Munson-Nixon Line
Munson-Nixon Line proper noun: a hypothetical boundary line between sports fandoms in Connecticut, supporting Boston-based teams to the east and New York City-based teams to the west; the exact boundaries are undefined.
Proper noun (1)
the Munson–Nixon Line
- A hypothetical boundary line between sports fandoms in Connecticut, supporting Boston-based teams to the east and New York City-based teams to the west; the exact boundaries are undefined.
- Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated has called the line running through Connecticut that separates Yankee fans and Red Sox fans the Munson-Nixon line. Mr. Rushin came up with the name — in honor of the late Yankee catcher Thurman Munson and the retired Red Sox right fielder Trot Nixon — in 2003, and...[2014 April 24, Tom Giratikanon, Josh Katz, David Leonhardt, Kevin Quealy, “Up Close on Baseball’s Borders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, retrieved 04 Jul 2026
- While there are certainly Yankee fans (and assorted “Uncle Phils”) scattered throughout New England, with sizeable pockets of them in both Vermont and the Berkshires of western Massachusetts (Jim Bouton’s backyard), the border of Red Sox nation becomes most porous in southern Connecticut. While...[2016 April, Ted Reinstein, “The Rivalry”, in Wicked Pissed New England's Most Famous Feuds, Globe Pequot, →ISBN, page 144
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Munson-Nixon line
the Munson–Nixon Line
- Alternative form of Munson-Nixon Line
Examples of Munson-Nixon Line in a sentence
- Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated has called the line running through Connecticut that separates Yankee fans and Red Sox fans the Munson-Nixon line.[2014 April 24, Tom Giratikanon, Josh Katz, David Leonhardt, Kevin Quealy, “Up Close on Baseball’s Borders”, in The New York Times, →ISSN...
- While unmarked and unpatrolled (not to mention unsecured), the border does have an official name: the Munson-Nixon Line.[2016 April, Ted Reinstein, “The Rivalry”, in Wicked Pissed New England's Most Famous Feuds, Globe Pequot, →ISBN, page 144:
Forms of Munson-Nixon Line
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Origin of Munson-Nixon Line
Named after baseball players Thurman Munson (of the New York Yankees) and Trot Nixon (of the Boston Red Sox), by analogy with Mason-Dixon Line, coined in 2003 by Steve Rushin in Sports Illustrated.
Questions about Munson-Nixon Line
- What does Munson-Nixon Line mean?
- Munson-Nixon Line means a hypothetical boundary line between sports fandoms in Connecticut, supporting Boston-based teams to the east and New York City-based teams to the west; the exact boundaries are undefined.
- How do you use Munson-Nixon Line in a sentence?
- Steve Rushin of Sports Illustrated has called the line running through Connecticut that separates Yankee fans and Red Sox fans the Munson-Nixon line.
- What part of speech is Munson-Nixon Line?
- Munson-Nixon Line is a proper noun.
Words near Munson-Nixon Line in the dictionary
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