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Colleagues And Fans Pay Tribute To Jerry Remy
Remy embodied what Boston was all about, growing up in Massachusetts and living out the majority of his life there.

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This weekend, the world of sports media lost an icon. Jerry Remy, a longtime broadcaster at NESN and former Boston Red Sox player lost his battle with cancer on Saturday at the age of 68.
The beloved voice of the Red Sox had been battling lung cancer since 2008. He had gone through treatment multiple times since a mass was first found.
The emotional passing of Remy lead many fans, former colleagues, media members, and friends of Remy to go to social media and express their sadness.
"We'll all miss him. I know our fans are Jerry Remy and Red Sox fans, too. Our sympathy goes out to the Remy family. I just want to express my, and all of our, appreciation for all he did to make Boston sports enjoyable and exciting for us." – Bill Belichick to @TheGregHillShow
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) November 1, 2021
❤️ This pic from my time w/ Red Sox..had a 2hr car ride to Tampa for spring training gm w/ Jerry Remy And @DonOrsillo . No music, We just talked and laughed the whole way. He meant so much 2 many. RIP Jerry, thank you for the pregame booth chuckles. Helluva fight Rem pic.twitter.com/FthDyX20j4
— Elle Duncan (@elleduncanESPN) October 31, 2021
The snorting, giggling in trying to hold back laughter was maybe my favorite thing about Jerry Remy😊 – RIP
— Dan Roche (@RochieWBZ) October 31, 2021
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Rest In Peace, Jerry Remy. What a special person you were to not only me, but to Jenny as well. I can recall nights on the road when I would be struggling at the plate and RemDog would come to my hotel room for a glass of wine and to talk ball. One of a kind. We’ll miss you. ♥️⚾️
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) October 31, 2021
During the baseball season, when you spend every night listening to the same broadcast crew, they feel like family. I was lucky enough to take that one step further, joining the team. @DonOrsillo & @Jerry_Remy welcomed me with open arms. I remember wanting to make Remy proud. pic.twitter.com/o4xn5XjEWA
— Jenny Dell (@JennyDell_) October 31, 2021
Words can’t express my feelings right now so sad to hear about the passing of my former teammate and friend Jerry Remy. Scoot you’ll be dearly missed RIP 💔#Remdog pic.twitter.com/i9d2xGNw9j
— Wade Boggs (@ChickenMan3010) October 31, 2021
Absolutely devastated to hear about the passing of Jerry Remy. His voice was the soundtrack to so many incredible memories. I will never forget the kindness that he treated me with over the last 14 years. This one hurts. He fought one hell of a fight. Rest in peace, Jerry.
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 31, 2021
Jerry Remy has passed away. Great color commentator, Boston Red Sox to the bone. Such a loss.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 31, 2021
Among them was David Ortiz, a Red Sox legend who was very close to Remy during his time in Boston. Ortiz took time on the pregame show before last nights World Series game 5 matchup to remember all the great things about Remy.
Last night, Boston icon Jerry Remy passed away at the age of 68 after a long battle with cancer.@DavidOrtiz shared his thoughts on what Jerry meant to him. (@RedSox) pic.twitter.com/9so4MnhU6B
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) November 1, 2021
Much like Ortiz, Remy was every bit as good of a baseball player as he was good at his role in media, making it to both the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Massachusetts Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2017.
Remy embodied what Boston was all about, growing up in Massachusetts and living out the majority of his life there. He gave energy and passion every time that he was on the call for any Red Sox game, and will forever have a lasting impact on the city of Boston.
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Warriors Fans Throw Objects At Charles Barkley On Inside the NBA Set
“Barkley yelled back at the crowd but never actually left the set.”
Published
1 day agoon
May 27, 2022By
BSM Staff
Charles Barkley is no stranger to being the object of fans’ ire. The cities of San Antonio and Cleveland have a history of being the butt of the Round Mound of Rebound’s jokes. Thursday night in San Francisco, fans of the Warriors took things to a different level, throwing objects at Barkley on the Inside the NBA set.
The TNT studio show was broadcasting live from outside the Chase Center. The crowd chanted “Chuck, you suck!” at Barkley before the game. After Golden State clinched a birth in the NBA Finals, things got physical.
Warriors fan hit Charles Barkley in the head with a shirt and Barkley almost went Malice in the Palace on them pic.twitter.com/D7f6w1wH3Q
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 27, 2022
Fans threw things at the set, including a rolled-up t-shirt, which hit Charles Barkley in the back of the head. That resulted in Barkley leaving his seat and bowing up to the audience.
“Come on Chuck!” Ernie Johnson pleaded as Kenny Smith repeatedly said “Sit down Chuck.”
Barkley yelled back at the crowd but never actually left the set.
Now that the Western Conference Finals are over, TNT’s NBA schedule has concluded. That doesn’t mean Charles Barkley won’t return to San Francisco for the NBA Finals, but it is highly unlikely given the reception he has received there.
Barkley spent most of the postseason telling Golden State fans they were annoying and need to shut up and saying the city of San Francisco has “dirty ass streets”.
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Jon Miller To Call MLB Sunday Leadoff Game On Peacock
“According to a press release, Jason Benetti has a scheduling conflict.”

Published
1 day agoon
May 27, 2022
Legendary play-by-play man Jon Miller will be returning to the national broadcast booth on Sunday. He will call the San Francisco Giants vs. Cincinnati Reds game for Peacock. He’ll be joined in the booth by Barry Larkin and Shawn Estes.
According to a press release, Jason Benetti has a scheduling conflict. Benetti, the regular play-by-play voice of Peacock’s MLB Sunday Leadoff, is also the television voice of the Chicago White Sox. NBC Sports Chicago has prioritized this weekend’s series between the White Sox and Cubs, making Benetti unavailable to the national broadcast.
Miller has been calling Giants games since 1997 and previously shared the Sunday Night Baseball booth on ESPN with hall of famer Joe Morgan.
The broadcast, called MLB Sunday Leadoff, will begin at 11 a.m. with pregame coverage hosted by Ahmed Fareed. The game broadcast begins at 11:30 a.m.
The game will take place in an exclusive two-hour broadcast window prior to the start of the rest of the league’s day of games.
Jordan Bondurant
Jordan Bondurant is a features reporter for Barrett News Media. He also works for ABC8 News and Newsradio WRVA and 910 The Fan in Richmond, Virginia. His prior experiences include working for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the Danville Register & Bee, Virginia Lawyers Weekly and iHeartradio Richmond. He can be reached by email at Jordan.E.Bondurant@gmail.com or follow him on Twitter @J__Bondurant.
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Amazon Eyeing Pat McAfee For Thursday Night Football Megacast
“No deal is done yet. A source tells McCarthy that it hinges on McAfee’s very busy schedule, but a Megacast is appealing to the former punter.’
Published
2 days agoon
May 26, 2022By
BSM Staff
First it was the Mannings. Now it’s McAfee. Michael McCarthy of Front Office Sports reports that Pat McAfee could be at the center of an alternate broadcast of Thursday Night Football on Amazon in the 2022 season.
No deal is done yet. A source tells McCarthy that it hinges on McAfee’s very busy schedule, but a Megacast is appealing to the former punter.
Rumors of Amazon’s interest in McAfee began to bubble up last month. While he never directly addressed them, he did make mention on his show that he was “up to something” and insinuated that Amazon wasn’t the only company he was talking to.
McAfee has said on his show in the past that he wants to be part of an NFL broadcast. However, he is firm in that it would not be in the broadcast booth.
“I can’t call games. Not yet,” McAfee said on a show in February. “Have to be done with this show to call games. Because that’s like a 3-day, 4-day thing.”
In addition to his daily show, McAfee is also committed to the WWE. He is on the road for Smackdown every Friday.
There is no word on exactly what a Pat McAfee-centered broadcast would look like. When reports first came out regarding discussions with McAfee, Ryan Glasspiegel of The New York Post reported that moving The Pat McAfee Show to Amazon was on the table. If that happens, it would make sense to use his entire crew on the Thursday Night Football presentation.