Gordon Edes is an American newspaper sportswriter, and covers the Boston Red Sox baseball beat for the Boston Globe. He is a voter for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sportswriting is a form of journalism who writes and reports on sports topics and events. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 27 • 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1907–present) See Nicknames before Red Sox for disputed nicknames Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ... The Boston Globe is the most widely-circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and in the greater New England region. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 25 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, United States, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests that serves as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display...

He is also a frequent guest on WBZ television's Sports Final program with Bob Lobel. WBZ-TV, CBS 4, is the CBS television owned-and-operated station serving the Boston, Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire television markets. ... Bob Lobel is a sportscaster for WBZ-TV in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

Confrontation with Carl Everett

Edes is famous in Boston for his club house confrontation with former Red Sox outfielder Carl Everett. Everett, who had been the subject of several critical columns by Globe sportswriters told Edes to get away from him and take his "curly-haired boyfriend with him". He was referring to Dan Shaughnessy, another sportswriter with the Globe. The nickname, shorted to CHB, has stuck with Shaughnessy since, even being used by ESPN columnist Bill Simmons in his work. Carl Edward Everett (born June 3, 1971 in Tampa, Florida) is an outfielder in Major League Baseball. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... ESPN, formerly the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ... Bill Simmons (born 1969), best known as The Sports Guy, is a columnist for Page2 on ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. ...

Theo Epstein Wedding

In January 2007, Edes fell victim to a prank by Leslie Epstein, father of Red Sox Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein. In response to an email to Edes, Leslie Epstein confirmed that his son had secretly married to Marie Whitney. In the email however, Epstein stated the site of the wedding was at Nathan's Famous hot dog stand at Coney Island. [1] Edes published this only to be later told by Epstein that he was joking about the location. Leslie Epstein (born 1938 in Los Angeles, CA) is an American novelist. ... Theo N. Epstein (born December 29, 1973 in New York City) is the Executive Vice President/General Manager of the Boston Red Sox. ... The original Nathans Nathans Famous is a chain of U.S.-based fast food restaurants specializing in hot dogs. ... Image of Coney Island, located in the middle left of the picture, taken by NASA. The peninsula to the right is Rockaway, Queens. ...

"Neither Theo or Marie has ever been to Coney Island as far as I know, or has ever tasted a Nathan’s Famous (though I have -- perfectly delicious), and Rabbi Schnitzlebaum slept undisturbed all day long. In short, not a word of it was meant to be taken seriously." [2]

It was later reported that the actual location of the wedding was Red Sox owner John Henry's yacht.[3] John W Henry. ...

External links

• Gordon Edes Mailbag
• Boston Globe Red Sox Coverage