On Thursday night, my Dad and I were watching the NESN telecast of the Boston Red Sox-Houston Astros game which aired on the MLB Network. My Dad made a point of saying how hearty and hale longtime Red Sox broadcaster Jerry Remy sounded.
Only 24 hours later, during NESN's broadcast of the Boston Red Sox-Toronto Blue Jays game, Remy abruptly left the booth during the 3rd inning of the game. On Saturday afternoon, NESN's Tom Caron explained that Remy had experienced shortness of breath and was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital where he remains as of this writing. Remy is reportedly "resting comfortably." This term often has a double edged meaning. Indeed, it is not known when Remy will return to the broadcast booth.
Remy, 68, has battled cancer since 2008 and has had several recurrences over the past decade. If the cancer has indeed returned we can only hope that Remy will remain true to form, overcome and strum that air guitar.
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