used to play Shaughnessy Bingo. How far would he get into an article before the first baseball reference. Usually it was in the first six sentences. There are many things I miss about not being in New England, but the CHB is NOT one.

Heh. I heard him on the radio this morning and he went right to Iron Man McGinnity who didn't retire until he was 54 and routinely pitched both ends of doubleheaders.

 

[Jackson 2]

I won't outright say it, but I'll hint at it: it runs parallel to his well-known agenda in regard to Latin American baseball players, and the origin of that bias pre-dates David Ortiz by decades.