Jerry Remy Is President of Red Sox Nation

In the most anticlimatic announcement since Nathan Lane came out of the closet, Red Sox TV analyst and former second baseman Jerry Remy was named president of Red Sox Nation, ending one of the more curious PR initiatives ever to be hatched on Yawkey Way since Carl Yastrzemski had his own line of breads in 1967.

The Rem Dawg received over 39,000 votes, finishing a clean 25,000 votes above the second place candidate and besting the likes of former Sox players Sam Horn and Rich Garces, as well as the de facto Commissioner of Baseball, Peter Gammons, and a handful of "common fans" who earned enough votes to land among the top five.

Few candidates had the raw appeal or star credentials of Remy, who, since becoming the Red Sox' color analyst in 1988, has become something of a cult icon among Boston fans. As for what the position of President actually entails, well, we're not really sure. But Jerry's got a cool mission statement on his website, TheRemyReport.com:

"We have all been through countless campaigns filled with promises. Some fulfilled, most not. So I make no promises. This will be a new experience for the Red Sox, for Red Sox Nation, and for the first president. But this you can count on: as president, I will always remember my responsibility to you, and I will always act as your voice within the Red Sox organization. Always."

And for just $14.95 a year, you, too, can be a member of Red Sox Nation. And pledge allegiance to Remy.