Boston survived a late-inning rally to claim a 5-4 decision as a +119 underdog in the series opener Tuesday, but was no match for the Yankees' bats in Wednesday's blowout loss that leaves the club trailing NY by two games in the American League East standings going into Thursday night's Red Sox vs. Yankees betting matchup at Yankee Stadium.
"Learn baseball language?" If signs, and a couple carefully selected words were all that was needed to communicate with a pitcher, then managers and pitching coaches would never go to the mound, and would just give signals from the dugout.
In an on-air exchange with Dave O'Brien, broadcast on NESN, he said: 'I forgot with Tanaka they take out a translator.
"Learn baseball language. You know, learn-it's pretty simple", Remy said.
Boston Red Sox's Mitch Moreland and New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez, left, watch a ball Moreland hit for a two run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 6, 2017, in New York. With the score 4-1 in favor of Boston at the time, a translator accompanied Rothschild to the mound, which Remy at first thought was a member of the training staff who would visit in the event of an injury.
On Wednesday Remy tweeted an apology and said he was sorry if he offended anyone with his comments.
On Tuesday, the Red Sox eked out a 5-4 win.
Remy's comments Tuesday night during the NESN telecast of the Boston-New York game quickly drew harsh criticism on social media, with some saying there isn't one universal language for baseball.
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He also plays a pivotal role in Brad Pitt's Netflix film " War Machine " and is now filming " White Boy Rick ". They were charging $20,000 and it was out of our budget but man that would have been awesome.
But with Eduardo Rodriguez injured and Porcello not really holding up his end of the bargain, the Red Sox find themselves contending while nevertheless spinning their tires.
About the only nervous moment for CC Sabathia occurred when the large brace protecting his right knee fell off. "So it's really hard for me to comment on that".
In the fourth inning, a translator accompanied Yankees pitching coach Larry Rothschild as he spoke with Masahiro Tanaka on the mound. "You break it down pretty easy between pitching coach and pitcher after a long period of time".
"But when you start talking concepts, let's face it, communication with players is priority No. 1", he said.
First, Philadelphia Phillies broadcaster Mike Schmidt said that Philadelphia's Odubel Herrera's "language barrier" prevented him from becoming a player that the Phillies could build around. Ellsbury was hurt when he crashed into the wall catching a drive by Kansas City's Alcides Escobar on the first pitch of a game on May 24.
"I didn't know it hit anybody's hand or anything", Betts said. "Some days are a little bit better than others".
REDS 6, CARDINALS 4 Visiting St. Louis kept Scooter Gennett in check a day after his four home run game, but Patrick Kivlehan had a pinch three-run shot that sparked Cincinnati to a victory.
Yankees: All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman, out since May 12 with rotator cuff inflammation, is to throw a simulated game on Friday or Saturday.
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