During a pre-taped segment as part of NESN’s pregame show, NESN commentator Jerry Remy announced he suffered a relapse of lung cancer during the offseason. The relapse was diagnosed in January, leading to radiation treatment in March, according to WEEI. Remy, though, said he is doing fine and is not worried. “I am not concerned about [...]
Both teams struggled much of the time to put anything together, but in the end, a well-placed home run on a not-so-well-placed pitched in the final inning allowed the Tampa Bay Rays to defeat the Boston Red Sox 4-3. Boston might have had something going in the 1st, but Dustin Pedroia was called out and [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, Jerry Remy missed the final two games of the White Sox series over the weekend and Monday night’s win over the A’s. According to NESN.com, he’s battling a sinus infection. Peter Abraham, Nick Cafardo and Peter Gammons have helped fill in in the booth during Rem-Dawg’s absence.
So, you turned on the Red Sox game Monday and wondered, who is that guy with Don Orsillo? Well, it’s former Twins shortstop Roy Smalley, who replaced Jerry Remy as the color commentator for NESN’s broadcast of the Red Sox-Twins game. According to NESN.com, Remy was “under the weather.” He hopes to be back in [...]
It’s called Friendly Fenway Park for a reason: fans are supposed to go out to the ballpark to enjoy a family-friendly atmosphere. Those who actually attend games know that’s not at all true. Need proof that it’s not really family friendly? Did you see last Thursday’s Sox-Orioles game on NESN? After Jerry Remy finished reading [...]
If you watch Red Sox games, you know Don Orsillo and Jerry Remy can have fun conversations in the booth. During Monday night’s game, the team reflected on the Bruins celebrations with the Stanley Cup on Sunday at Fenway, but remarked they were unable to actually see the Cup up close and in person. Remy [...]
In an interview with Channel 5 on Thursday, Remy revealed that he is feeling better and should return by Monday. “#RedSox – I just did an interview with channel 5 and I told them that I am feeling much better and should be back to work by Monday-Jerry,” said Remy on his Twitter account. The [...]
UPDATE: Jerry says he should return to the NESN booth by Monday, May 16th. — Jerry Remy continues to be out of the NESN booth, and on Monday the RemDawg revealed why. He has pneumonia, he announced in a tweet. “Doctor just confirmed I have a bit of pneumonia-suggested we get it under control before doing [...]
2012 UPDATE: Jerry has a sinus infection and will return to the booth soon. — (any information below is outdated and for previous seasons) NEW UPDATE: Jerry says he should return to the NESN booth by Monday, May 16th. — UPDATE: Jerry has a case of pneumonia. He should return soon. — Where has Jerry [...]
Someone forgot to tell the Red Sox that they’re supposed to contend for the World Series. Instead it looked like the Lowell Spinners were sent to face the Texas Rangers; yet again, Boston lost, 12-5. Again, they had the lead, but the starting pitching just didn’t feel like winning. In just 3.2 innings, John Lackey [...]
At long last, the Bruins return to the rink this weekend for a pair of games to kick off the regular season against last year’s biggest surprise team, the Phoenix Coyotes. What rink? The O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic. The games are a part of the NHL’s European Premiere series. Elsewhere in Europe, the [...]
If you can’t make the playoffs, the next-best thing to do is spoil the Yankees’ hopes of winning home-field advantage throughout the first two rounds. That’s exactly what the Red Sox did Sunday, ending their season with an 8-4 victory over the Evil Empire. As a result, the Yankees are relegated to the Wildcard. J.D. [...]
If nothing else, this season has been full of drama for the Red Sox. This time, it was another trough rather than a crest, and the Rays walked off with a win 3-2 in 10 innings. The Sox took the lead in the 4th when Adrian Beltre hit a sac fly following a single from [...]
Yet again, Boston had a chance to ride decent pitching to a win, but they completely screwed it up again, giving way to the Mariners 4-2. The Mariners rank 27th out of 30 of all major league teams, and are one of four not above .400, and don’t have Cliff Lee, but still, the Red [...]
During the 2008 Presidential election, we heard both Barack Obama and John McCain use the rhetorical expression “you can’t put lipstick on a pig” multiple times as their respective campaigns waged on towards election day. One of my friends from across the pond has a different way of saying the same thing… “you can’t polish [...]