Dennis Eckersley makes Tommy Heinsohn look like Edward R. Murrow
Holy smokes. I was subjected to Dennis Eckersley’s unvarnished bias when he filled in for Jerry Remy as a color man for the local Red Socks broadcast earlier this season. Now, when I’m watching the Socks game in Boston, I expect unabashed, baldfaced homerism, and Eck failed to disappoint. However, comma, when I’m watching the national broadcast of the game between the Yankees and the Indians on TBS on a Sunday afternoon, I expect a baseline level of objectivity. You don’t have to sing the Yankees’ praises, but be fair! Eckersley has spent all afternoon absolutely KILLING Phil Hughes. “He doesn’t have any offspeed stuff. His curve doesn’t have any bite. Blah blah blah.” The guy gave up four runs on five hits and a walk in five innings, with six strikeouts. That’s not a terrible game! Listening to the commentary, you’d think he was loading the bases every inning! You can’t tell from the shots in the booth, but I think Eckersley might actually be wearing red socks today.
Tags: Boston, color commentary, Red Socks
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May 31st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I’ve been staring at that thing for hours and it can only be a green bean. Why is a green bean even a choice? So odd.