Beloved Red Sox Broadcaster Set To Retire

Red Sox Nation has been graced by countless memories, laughs, heartfelt smiles, and all-around humorous moments from the broadcast booth over the years. Sadly, the time has come for yet another staple to leave the team.

Dennis Eckersley, a former pitcher for the Sox and current broadcaster announced Monday that he plans to retire at the conclusion of this year's season.

A Baseball Hall of Famer, Eck took the mound for the Red Sox from 1978-1984, and then returned in 1998 to close out his playing career.

Now, Eckersley will close out his career behind the mic. With his final game set for October 5, we'll undoubtedly miss his humor, but most of all his coined sayings. It won't be the same to not hear Eck say "three-run Johnson" after a ball is crushed out of the park. Or when a Sox pitcher gets a punch-out, not hearing the words "high cheese" will be a catastrophe.

Eck has great reasoning for calling it a career after this year. He has two toddler grandchildren in California, and he plans to re-locate there once he hangs up the headset.

Something that Dennis Eckersley has given us over the years is the sense of friendship; not only with his audience, but with his team in the booth. The connection that Eck had with the beloved late Jerry Remy was incredible to say the least, and we will all remember when he caught the ceremonial first pitch that Remy threw out at his last Fenway Park appearance.

Enjoy your well-deserved retirement, Eck!