Jerry Remy was like family for Red Sox fans after 34 seasons in the broadcast booth, mostly for NESN.
His accent, his warm personality, his love of the game; Sox fans welcomed Remy into their living rooms every night with open arms.
Remy died Saturday after battling cancer since 2008. He was 68.
Remy’s time in the booth was full of laughs and memorable moments. Here are some of the best over a remarkable — and hilarious — career on the call.

‘Here comes the pizza!’
There’s only one place to start. Let’s go back to Patriots Day 2007.
After one Sox fan interfered with a foul ball, and a second responded with a pepperoni projectile, one of Remy’s broadcast career highlights ensued.
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Remy’s slow-motion, straightforward, deadpan analysis as Don Orsillo struggles to keep it together — this clip circulates social media every year, and for good reason.
Don Orsillo, DDS
Orsillo and Remy were at their best when they didn’t take themselves too seriously (which was more often than not).
So during a 2014 game, when Remy lost a tooth in the booth, Orsillo procured a pair of pliers and went to work.
Never forget when Jerry Remy lost a tooth on air and Don Orsillo tried to repair it.
— Evan Marinofsky (@EvanMarinofsky) October 31, 2021
Rest In Peace, Jerry Remy. pic.twitter.com/svhBRyE9wS
Orsillo may not have a future in dentistry, but his and Remy’s chemistry over 15 years made for must-watch TV.
‘Are you regretting it?’
NESN reporter Guerin Austin managed to convince Remy to try a toasted grasshopper — a Safeco Field delicacy — in 2018. How she did that is a mystery. Remy’s thoughts on the taste are not.
.@RedSox broadcaster @Jerry_Remy tried chipotle lime grasshoppers at Safeco.
— Cut4 (@Cut4) June 15, 2018
His reaction? Priceless. pic.twitter.com/6w8KKtqOcf
The air guitar
Remy often put his body on the line at second base — at times, he did the same in the booth.
‘This used to be a family show!’
Crowd shots are always risky. The NESN crew learned this lesson during one 2011 game.
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The silence — it takes Remy a full 90 seconds to even get a word out, and still can’t keep it together — and Orsillo’s attempts to keep it cool make things so much funnier than the initial incident.
The broadcast booth was a fun place to be over three decades; Jerry Remy made it so.
Share your favorite moments in the comments.
Read more Jerry Remy stories
- Jerry Remy, Red Sox icon on the field and in the broadcast booth, dies at 68
- Chad Finn: ‘I loved his laugh.’ Dennis Eckersley, Don Orsillo reflect on what it was like working with Jerry Remy every day
- Dan Shaughnessy: The legend of Jerry Remy started because he was a terrific baseball player
- On Baseball: Jerry Remy, though uncomfortable with fame, was part of the family for Red Sox fans
- ‘Miss you already, RemDawg.’ Red Sox players and media colleagues react to death of Jerry Remy
- What Alex Cora, Chaim Bloom, and some Red Sox legends said about Jerry Remy’s passing
Amin Touri can be reached at amin.touri@globe.com.