A thoughtful and incisive guide to baseball from Red Sox Broadcaster and former all-star second baseman Jerry Remy.
Updated with Remy’s analysis of the Red Sox 2007 World Series Victory
Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former second baseman Jerry Remy as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. He’ll take you around the diamond, revealing the difference between fastballs and sliders, how hitters work the count, the defensive strategies of infielders, what base stealers are thinking during a pitch, and how catchers and pitchers call a game. 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 inimitable voice: clear, concise, and opinionated.
"I remember the first time I walked up the ramp inside Fenway Park and stepped out into the grandstand. The first thing that I saw was the wall, a huge green thing. And then there was the beautiful grass and the colors of the players' uniforms. I was stunned. I guess I still am."
"For me baseball is ... like a soap opera. In baseball the soap opera starts opening day and continues until the final day of the season. There are going to be so many ups and downs over 162 games and six months of playing: wins, losses, injuries, players upset at the manager, the manager upset with the players, superstars who refuse to talk to the press, and superstars who talk too much."
"I have such an advantage over Barry Bonds, Rafael Palmeiro, Mark McGwire, and the other great home-run hitters of our time. I can recall almost every one of my homers, all seven of them."
"Watch the pitcher's body language. Some pitchers lay claim to the mound with a sneer and a swagger. Others seem to dissolve before your eyes, with a deer-in-the-headlights panicked stare when they give up a few runs."
Anonymous
Posted June 14, 2009
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Overview
A thoughtful and incisive guide to baseball from Red Sox Broadcaster and former all-star second baseman Jerry Remy.
Updated with Remy’s analysis of the Red Sox 2007 World Series Victory
Go inside the minds of the players and the coaches with beloved Red Sox broadcaster and former second baseman Jerry Remy as he opens your eyes to the game within the game. He’ll take you around the diamond, revealing the difference between fastballs and ...