DHL Dan CCXXVIII - Spooky Thoughts

Speaking of mailing it in, I skipped three of Shank's columns from ealier in the week, so we can get right to a sequel to Shank's infamous book, The Curse of The Bambino:

These Mookie Betts/Babe Ruth parallels with the Red Sox are getting spooky, and other thoughts

NEW YORK — Picked-up pieces while concluding that the Mets, Phillies, and Padres also would have beaten the Yankees . . .

▪ The Dodgers won the World Series Wednesday, and it was Mookie Betts driving in the winning run. Mookie has won two World Series since the Red Sox dealt him for Jeter Downs (released after 14 games), Connor Wong, and Alex Verdugo (traded to the Yankees).

This really is starting to feel like Babe Ruth Redux. Exactly 100 years later.

The Babe came to the Red Sox in 1914, Mookie in 2014.

The Babe won a World Series with the Sox in 1918, Mookie in 2018.

The Babe was sold to the Yankees after the 1919 season because Red Sox ownership needed cash. Mookie was traded to the Dodgers after the 2019 season because the Red Sox wouldn’t pay what the Dodgers were willing to pay him.

Still Trying To Sell Some More Books, Shank?

This guy's shameless - check out his latest retweet:

Today in 1919: The #RedSox quietly sell off the troublesome Babe Ruth to the #Yankees. The deal would be publicly announced in January. #MLB pic.twitter.com/XOEWxZTGCP

— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) December 26, 2016

Trying To Sell More Fictional Books, Shank?

Look at what Shank retweeted ten minutes ago:

#Celtics still Mabel's #1 team, but she's learning about the #RedSox thanks to @Dan_Shaughnessy. Happy Opening Day! pic.twitter.com/eqZV9QTsLT

— Abby Chin (@tvabby) April 4, 2016

Dan Shaughnessy - a legend in his own mind...

Spotlight

I'm checking out Deadspin this afternoon and read the weekly football column by Drew Magary. Drew's not exactly a fan of things Boston, and that includes Our Man Shank:

Sunday Afternoon Movie Of The Week For Browns Fans

Spotlight, which is a good movie EXCEPT for a scene at the beginning where Michael Keaton sees that Liev Schreiber is reading Shank’s Curse of the Bambino because Schreiber is new to Boston and is trying to UNDERSTAND THE CULCHAH OF SAWXLAND NATION. And then Keaton is like, “Hey, that’s a great fackin’ book!” Bullshit. All lies. How can I trust the rest of the movie when it starts out like that? Also, by law, any movie set in Boston must include the words THIS TOWN spoken by at least nine different characters. THIS TOWN… it’s nawt like othah fackin’ towns!

Shank's Curse of the Bambino - still winning rave reviews after all these years!

Keeping The Dream Alive

Trying to sell a few more books, Shank?

Reminded by Alex Speier, today is the 96th anniversary of Frazee selling Ruth to the Yankees. "Theyare taking quite a gamble,'' he warned.

— Dan Shaughnessy (@Dan_Shaughnessy) January 5, 2016

Real Tough Call There, Mike

From Shank's column on the blockbuster trade:

It would be the biggest Red Sox trade since Babe Ruth was dealt to the Yankees for cash in 1920.

Hope this one works out better.

No, you don't - that would impact sales of your next book, "Curse of the Bambino II - Electric Boogaloo"...