Book Description
Jerry Remy's name and face are already known to millions of fans. Every night during the baseball season, 400,000 or more households tune in to listen to his broadcast of the Red Sox game. But fans learned to love him years ago, when he was traded to the Red Sox in 1978, earning a trip to the All-Star game in his first year with the team; Remy hit .278, scored 87 runs, and stole 30 bases.
Injured in 1984, Remy never played another game. In 1988, he began his work as an announcer, working color commentary for Red Sox broadcasts on NESN, which is a basic cable channel throughout New England and available by satellite across the country. He covers more than 150 games per season for NESN and broadcast television, plus regular assignments on the national Fox Game of the Week. But the best part of Jerry Remy is his easy style: listeners feel like they're having a beer with a friend while they're watching the game.
If spectators just follow the ball, they are missing much of the game. Baseball is a lot more complex than that. Everyone talks about second-guessing the manager; and there's a lot of fun in that for everyone except the manager. Those opinions can be heard all day on the sports talk shows and read in the newspaper columns. But if the people are really going to get into the game, they need to start first-guessing. That's what this book is all about.
Injured in 1984, Remy never played another game. In 1988, he began his work as an announcer, working color commentary for Red Sox broadcasts on NESN, which is a basic cable channel throughout New England and available by satellite across the country. He covers more than 150 games per season for NESN and broadcast television, plus regular assignments on the national Fox Game of the Week. But the best part of Jerry Remy is his easy style: listeners feel like they're having a beer with a friend while they're watching the game.
If spectators just follow the ball, they are missing much of the game. Baseball is a lot more complex than that. Everyone talks about second-guessing the manager; and there's a lot of fun in that for everyone except the manager. Those opinions can be heard all day on the sports talk shows and read in the newspaper columns. But if the people are really going to get into the game, they need to start first-guessing. That's what this book is all about.
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Join Jerry Remy, beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former second baseman, as he explains America's favorite sport. Written for both the rainy day fan and the avid addict, Watching Baseball covers the game pitch by pitch and play by play, all in the Rem Dawg's characteristic style: clear, concise, and opinionated.
In Watching Baseball, Jerry guides you around the diamond, pointing out: The positioning of the infielders; what's really going on during batting practice; how catchers and pitchers call a game; what a base stealer is thinking when a pitcher goes into his stretch; the difference between high cheese and a knuckler, and all the pitches in between; and so much more, including anecdotes on individual players.
Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with Jerry as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. Whether you are a casual viewer or an armchair manager, Watching Baseball is your ticket to America's national pastime.
In Watching Baseball, Jerry guides you around the diamond, pointing out: The positioning of the infielders; what's really going on during batting practice; how catchers and pitchers call a game; what a base stealer is thinking when a pitcher goes into his stretch; the difference between high cheese and a knuckler, and all the pitches in between; and so much more, including anecdotes on individual players.
Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with Jerry as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. Whether you are a casual viewer or an armchair manager, Watching Baseball is your ticket to America's national pastime.
