Jerry Remy
2016By Ken Fang on

NESN viewers who were watching Saturday’s Minnesota Twins-Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park got a little shock when they heard Jerry Remy on the broadcast for the first inning, only to be suddenly replaced by Steve Lyons in the second. For a while there was no explanation until the Red Sox and NESN came out with one later in the evening.

It was because a sudden gust of wind knocked a television monitor down from the broadcast booth and onto Remy’s head. He was checked and found not to have a concussion, but was sent home for the rest of the night and Lyons commentated with play-by-play man Dave O’Brien through the game’s conclusion.

But Remy reached out to his fans on Twitter to let them know he was o.k.:

https://twitter.com/Jerry_Remy/status/757034333022674944

https://twitter.com/Jerry_Remy/status/757012876389388293

Swirling winds at Fenway wreaked havoc on the game as fly balls were blown into triples and dirt was blown all over the park.

And maybe it was a good thing that Remy missed the rest of the game as the Twins and Red Sox played over four hours with Minnesota eventually winning 11-9.

He will be back in the booth later today on NESN.

[Boston Globe]

About Ken Fang

Ken has been covering the sports media in earnest at his own site, Fang's Bites since May 2007 and at Awful Announcing since March 2013.

He provides a unique perspective having been an award-winning radio news reporter in Providence and having worked in local television.

Fang celebrates the four Boston Red Sox World Championships in the 21st Century, but continues to be a long-suffering Cleveland Browns fan.

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