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Bob Sheppard, Yankees Announcer
Bob Sheppard, Yankees Announcer
A few weeks ago, I travelled to Yankee Stadium with fellow MUD.com writer Early. One of the striking memories I have was the unmistakeable recording of Derek Jeter’s introduction by the legendary voice of the Yankees, Bob Sheppard.
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Sheppard to Miss Stadium Finale
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 9/15/2008 — From Newsday : Longtime Yankee Stadium public address announcer Bob Sheppard will not be at the Stadium finale Sunday night, he told Newsday this morning. "My heart will be up in the Bronx," Sheppard said. "But my body will be in front of television." Speaking from his Baldwin home by phone, ...
Today in The Journal News
yankees.lhblogs.com 9/16/2008 — The Yankees won again as Robinson Cano sat. Cano entered the game in the eighth inning. That could be a sign that he has emerged from casa de bow wow. Jorge Posada thinks Joba Chamberlain should start. Joba respectfully disagrees. This notebook ...
The View From the House That Ruth BuiltFanHouse
The Yankees played their last game ever at Yankee Stadium last night. (Crazy, huh? You'd think they would've tried to let people know about this ahead of time or something.) After the game, the team gathered for one last conference at the mound while Derek Jeter took the mic to address the ...
The final lineupScott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
The following post will be a trivia question for years to come, just like the first lineup Bob Sheppard announced. These are the lineups for the final game in Yankee Stadium history: New York Yankees Johnny Damon CF Derek Jeter SS Bobby Abreu RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Jason Giambi 1B Xavier Nady ...
The Definitive Bob Sheppard ArticleThe Mets Police
he batter ripped a line-drive double to tie the score. In his tiny booth adjacent to the press box, Sheppard didn't realize his microphone was live. "That's relief pitching for you, boy!" he said. And the whole stadium heard him. That's one of the great stories in today's Daily News ...
Bob SheppardThe Mets Police
  The Man Will Be Absent, but His Voice Carries By GEORGE VECSEY Published: September 20, 2008 Bob Sheppard will not be in the Bronx this weekend for the closing of Yankee Stadium, but he will participate at Mass at St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church. “The Yankees have been very ...
The Daily Yankeeland - 9/20My Pinstripes
ESPN Television and it's "tributaries" ( ESPN Classic , etc.) have Yankees programming all day Sunday and next week as well. The Biz of Baseball has the full slate. ESPN.com also has a page dedicated to the farewell. A Yankees fan spread his brother's ashes in another goodbye. More on  ...
Some Info On Closing CeremoniesWasWatching.com
Via the Post - Though some 40 former Yankee greats are expected to pay homage to the Stadium, more notable perhaps are the two biggest absences: Yankee boss George Steinbrenner and public-address announcer Bob Sheppard, who are both too ill to attend. Yankee legend Yogi Berra is expected to ...
SNY credits unnamed 'publication' with Sheppard storySports stories from Newsday
Jonas Schwartz said on SNY this afternoon that Bob Sheppard had told "a publication" he would be unable to attend the last game at Yankee Stadium Sunday but that he hoped to be there for the opening of the new stadium in the spring. Hmm. I wonder if Jim Baumbach works for the "publication" ...
Bob Sheppard Will Miss Yankee Stadium's Last Regular Season GameYanksBlog.com
Jim Baumbach of Newsday spoke with Bob Sheppard, who confirmed that he will miss the regular season close of Yankee Stadium. "My heart will be up in the Bronx," Sheppard said. "But my body will be in front of the television." ... "Next year ...
Bob Sheppard aiming to be at work at new stadiumSports stories from Newsday
Bob Sheppard won't be able to make Sunday's Yankee Stadium finale, which stinks.
Sheppard to miss Stadium finaleRiver Avenue Blues
Bob Sheppard has seen more games at Yankee Stadium than anyone else in the organization, but he won’t be on hand for the historic finale this Sunday. Last year, the long-time public address announcer contracted a bad case of bronchitis and pneumonia. He missed the end of last season and ...
Thoughts on the final gameSubway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs
What a night! I’m getting chills just thinking about everything that happened Sunday night at The House That Ruth Built. I’m guessing (and hoping!) the Yankees will issue a DVD to capture all of the moments of the final game at the ...