Gordon Edes

Gordon Edes (born September 24, 1954 in Fitchburg) is an American sportswriter and historian. Edes was appointed as team historian and strategic communications advisor for the Boston Red Sox by the club's owners, the Fenway Sports Group, in late 2015. He had covered the team for eighteen years as a sportswriter (1997–2015), first for the Boston Globe and then for ESPN Boston.[1] Edes is a registered voter for the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame.

Gordon Edes
Edes at Camden Yards in 2008.
Born
Gordon Edes

(1954-09-24) September 24, 1954
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationNorth Park University
Spouse(s)Bonnie Lundquist
Parent(s)Lionel R. Edes
Dely Willerscheidt
Websitegordonedes.com

Career

Born to Lionel R. Edes and Dely Willerscheidt, Edes attended Lunenburg High School in Lunenberg, Massachusetts, graduating in 1972.[2] He then attended North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, from 1972 to 1976, but did not graduate until taking two final classes in 2019.[3] He received a Bachelors of Arts in history.

Edes began working for the Chicago Tribune (1972–1980), the Los Angeles Times (1980–1989), The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1989), The National (1990–1991), and the Sun-Sentinel (1991–1996). He worked for The Boston Globe for ten years, and then briefly for Yahoo Sports, before joining ESPN Boston in 2010. Edes left ESPN in 2015 when he was appointed team historian and strategic communications advisor for the Red Sox, succeeding Dick Bresciani.

While with the Boston Globe, Edes was also a frequent guest on WBZ-TV's Sports Final program then hosted by Bob Lobel and was a regular contributor to Soxcast, a podcast about the Red Sox.

Controversies

Carl Everett confrontation

In 2000, Edes had a clubhouse 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, in reference to his colleague Dan Shaughnessy.[4] The nickname, shortened to CHB, has stuck with Shaughnessy ever since, even being published by sportswriter Bill Simmons.[5]

Theo Epstein prank

In January 2007, Edes fell victim to a prank by Leslie Epstein, father of former Red Sox executive Theo Epstein. In response to an email from Edes, Leslie confirmed that his son had secretly married girlfriend Marie Whitney, and the wedding site was planned to be Nathan's Famous hot dog stand at Coney Island.[6] Edes published the information, only to be later told that the location was a joke.[7]

Works
  • 2013 World Champion Boston Red Sox: Every Picture Tells the Story, 2014, ISBN 9780989739962
  • Domination: The Boston Red Sox Official World Series Championship Commemorative Book, 2018, ISBN 9781732097360

References
  1. Bill Ballou (2008-08-02). "Bay grew up idolizing Sox:Diamond Dust". Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
  2. Edes, Gordon (2004-07-30). "Trade rumors, reunions, and Brian Daubach". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
  3. https://twitter.com/gordonedes/status/1170530319797301248
  4. https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2000-09-21-0009211664-story.html
  5. http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090331
  6. Edes, Gordon (2007-01-31). "Hitch was in his plan". The Boston Globe.
  7. Edes, Gordon (2007-01-31). "A frank explanation". The Boston Globe.
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