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Dennis Eckersley on making Jerry Remy laugh, and what he said in his final Fenway appearance

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“Man, I loved his laugh."

Jerry Remy waves to the crowd during a 2009 game. He joined Dennis Eckersley (left) and Don Orsillo in the booth to say hello while undergoing treatment for cancer.
  • Charles Krupa

In his 34 seasons as the color analyst on Red Sox television broadcasts, Jerry Remy worked with multiple accomplished play-by-play voices and experienced different career phases.

Ned Martin taught him the ropes and a grammar rule or two. Sean McDonough coined the “RemDawg” nickname and tapped into his sense of humor.