The Kirk Minihane shtick is old. Does he ever offer any valuable sports knowledge? All he does is complain and try to take the contrarian/cynic angle.. Kirk is a drama queen.

I cant stand Remy or DO. Both are just god awful at what they do. Both lack professionalism in the late innings of boring games. My cat could call a better game, just by saying the word ralph.

you’re gay

Start listening to the competition and homies and you will jump back.

It’s easy to type a lot of smack when you’re “blogging” in your mother’s basement, but it’s a little different when you have to answer for it. You’re not a blogger anymore. Time to grow up.

Minihane got caught writing BS. If you’re going to makes statements like that, expect to be called out on it.

Kirk Minihane is one of those little dogs you see barking up a storm, little dog trying to get a big bark, if I saw him on the street I would punt that little chow.

He is not mailing it in as much as he and Don are irritating with their constant so called comedy routine. Did someone tell them they were more entertaining than the game.Often the game is secondary to them. I watch the game through MLB and often listen to announcers with other teams, Yeah, they throw some banter in there but they consistently talk about the game, the team and their challenges. The games were more enjoyable when Eck was the color dude.

Sadly, NE1935 is right. I often tire of Remy and DO, but they are among the best local announcers in baseball. I do wish Eck would take over full-time. (And yes, I know that will never happen.)

Kirk Minihane, like most Boston writers and sports talk show hosts, that never played a sport, are awful…..sorry don’t listen anymore and only come to this site for the laughs……

Change the station you big dope!

Eck is great at color. Knows how to analyze pitching (both technique and the emotional side) and is willing to tell an interesting tale about his former playing days. He seems like he’s forever curious about the game. Remy’s full of himself and his own longshot story. We get it already, pal.

we dont need power, if you just single,single,single and so on who cares..

you don’t have to play a sport to be a good analyst, host, etc…guys that try to be shock jocks are the ones who need to go…

I don’t think he mails it in-just get sick of him selling stuff of his web site..

Remy is excellent at what he does. He is very knowledgable of the game, more then most National announcers are (remember Joe Morgan?). He calls plays and situations before they happen many times. I understand why people like Eck, as I do too. He is the shiney new toy, the younger girlfriend on the side, he is exciting and different. But, I would bet you if Eck was doing the Sox broadcast for 20 something years then people would be tired of his “act” too. And Eck would probably not talking too much baseball at the end of 4 hour 7-0 games after doing it so long either.

Remy has been mailing it in for a long time. But he is not NESN’s only problem. I detailed many of the issues here:
http://joyofsox.blogspot.ca/2012/08/the-many-problems-with-nesn.html

Minihane is a punk. He can’t hold the Rem dog’s shoes.

I’ll never forget when NESN showed Jerry Remy’s long-awaited return to the booth in Fenway a few years ago after having overcome cancer and a slew of other illnesses; I got nearly as emotional as he did. Great guy, and I feel blessed to be able to hear him give his take on the games as they unfold. Thanks, Remdawg!

I’m loathe to agree with Minihane, but he’s right here, IMO Remy is not good in the booth

Minihane is a carpetbagging troll. No significant input at all. Heck, half of us could contribute better material and generate better discussion.

Remy’s way past his prime and any idiot can see he mails it in most nights. Its time to send him to the glue factory.

You’re clueless. Those two are widely regarded and some of the best in the business.

Minihane is useless.

Minihane is a blogger/hack. He doesn’t care about accuracy. He’s the same chooch that went on D&C last year saying Schilling took all his money out, before 38 Studios went under. He was killing Curt, for pulling his out and letting the rest go under. Accuracy is for people with credability. If he killed him for being a loudmouth, I’d understand that.

Minihane really is a poor addition to the radio station.

Jerry Remy is the only reason I bothered to listen to games over the last half of the 2012 season. He actually knows the game, something Minihane does not. He offers unique critiques of things like players’ swings and managers’ decisions. But as important, he understands that to the fan, it is a game.

What about having been a water boy mike? How does one analyze something that haven’t done themselves? Would be like you, or me, analyzing brain surgery……

Refreshing post Prunes, well said, well said indeed…..I think coach Pitino said it well when he was coaching the Celtics. Sad but true…..

Don’t worry Remy, Kirk Minihane has disappointed many people in his life.

KIRK YOU SUCK

I know i’m already tired of Eck in the booth from when Remy was ill. If i heard his refer to one more fastball as “cheese”…I was gonna vomit

I would agree that Remy and Orsillo can get a little silly at times. ( to be nice )
But to suggest that Remy is” mailing it in” or even ‘lazy’ is absurd. People complain about the harshness of Boston Media all the time and this is a perfect article to point to. To make those claims against a man that has gone through what he has gone through only to return to the booth to resume his career is wrong and just plain mean spirited. Not that you care Kirk….But I lost a ton of respect for you today.

So glad Remy stood up to Minihane. Kirk just likes to get under people’s skin for the sake of doing so, no rhyme or reason (he must have gone to the Ron Borges School of Annoyance).

Remy is fine. It’s Orsillo who drives me crazy.

Time to send Minihane over to the Winter side of WEEI.

Look, I love Remy as much as anyone. But I don’t know how people can criticize Minihane for simply stating the obvious. Isn’t that what Remy does every game?

Minihane has the feigned contrarianism and arrogance of Felger and the pussyness of Meter. He is ruining what is left of what WAS the best best morning show in Boston.

The only person past their prime is you….in fact, I’d bet you never had a “prime”…go sniff a bag of model glue loser

Oh, and your boys on The YES network are better? And how about the biggest fool on radio? John Sterling…go suck a lemon..

The only obvious thing here is you rank among the minions of morons…

Both remy and especially Orsillo should have been replaced years ago….Orsillo is a shill for the organization and is extremely redundant and a repeating MACHINE! and much more! I mute every game and have for years after the game intro in which orsillo embarrasses himself…..Dave O’Brien and eck should be doing the games!

I just get tired of Don & Jerry pimping those free perks they get, shirts etc, missing the game entirely & going on and on about the colors etc. Get real

Kirk I know your deal is to be the guy everyone wants to hate for the PR sagging ratings and you land a big gig , to get up at 3 to talk garbage i assume espn has not called any way picking on Remy was a huge career mistake he is an idol in Boston did not hear the show today and frankly I will listen even less since I now have to listen to you and the two arrogant guys you work with !!!! Ordway was the wrong scape goat for the stations poor performance , Good luck guys …..watch your back , Jason will come calling soon …I bet Kirk you will be first to go and that just make me go back to the two other clowns the right wing of a jet and “Do you know who I am ” sounds like Pinehills and Granite Links bag boys still have there hand out …..Dennis come on give them a couple of bucks this year

Kirk who??

Trying to announce a ball game for over 4 hours with a score of 10-1 gets pretty dam boring. What Rem-Dawg brings to the game of color analyst is being the best and most experienced announcer in the sport, with just the right amount of humor, (when needed).While Remy was out on those occasions of very tough times, I couldn’t believe some of his replacements. I prayed for Remy to get well real soon. Orsillo did a fantastic job considering some of the crap that sat in Remy’s seat. Oh, and by the way for someone that sucks like Orsillo, the playoff games always make sure the other best announcer is there doing what he does best, Don Orsillo your the second best, Jerry your still number one. God bless you guys.

Don’t listen to that moron Remdog. This is coming from a guy that looks like he never played the game in his life. He doesn’t have to worry about working with you as would never get a job in the booth.

If Remy battled depression, how did he not mail in games? Contradiction to me on that one. I’ve never battled depression let alone get down often: but if I am slightly down, I can mail it it from time to time. A full fledged battle of depression?

Kirk nailed it. Remy proved it.

It’s not Remy alone. The entire NESN crew would benefit from change. A Comedy
Central approach just won’t do.

As for Remy, he was most comfortable with Bob Kurtz. He was vaulted to
stardom by the talented Sean McDonough. Enough stardom that he was
permitted to sell scorecards and tees from his own website.

While changing the Red Sox so that fans can regain interest, change
broadcasters, too.

Minihane is no prize, but Callahan’s the worst ever.

Why do they keep KM on the air? In EEI management’s effort to be more cutting edge they’ve decided to keep someone who is more competent with discussing masturbation than sports, or anything else for that matter.

I actually stopped clicking on any stories written by him. I understand the schtick – be the contrarian, get a rise out of people whether it be good or bad. Maybe because it is a website but his stories lack real bite. Don’t write something about Curt Schilling and the state of RI and apologize to him because you don’t have your ducks in a row. It’s not really just him but when a newspaper columnist or beat guys, in general, moves over to website work they produce stories that just seem as though they mail it in. They just seem neutered. So much of the online ‘columnists’ produce work that pretty much anyone could write. You don’t need facts just ‘sources’ (real or made up). Like D & C or hate them, it just seemed like they were forced to defer to him for the first few weeks and if he didn’t like the topic they were discussing he would try to take over and change the topic. Meterparel was perfect. He was secondary, knew it and did it extremely well.

Remy is President of Red Sox Nation. He is therefore the standard-bearer for the pink hats, those marginal, obnoxious Sox fans who everyone in the Sox front office has catered to with personnel and organizational decisions. Come have your Rem “dawg” for $8.00, sing Sweet Caroline when the Sox are getting pounded, and don’t forget to sign up for your brick on the way out.

He absolutely has been mailing it in, and the fact that Remy has escaped criticism for making money hand over fist on Pink Hat Nation is astounding. He is 100% an organization guy, and anyone with a shred of intellect can pick up on that when listening to his scripted/canned answers to questions on D&C. He mixes in some faux critiques now and then in an attempt to look impartial, but he is on the company dime and won’t truly break stride with the likes of Henry and co.

Put a lot of thought into that did ya ? Laughable.

if remy thinks he has not been mailing it in, then it is even sadder – he must believe that what he adds to the broadcast is actually helpful or informative. his inability to do anything other than describe what we can all see on our TV, plus NESN’s habit of missing pitches and giving us stupid booth tours and shots of cement walls beneath the stadium makes NESN one of the worst networks to show baseball. the sideline crap would not be so hard to take if they could somehow manage to show THE ENTIRE GAME every night. but that seems beyond their abilities. … it’s also a shame that minihane did not back up his writing and tell remy exactly how he has been phoning it in for years.

Are you the same Larry from Newburyport that calls the station and makes a fool of himself? Are you the same one who leaves messages at Craig Mustard’s school? Who turned on the computer for you, you pathetic loser? Your grammar level is around that of a five year old’s. You mute the TV after the game intro? What is the game intro? In addition to being a moron, you’re also a liar.

U R GOING DOWN THE WRONG PATH MINIHANE. DON’T MESS WITH MY BOY REMY. HE IS NOT ONLY A GREAT BASEBAL GUY WITH A TON OF KNOWLEDGE HE IS INTERESTING AND FUNNY WHEN HE NEEDS TO BE , JERRY WILL NEED A LOT OF THAT THIS YEAR TO KEEP RED SOX FANS WATCHING THIS PITIFUL TEAM.

I think Remy does a great job broadcasting!!!!!!! Him and Orsillo make the games a lot better than the other boring broadcasters!!! Keep up the great work Don and Jerry!!!!!!

It always surprises me when people like Remy who are extroverted, successful, and seemingly happy talk about depression. For what it’s worth Jerry, hearing you call games always brightens up my day. You’re insightful and hilarious.

Remy is a shill, period.

ORSILLO IS THE SINGLE MOST ANNOYING ANNOUNCER EVER! hE IS REDUNDANT,REPETEIVE,NEVER SHUTS UP,AND SAYS THE SAME THING TWICE IN HIS STATEMENTS…..ONCE AT THE BEGINNING AND AGAIN AT THE END1

Jack,
you are a joke! and furthermore you don’t know what you are talking about…..!
the game intro is Orsillo telling us that the game is from fenway TEN TIMES,giving us the weather report TEN TIMES! and just making an idiot of himself by again repeating himself….whats with the question mark after saying I am a pathetic loser?.I guess you are not sure…….I know that you are defintely a loser!…

You’re CAPS lock is on. Oh, and you’re post is factually inaccurate as well. Pull yourself together. He is quiet for long periods of time and he is one of the highest regarded announcers on a national level. If you don’t care for him, that’s fine. But don’t make stuff up to support your opinion Larry.

Uncle Buck,
Not making stuff up! I only deal in FACTS…Orsillo continually(every half inning) tells us how many outs there are,what the score is,and says the SAME thing twice in the same statement.EXAMPLE: Last year Michael young led the league in hits with 217 a year ago!…..I mean are you listening to this guy?…..everything that we meed to know is right there on the tv screen yet he repeatedly tells us things that we can see with our own eyesballs….if a player say flies out ,to make the second out,the next batter comes up and again he tells us that there are 2 outs…..Doesn’t he understand that we can see that and also understand the game?…..
nothing is made up….He is redundant,repetetive,talks way too much,and his cliches annoy the hell out of me and many others….he may be a nice guy,but his style of announcing is really,really bad! he belongs in Pawtucket…..Dave O’Brien SHOULD be doing the games!

Occasionaly Minihane gets one right, but by in large, it is a swing and miss. He is very definitely a bitter person, thinks he is the “Howie Carr” of sports!!!!! Not even close!!!!! His jealousy and bitterness is very evident because he was passed over for better positions (thank goodness). Missed the article about Remy;Minehan is way out of line concerning Rem Dawg!!! When Minehan is on Sports Tonight I change the channel.

I know Minnihane has a reputation for trying to be a “contrarian,” but it seems like most people here are trying to be contrarians of their own (or have very poor reading skills). Minnihane’s comments about Remy were actually very even-handed, and any criticism he laid on him was relatively mild, tempered with acknowledgment of Remy’s strong suits. But as is so often the case these days, people don’t bother to think about what has been said, and rather go off half-cocked–being led by an article headline or a soundbyte. “Why I’m outraged! What Kirk said was truly the lowest of the low! What a scumbag! slkjdlkfj Capslock! Capslock!”
And the other aspect of this “controversy” is–I honestly don’t understand how so many people seem oblivious to the truth in what Kirk has said. Kirk even acknowledges in his article how it’s understandable why Remy doesn’t seem to have the same passion or committment as he once used to, citing his health, etc. Has anyone but me been watching the games? Especially over the last couple of years, Remy comes across as someone who doesn’t feel especially excited to be there, someone not that engaged in the game. At times it’s actually kind of depressing to listen to. (I remember at the “Cursed to First” blog–after a game in which Remy spent a huge amount of time bemoaning how he didn’t have any hobbies–the blogger noted how obvious it was that Remy had some pretty serious depression. And this was before any depression issues were publicly announced.)
His lack of investment in the games was thrown into light during his absences over the last couple of years when they had guest announcers in the booth. Almost always the guest announcer (whether it was Eck or someone else like Frank Viola) felt much more energetic and on-point in their talk. And Orsillo himself was immediately better in response, asking pointed questions about the game.
There is a stereotype that WEEI listeners (and alas, people in general it seems) only seem to be able to process soundbytes, and respond to the most superficial take on things. (Hence, people voting for a president because they “want to have a beer with him.”) Alot of the comments here kind of reinforce that stereotype.

Kirk Minihane , your crap is getting old. Maybe YOU should try mailing it in , meaning your resignation !!!! Jerry and Don do a great job day in and day out. Do you think it was easy for them last year with that team on the field? I think not , but they kept the games interesting for me . As a Red Sox fan , I watch or listen all the time . Jerry , keep up the good work !!!

What the hell do you want him to talk about, the weather???

LOL , right on ! Rem and Don rule……

I said continually……ONCE IS ENOUGH! not 10 times which is what he does!…..listen to him….please listen!

Minihane has made a nearly intolerable show into a horrible, and intolerable show to listen to. He has no right no attack Jerry. I agree that those months without Jerry in the booth were sad…I guess we did get to hear Eckersely talk about “the cheese”.

Minihane is as bad as it gets. Most of the sports media in this town is “as bad as it gets” and people like Remy will find work outside of the environment of the Boston sports media….if I were him I would

If not for Remy we would be left with the baseball team as our only means of entertainment….think about THAT one

Yeah, he and the jerk he does that morning show with are pitiful

Dear Jerry, I simply have to tell you about a drug used in a trial at Johns Hopkins
Hospital .A Dr. Eittinger is the man to speak to.
He has a drug called Tarceva and was used on my friend who was daignosed
with stage 4 Lung Cancer. He had an amazing addition to his life.
Please suggest the drug to your doctor at Mass .General.
It could be yet another cancer answer for you.
I could not bear it if you did not even give it a mention to your doctor!
We love you so much and would hate to think that they did not consider this treatment.
Who knows?
I certainly make no promises that this is for you but please at least mention it!
You will remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Very truly yours ,
Jeanne Linacre
9 King Street
Bristol, R.I.

He’s on D&C now every morning.The guy has a hard time smiling and his input stinks.I don’t think he will last long on the show.