Remy to stay with NESN by Jared Carrabis
Jerry Remy agrees to multi-year extension with NESN


(ESPNBoston) -- Red Sox color analyst Jerry Remy, who has been in the post for 23 years and will broadcast his 3,000th game on Sunday, has agreed to a multiyear contract extension with NESN, according to the network.

With the recent struggles of the local nine, this is some of the best news to hit Red Sox Nation since Papi took home the Home Run Derby!

On a serious note, I was really happy when I heard this news. For many Red Sox fans, we either never knew, or couldn’t remember what a Red Sox regular season broadcast sounded like without the voice of Jerry Remy until last year.

After battling lung cancer in 2008, and depression in 2009, for most of the 2009 season, Remy was not in the booth that he had occupied for more than two decades.

Despite his bout with depression, Remy still found the time to write the foreword to my book. Back in September of 2007, Jerry had made a promise to all of the “regular fans” who had competed to become the President of Red Sox Nation, saying that if there was anything he could do for any of us that he would be more than happy to help out.

At the time of me asking him about the foreword, it hadn’t hit the media that he was battling depression. Out of the kindness of his heart, he found the time to help contribute a major piece to my debut book, and for that, I will be forever grateful to the man.

Although I enjoyed the color commentary of Dennis Eckersley, I don’t want to see the day when Jerry Remy is no longer in the booth for the Red Sox and NESN.

"I am truly fortunate to have been part of the NESN family for the past 23 years and that relationship will continue into the future," said Remy. "I feel I have the best job in the world broadcasting Red Sox baseball."

Here’s to 23 more years, Rem Dawg!

-Jared Carrabis

Published on July 21, 2010

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