The Ecktionary
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A collection of Eckisms from the one and only Dennis Eckersley. This account is not run by Dennis Eckersley or any of his affiliates. Now @soxandshoes
Joined August 2018
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Note: All Eckisms defined in the Ecktionary are in blue. Cross-reference as needed. Baboomba A home run. Eck-xample: “Yeah he took a 2-1 pitch the first time up to make it go 3-1 and then, baboomba.”...
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🤜🤛 @TomCaron It was an honor and privilege to document Eck’s legendary broadcasting career. (via NESN’s The Tradition)
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Not sure what the future of Twitter holds. I am looking into finding a new platform to permanently display The Ecktionary. If this site goes before then, you can find me on Instagram
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Had the chance to chat with @GlobeChadFinn about The Ecktionary and Eck's final game.
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As of early Friday evening, eight employees at the five Beasley-owned stations in the Boston market were fired, including two at The Sports Hub: Christian Arcand and Mike Lockhart.
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"Thank you Boston. Thank you New England for having me. Forever in my heart, and I'll be back. But this is a special, special day and I will never ever forget it. Thank you Red Sox and NESN and all the gang. Have a good one. I will." -Eck
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"It pays off, the feeling that I have, for letting yourself be, let yourself go, there's something that you get back. So let yourself go." -Eck
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"What a day. Most memorable day in my life and it couldn't come at a better place. Everybody has been like incredibly kind and sweet and not afraid to show their affection. I think it's beautiful, man." -Eck
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"This is a family thing, you know. This is a life thing." -Eck on his decision to retire
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"I can't believe it's over. It seems so surreal, it really does." -Eck
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"I never thought it would turn into this. I never thought that I could be who I am in these games. I never thought that, you know. It turns out you could. Goes to show ya. You never know, you never know out there where your life will lead you." -Eck
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"Yeah he's scuffling." -Eck on Jimmy Yacabonis throwing 21 pitches, just 8 for strikes
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"Somebody challenge somebody. Let's go, bounce around. Cross seam cheese." -Eck on Jimmy Yacabonis's 3-1 pitch to Triston Casas
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"This kid's gotta party. Let's party right now." -Eck on Triston Casas working a 2-1 count against Jimmy Yacabonis with the bases loaded
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"That is so cool. That is cool. I wanna get that. I want that. I wanna hang that up. This is everything. There's Dan the Man way up there. And Stat Masterson on the right back there, see him?" -Eck
This is respect. 40 NESN co-workers gathered for a photo with Eck before his final game.
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"Good for him. Yeah what a career for the Red Sox. If this is it, I mean that was a special five years. And he deserves it. He really does. He's a special hitter." -Eck on J.D. Martinez departing to a standing ovation and hugs from teammates
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"Hold this one. We do not want extra innings. I can safely say that." -Eck on John Schreiber trying to strand a runner in the 8th inning of a one-run game
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"I don't know, I haven't given it enough thought. I've been thinking about me too much." -Eck on who he's banking on in the playoffs
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