Jerry Remy
Encyclopedia
Gerald Peter "Rem Dawg" Remy (b. November 8, 1952, Fall River, Massachusetts
) is a Major League Baseball
broadcaster and former Major League Baseball
second baseman
. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts
.
. He played four seasons in their minor league system before making his major league debut in 1975. Remy played three seasons for the Angels as their starting second baseman before being traded to the Boston Red Sox
after the 1977 season.
Remy continued as the Red Sox starter at second in 1978, being selected to play in the All-Star Game
, in which he did not appear. He continued as their starting second basemen for the next six seasons, although he was often hampered by injuries. A knee injury in May 1985 led to Remy's release by the Red Sox in December 1985 and to his retiring during spring training a few months later in 1986. Bill James
, in his Historical Abstract rated him as the 100th greatest second baseman of all time as of 2002.
, working for the New England Sports Network (NESN)
, as the color commentator
for all NESN Red Sox broadcasts. Since 2001, Remy has been teamed with play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo
. NESN celebrated Jerry Remy Day on June 24, 2008, in honor of Remy's 20 years of service for the network. He is currently serving as the first president of Red Sox Nation
.
Remy owns a hot dog
stand, "RemDawg's," located on Yawkey Way
outside of Fenway Park
in Boston
, as well as Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill in Logan International Airport
since 2008 and Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill behind Fenway Park on Boylston Street
, which opened March 9, 2010. He also runs a web site, The Remy Report, and is the author of the book Watching Baseball (co-authored with Corey Sandler) and the children's books Hello Wally and Wally the Green Monster and His Journey Through Red Sox Nation!.
Jerry Remy was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
in 2006.
ous area" from his lung
, most likely a result of years of smoking cigarettes. During his recovery from the surgery, he suffered from an infection as well as a bout of pneumonia
. Due to fatigue and depression
, Remy took an indefinite leave of absence from his broadcast duties for NESN, starting April 30, 2009.
On August 12, 2009, Remy went to Fenway Park and attended Red Sox manager Terry Francona's
pre game press conference. He told both NESN and the Boston Globe that he had every intention of returning to broadcasting Red Sox games during the remainder of the 2009 season. He entered the NESN's broadcast booth during the top of the second inning during the night's game to speak with broadcasters Don Orsillo
and Dennis Eckersley
. It was the first time he had been in the booth since he took his leave of absence in April. In between the top and the bottom of the second inning, Remy, still in the booth, was shown on Fenway's center field scoreboard display, to which he received a standing ovation from the crowd attending the game. He revealed during the visit that he had suffered from depression following his physical problems of 2008 and that he was receiving therapy. On August 19, 2009, Remy released a statement announcing his return to commentating on August 21, 2009 against the New York Yankees
. Remy stated that he would likely skip some road trips. He returned full time for the 2010 baseball season.
Jared Remy, who in 2009 was alleged to have used and dealt steroids. He admitted to using steroids, but denied distributing them to Red Sox players. Jerry Remy was not implicated in this scandal.
to bring his fanciful tales of Wally's adventures to life. The series of books began as an idea based on Remy's stories about Wally during Red Sox games.
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
) is a Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
broadcaster and former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
second baseman
Second baseman
Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that player's team. A second baseman is the baseball player guarding second base...
. Remy grew up in Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset, Massachusetts
Somerset is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,234 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace and hometown of Clifford Milburn Holland , the chief engineer and namesake of the Holland Tunnel in New York City....
.
Playing career
In 1971, Remy was drafted in the 8th round (129th overall) by the California AngelsLos Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California, United States. The Angels are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The "Angels" name originates from the city in which the team started, Los Angeles...
. He played four seasons in their minor league system before making his major league debut in 1975. Remy played three seasons for the Angels as their starting second baseman before being traded to the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
after the 1977 season.
Remy continued as the Red Sox starter at second in 1978, being selected to play in the All-Star Game
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers...
, in which he did not appear. He continued as their starting second basemen for the next six seasons, although he was often hampered by injuries. A knee injury in May 1985 led to Remy's release by the Red Sox in December 1985 and to his retiring during spring training a few months later in 1986. Bill James
Bill James
George William “Bill” James is a baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics...
, in his Historical Abstract rated him as the 100th greatest second baseman of all time as of 2002.
Post playing career
Since 1988, Remy has found success in broadcastingBroadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, working for the New England Sports Network (NESN)
New England Sports Network
The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks...
, as the color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
for all NESN Red Sox broadcasts. Since 2001, Remy has been teamed with play-by-play announcer Don Orsillo
Don Orsillo
Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
. NESN celebrated Jerry Remy Day on June 24, 2008, in honor of Remy's 20 years of service for the network. He is currently serving as the first president of Red Sox Nation
Red Sox Nation
Red Sox Nation refers to the fans of the Boston Red Sox. The phrase "Red Sox Nation" was first coined by Boston Globe feature writer Nathan Cobb in an October 20, 1986, article about split allegiances among fans in Connecticut during the 1986 World Series between the Red Sox and the New York...
.
Remy owns a hot dog
Hot dog
A hot dog is a sausage served in a sliced bun. It is very often garnished with mustard, ketchup, onions, mayonnaise, relish and/or sauerkraut.-History:...
stand, "RemDawg's," located on Yawkey Way
Yawkey Way
Yawkey Way is a short street in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It runs for two blocks from Brookline Avenue in the north to Boylston Street in the south, where it changes to Jersey Street....
outside of Fenway Park
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, as well as Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill in Logan International Airport
Logan International Airport
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . It covers , has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.Boston serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways...
since 2008 and Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill behind Fenway Park on Boylston Street
Boylston Street
Boylston Street is the name of a major east-west thoroughfare in the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Another Boylston Street runs through Boston's western suburbs....
, which opened March 9, 2010. He also runs a web site, The Remy Report, and is the author of the book Watching Baseball (co-authored with Corey Sandler) and the children's books Hello Wally and Wally the Green Monster and His Journey Through Red Sox Nation!.
Jerry Remy was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame
The Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame was instituted in 1995 to recognize the careers of former Boston Red Sox baseball players. A 15-member selection committee of Red Sox broadcasters and executives, past and present media personnel, and representatives from The Sports Museum of New England and the...
in 2006.
Health
In November 2008, Remy had surgery to remove a "very small, low-grade cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
ous area" from his lung
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
, most likely a result of years of smoking cigarettes. During his recovery from the surgery, he suffered from an infection as well as a bout of pneumonia
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—especially affecting the microscopic air sacs —associated with fever, chest symptoms, and a lack of air space on a chest X-ray. Pneumonia is typically caused by an infection but there are a number of other causes...
. Due to fatigue and depression
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
, Remy took an indefinite leave of absence from his broadcast duties for NESN, starting April 30, 2009.
On August 12, 2009, Remy went to Fenway Park and attended Red Sox manager Terry Francona's
Terry Francona
Terry Jon Francona , nicknamed "Tito," is a former Major League Baseball manager and a former player. He was a first baseman and outfielder in the majors from 1981 to 1990. After retiring as a player, he managed several minor league teams in the 1990s before managing the Philadelphia Phillies for...
pre game press conference. He told both NESN and the Boston Globe that he had every intention of returning to broadcasting Red Sox games during the remainder of the 2009 season. He entered the NESN's broadcast booth during the top of the second inning during the night's game to speak with broadcasters Don Orsillo
Don Orsillo
Don Orsillo is the play-by-play announcer for Boston Red Sox games on the New England Sports Network.-Early life and career:...
and Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Lee Eckersley , nicknamed "Eck", is a former American Major League Baseball pitcher. Eckersley had success as a starter, but gained his greatest fame as a closer, becoming the first of only two pitchers in Major League history to have both a 20-win season and a 50-save season in a career .He...
. It was the first time he had been in the booth since he took his leave of absence in April. In between the top and the bottom of the second inning, Remy, still in the booth, was shown on Fenway's center field scoreboard display, to which he received a standing ovation from the crowd attending the game. He revealed during the visit that he had suffered from depression following his physical problems of 2008 and that he was receiving therapy. On August 19, 2009, Remy released a statement announcing his return to commentating on August 21, 2009 against the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
. Remy stated that he would likely skip some road trips. He returned full time for the 2010 baseball season.
MLB Steroids Scandal
Remy is the father of former Red Sox security guardSecurity guard
A security guard is a person who is paid to protect property, assets, or people. Security guards are usually privately and formally employed personnel...
Jared Remy, who in 2009 was alleged to have used and dealt steroids. He admitted to using steroids, but denied distributing them to Red Sox players. Jerry Remy was not implicated in this scandal.
Hello, Wally! Books
Jerry Remy has written five books in his Hello, Wally! series for children. Remy teamed with the publisher Mascot BooksMascot Books
Mascot Books is the largest publisher of licensed children’s sports books in America. Based in Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Mascot Books creates children’s books for professional teams, colleges, and even elementary schools...
to bring his fanciful tales of Wally's adventures to life. The series of books began as an idea based on Remy's stories about Wally during Red Sox games.
Books
- Watching Baseball, World Championship Edition: Discovering the Game within the Game (Watching Baseball: Discovering the Game Within the Game), ISBN 978-0-7627-4801-3, 2008
- Wally the Green Monster and His Journey Through Red Sox Nation!, ISBN 1-93-288889-6, Illustrator - Danny Moore, published by Mascot BooksMascot BooksMascot Books is the largest publisher of licensed children’s sports books in America. Based in Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Mascot Books creates children’s books for professional teams, colleges, and even elementary schools...
- Hello, Wally!!, ISBN 1-93-288880-2, 2006, published by Mascot BooksMascot BooksMascot Books is the largest publisher of licensed children’s sports books in America. Based in Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Mascot Books creates children’s books for professional teams, colleges, and even elementary schools...
- Coast to Coast with Wally the Green Monster, published by Mascot BooksMascot BooksMascot Books is the largest publisher of licensed children’s sports books in America. Based in Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Mascot Books creates children’s books for professional teams, colleges, and even elementary schools...
- A Season with Wally the Green Monster, published by Mascot BooksMascot BooksMascot Books is the largest publisher of licensed children’s sports books in America. Based in Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Mascot Books creates children’s books for professional teams, colleges, and even elementary schools...
- Wally the Green Monster and His World Tour, published by Mascot BooksMascot BooksMascot Books is the largest publisher of licensed children’s sports books in America. Based in Herndon, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C., Mascot Books creates children’s books for professional teams, colleges, and even elementary schools...