RIP John Sterling

[johnmpsu]

John Sterling, legendary Yankees broadcaster, dies at age 87

Sterling, known for his bombastic delivery and eccentric catchphrases, called 5,651 Yankees games, including eight World Series appearances.

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[BobPSU92]

Sans PAYWALL. :

John Sterling, longtime radio voice of Yankees, dies at 87

John Sterling, the radio voice of the New York Yankees for parts of 36 seasons, has died. He was 87.

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[Fox Chapel Lion II]

I heard earlier this morning. Very sad to hear. I loved all the Sterling-isms (You're on the Mark, Texiera among countless others). He and Suzyn Waldman were quite the pair. They added so much to my enjoyment of the Yankees on the radio. And when he made a mistake (it is HIGH, it is FAR, it is caught on the warning track) it was annoying, but just added to the whole atmosphere.

RIP.

 

[BCS PSU]

I heard earlier this morning. Very sad to hear. I loved all the Sterling-isms (You're on the Mark, Texiera among countless others). He and Suzyn Waldman were quite the pair. They added so much to my enjoyment of the Yankees on the radio. And when he made a mistake (it is HIGH, it is FAR, it is caught on the warning track) it was annoying, but just added to the whole atmosphere.

RIP.

I first heard him in the early 80s when he did Braves' games on TBS.

 

[84lion]

Not the same since Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, and Bill White did the calls on WPIX.

 

[MtNittany]

Did he work with Bobby Murcer?

 

[Shadow99]

As a Phillies fan who roots against the Yankees, I nevertheless have always found John Sterling very entertaining and his calls often invoked a genuine smile...but no smile hearing this news.

 

[RolexKong]

Did he work with Bobby Murcer?

If he did, not much. Sterling was radio, Murcer did TV.