The distinctive lingo that Dennis Eckersley engagingly deploys on NESN’s Red Sox broadcasts includes a phrase that actually describes said lingo:
It’s a beautiful thing.
Eckersley, who pitched for 24 years in the majors, including eight over two stints with the Red Sox, excels in his own unique way in his second career. He’s more candid — blunt, even — and enthusiastic than one would ever expect a Hall of Famer to be.
There is no I’ve-seen-it-all haughtiness to him. He is one of the most accomplished players of all time and has the plaque to prove it, yet his enthusiasm for, say, the random August game against the Rays never wanes.