Joe Castiglione's Final Call As The Voice Of Red Sox Nation

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@philmiguel1953 Ай бұрын

Green fields gets me choked up every year, this one especially. Fell asleep to his voice as a kid more days than i can recall. Joe deserves the best in his retirement. Can't get the right words together to express how much I appreciate him and wish him the best.

@swami1 Ай бұрын

Make sure you read the entire piece, not just the section Joe reads here.

@MaineSWH Ай бұрын

As a Yankees fan who loathes the Red Sox, I gotta say that I absolutely love Joe Castiglione - always have. The man is an absolute legend. For decades now, I often switch back & forth from the Yankees broadcast to the Sox broadcast just to hear Joe’s play by play. This year John Sterling retired and now Joe Castiglione. 2025 will not be the same. Hats off to you, Joe. Your dedication is an inspiration ⚾️ 🏟️

@NEPatriot 28 күн бұрын

Same here. Tuned into Sox games on 1490 WGCH here in Greenwich, which for 20 seasons has been SWCT's home. When it's Yanks/Sox i tune to WFAN for the Yankees and GCH for the SOX and vice versa.

@KathySolorzano-qe4di Ай бұрын

A Class Act For 42 Wonderful Years!!..THE Voice that I listened to..In My Car..In My Bed..and For All the Seasons of My Fandom!!...Best of Luck Joe..YOU WILL BE MISSED!!..😎.."It Breaks Our Heart!"..

@priyas1229 Ай бұрын

When I was 18 and started a baseball/Sox blog I named it "Can You Believe It?!" in honor of him. The voice of my childhood, my teenage years, my twenties, my summers... 31 now and I can't imagine the Sox without Joe Castigs. I'm so heartbroken and will miss the comfort and familiarity and joy of hearing his voice, and just hope he knows how cherished he truly is. Hope he enjoys retirement, and thank you so much Joe for all the incredible moments and memories.

@mikeycham3643 Ай бұрын

Castiglione and Trupiano made a Sox fan of me when I moved to Vermont in '99. I'll miss hearing his voice all summer.

@Deadbuck73 Ай бұрын

Bless you Joe! Here’s to many happy healthy years to come!

@mattsmith4589 Ай бұрын

This is truly heartbreaking I’m not even from Boston but Joe and Remy’s voice were apart of my childhood and It makes me feel old knowing 1 is gone and the other is retiring. End of a legendary Era

@Michael-gu5kl Ай бұрын

Joe, I'm from Indiana and I have to say that you were a MENTOR to me and I LOVED listening to you when I was able to get you to come in on my radio before the Internet! You are going to be MISSED and good luck in your future endeavors and hope to meet up with you again soon!

@Frank-r1j Ай бұрын

Thank you, Joe. Good Bye...and God Bless.

@ShinobiDrip999 Ай бұрын

Red Sox won't be the same without you Joe. Thank you for 42 special years❤

@t21229513 Ай бұрын

Very emotional indeed. Best wishes from NYC

@sierra8186 22 күн бұрын

He was always, always the ultimate professional, a voice which you can never replicate, and who to me personifies what a MLB baseball play by play should sound like. What makes it even more sad is the fact that all of the folks who know Joe believe he is the nicest person you could ever be fortunate enough to know and to be able to consider him a friend is what life is all about.

@itsnotme07 Ай бұрын

I was a Junior in High School when Joe got the job. I'm now in year 40 of my career. Not close to retiring yet, but I have plans on when/what it might look like. I've listened to Joe broadcast games from all over the world. I look forward to those games in the future when he'll be back for a bit, most likely an inning or two...and some rare full games. Thanks for making some of the coolest games cooler Joe! Hope you enjoy your retirement!

@leodrosia4369 Ай бұрын

Thx jc for 41 hall of fame years . I graduated hs in 1983 ....i dont think we will ever see another announcer go this long with red sox

@annemarieelizabethrosevolo4366 Ай бұрын

Thank-you Joe for ALL the memories of 42 years behind the WEEI AM Red Soxs play-by-play voice. Best wishes on your retirement. God Bless. ⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾⚾

@johannaneumann559 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Joe. I am 14 years old and grew up listening to you call the games on the radio. You were the soundtrack of my summers, at least before we got MLB TV two years ago. I remember those hot summer nights with you singing me to sleep.

@johannaneumann559 Ай бұрын

I am a diehard Orioles fan but me and my dad could get together and listen to you call a game. Unless it was Sox, O's.

@timalexander6252 Ай бұрын

My memories refuse to accept my childhood will ever end.

@scottgagnon9451 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the memories

@pickettmandi Ай бұрын

The voice of my childhood.

@spiehler Ай бұрын

I go so far back w/ Joe. In the '80s, I was in New England radio. My early days as part timer (WEMJ, WKXL) I would engineer Sox games on affiliate stations, listening to Ken Coleman and Joe Castiglione. I moved to GA in the early 90s. When the MLB App came online, I was thrilled to be able to listen to Joe again. Moved to CA in 2022, havre enjoyed Joe's calls these past few years. Gonna be tough to be without him.

@frankfeltes7324 Ай бұрын

Would’ve loved to work with him, he seems like such a class act

@spiehler Ай бұрын

@@frankfeltes7324 -I should have been clearer initially (have edited.) Never actually worked with the man, but worked for affiliate stations on the network. His voice was a big part of my early radio days.

@austin5019 Ай бұрын

Thank you very much Joe for all the memories and congratulations on your retirement!!!

@thepic4139 Ай бұрын

Joe began in 1983, I enjoyed one summer with him and Ken Coleman before I moved out west later that fall. Bear in mind that the man Joe took the place of, Jon Miller, was also a great broadcaster in his own right. Growing up with Coleman and Ned Martin as a kid, I am very sorry that I did not get to hear Joe's body of work beyond that one summer. The fact that he replaced Miller and then went on to a 42-year career speaks volumes for Joe. Instead of being a part of my mainstream Red Sox fandom, Joe became "the voice from back home". Best wishes for a long and happy retirement, and from one 40-year retiree to another, congratulations on your long and wonderful career and long life and happiness to you and your family.

@lonzo9569 Ай бұрын

I have never heard an announcer recapitulate a play like Castiglione. You need a quick incisive mind for that, and he had it and Red Sox fans were lucky to have him. (That said, I’ve always thought he didn’t have the right voice as an announcer, it’s a little squawky, not deep enough. But over time you had to appreciate how talented he was and how he brought you the listener into the game.) I love baseball and the Red Sox, and so many great memories will forever have Joe’s voice attached to them.

@dancinglansing Ай бұрын

Always loved listening to joe my whole life. We'd always turn on WEEI and turn off espn's audio during the playoffs, my dad hated Joe Buck hahaha...

@jtbws1354 Ай бұрын

The New Guys Cool!!

@ron42nm Ай бұрын

Joe was great. Too bad he ended with a mistake, saying the Red Sox and Rays tied for 3rd at 81-81. The Red Sox did finish at 81-81, but the Rays finished 4th at 80-81.

@FirstRoundBye Ай бұрын

with the team could have ended on a better note for him.

@Kendrickmartin-s6c Ай бұрын

No both teams are not 81-81 no both teams are not tied for 3rd place

@42183mfb 26 күн бұрын

Congratulations enjoy retirement

@muzmaze1391 Ай бұрын

Don’t know what’s sadder- Joe leaving, or now having to listen to Fleming going forward.

@bradleydame287 Ай бұрын

Douche comment. There will never be another Joe, who I listened to regularly with Ken Coleman during Carl Yastrzemski's last season--a time before my house had cable TV. But Will Fleming is a very worthy successor and deserves that lead announcer role.