Dennis Eckersley

Grading Jerry Remy's replacements

adamg — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:06:01 +0000

Jimmy grades them from a B for the Eck to a Z for Lenny Clarke:

... I think Boston was hit with a reality check over the past few months. Even if you are of the opinion that Jerry Remy is mediocre at what he does, "mediocre" is difficult to find in a world where Joe Morgan is considered the gold standard.

An Eck-to-English dictionary

adamg — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:29:37 +0000

I was starting to compile one, but Beth has already put together an Eckersley/English dictionary.

The only ones she's missing are "gas," "punchout" (translates as "strikeout") and some word for "million" that begins with a "b" (grr, I can't remember the word, anybody know?).

Eck didn't know it's a no-no to chat up a no-no

adamg — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:20:10 +0000

Controversy was news to him.

Via Daigo Fujiwara.

Eck being Eck

adamg — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:25:08 +0000

Dennis Eckersley is proving to be quite the color commentator for Sox games. If you missed tonight's game, you missed some exuberant lip reading after Youk got hit by a pitch (remember the scene in "A Christmas Story" where Ralphie lets loose with the Big F? Imagine if he'd said the Big S instead) and what is perhaps the best mangling ever of Justin Masterson's last night (he got the "Master" part right, but somehow managed to swap what you use to catch fish for "son"). Couple that with all the discourses on young cheese, paint and gas and you've got quite the parlor game (my wife asked me more than once tonight: "What? What did he just say?").

Video from tonight, at least, until NESN orders it taken down.

How long would Joba the Putz last in the National League?

adamg — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:03:14 +0000

Not very long:

... It's nice to be 5-0 against the Yankees. Yanks fans will make excuses, like A-Rod being out. And that's fair. After all, April and May are A-Rod's best months. ...

Mike Giardi: I'm not to advocate violence, but I’ve about had it with Joba Chamberlain:

... Not only that, but I've about had it with the Red Sox letting him get away with it. The kid had impeccable control last night, yet somehow loses his grip to stick one right between Jason Bay’s shoulder blades? ...

Dan Tobin: Sox now have as many wins against New York as Teixeira has home runs:

... I ain't feeling sorry for you [Chamberlain], not when you act like you deserve Glen Davis's nickname more than he does. We call HIM Big Baby because of his girth and young-looking face. You? You got the girth, but that's not the only reason you'd qualify. ...

Kristen wonders why NESN screwed around with Buck "OR-tiz" Martinez when the Eck is such a wonderful Remy fill-in:

... Now don't get me wrong, I love Remy more than is probably healthy and wish him the speediest of speedy recoveries, but Eckersley is nothing short of a national treasure. The man simply says what he thinks, whatever pops into his head, regardless of appropriateness or tact. It's simply delightful. ...