Remy Returns

After a 91-game layoff, longtime Red Sox announcer Jerry Remy will return to the broadcast booth tomorrow night when the Sox open three-game series against the Yankees. Remy has been missing in action after having lung cancer surgery and then suffering a bout of depression. While I am happy to see Remy healthy and physically able to return to work, I will miss listening to his main replacement in the NESN booth, Dennis Eckersley. Eck, who was one of 26 fill-ins alongside Don Orsillo, did a magnificent job in the booth. Listening to a Hall of Fame closer talk pitching every night was a true pleasure and his insight into what the pitchers were trying to accomplish was enlightening. Honestly, I would love to see a three-man broadcast team with Orsillo, Eckersley, and Remy. Remy brings great insight to what is going on in the field and teamed with Eck's knowledge of pitching, it would be a perfect fit. Another positive to a three-man booth would be that with Eck and Remy doing the majority of the talking, Orsillo's whiny voice would be heard a lot less.