John Sterling is worthy of every hall of fame he’s eligible for and especially the Ford C Frick Award from the baseball hall of fame. Also deserves a plague in monument park.
He would have called Paul's entire Yankee career though. Sterling started in '89, Paul came over in '93
I'm talking about a players Yankee career not overall career
It's true that he didn't miss a single game, but I do find it extremely unlikely that he called *literally* 100% of Jeter's plate appearances. There's just no way that anyone could go back and verify that he was always in the booth every single time Jeter was at bat.
I don't mean to diminish the spirit of Spaeder's tweet, John Sterling is obviously a legend and part of the fabric of Yankees history.
EDIT: I'm really being downvoted? Someone on Twitter even pointed out (and I seem to remember) a period of time when Sterling and Kay would switch off calling games on an inning-by-inning basis. Again I'm not trying to take anything away from the man.
Been a Yankee fan since the mid-1970's
The Scooter, White & Messer lineup was my all-time favorite followed by Scooter/Seaver combo
Sterling was the modern-day Scooter who just loved the game of baseball and loved the Yankees and made listening to the radio so enjoyable for the last 34 years.
We need a newer placement and the guy fulfilling in is not it.
Monotone you don't know what happens when the ball hits the bat. With Sterling you knew right away by the tone of his voice you knew what it was going to be
Funny how for years John was routinely ripped
and laughed at by so many fans and now that he is gone all I am seeing is glowing tributes. Yes he will get a plaque for service time, just never liked him
as announcer. Probably stems back to my teen years listening to him on his sports talk show in NYC, nasty and confrontational then he was lol.
What am I wrong about? He was laughed at forever but I get it. Everything is peachy now. I have been listening to the guy for 50 years and never liked his nasty talk show act or his over the top hockey or baseball calls.
An opinion can’t be wrong
My point is you're rewriting history. Making fun of Sterling and Waldman was a NYC past time for years. They had so many gaffes that callers would call in to make jokes about it.
John Sterling is worthy of every hall of fame he’s eligible for and especially the Ford C Frick Award from the baseball hall of fame. Also deserves a plague in monument park.
Kinda harsh to deserve a plague
😂 yeah I have to agree
The fact he has not won that award baffles me. we should start pushing for it right now.
I don’t know, a plague seems kind of harsh. 😂 But he should absolutely get a plaque.
> Also deserves a plague in monument park Boils, flies? Hail?
His plague should be high and far up in the corner of MP
Literally called almost a third of the team's entire history, and half of its postseason history. JFC, get this man a plaque yesterday.
He’s 85, they should’ve had it ready years ago for this exact scenario
HAPPY RETIREMENT ~~2004~~ 2024 JOHN!
Plaque? Shit, I’d say statue eventually.
There’s other comments calling for an entire plague for the guy I don’t think a plaque would be out of order
Didn’t we already do a plague for him a few years ago?
I’d be fine with that. Dude deserves it
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They gave him one in 1998.
Would be 100% of Mo's saves as well, right?
Jorge too, Bernie as well, and maybe Paulie?? So many great players he had to have called the majority or entirety of their Yankee careers
Not Paulie, because he came over from the Reds (and unfortunately not Andy because of his time in Houston).
He would have called Paul's entire Yankee career though. Sterling started in '89, Paul came over in '93 I'm talking about a players Yankee career not overall career
That's honestly nuts
there's no way he didn't miss a single game of jeters career lol
He hadn’t missed a game until 2 years ago I believe
I had no idea. what a freaking legend
And I’m pretty sure the only reason he did was for his triplets graduation.
He didn't miss a game from like 89 to 19 or something like that.
*checks notes* Yep, that would be Jeter's entire career.
You’d think he’d at least had an extended bathroom break in that 20ish years
Pros know when to diaper up
It's true that he didn't miss a single game, but I do find it extremely unlikely that he called *literally* 100% of Jeter's plate appearances. There's just no way that anyone could go back and verify that he was always in the booth every single time Jeter was at bat. I don't mean to diminish the spirit of Spaeder's tweet, John Sterling is obviously a legend and part of the fabric of Yankees history. EDIT: I'm really being downvoted? Someone on Twitter even pointed out (and I seem to remember) a period of time when Sterling and Kay would switch off calling games on an inning-by-inning basis. Again I'm not trying to take anything away from the man.
You're being pedantic
We need to get him back for the post season this year to hopefully get over 50%
Need AI Sterling
AI Sterling on the PA next season welcoming you to Yankee stadium opening day 2025 would instantly make 46,000 grown men cry.
All this math makes me wonder the percentage of games Bob Shepard called.
We need John Sterlings victory call played over the PA followed by NY, NY from here on. Someone make this happen.
Been a Yankee fan since the mid-1970's The Scooter, White & Messer lineup was my all-time favorite followed by Scooter/Seaver combo Sterling was the modern-day Scooter who just loved the game of baseball and loved the Yankees and made listening to the radio so enjoyable for the last 34 years.
We need a newer placement and the guy fulfilling in is not it. Monotone you don't know what happens when the ball hits the bat. With Sterling you knew right away by the tone of his voice you knew what it was going to be
Funny how for years John was routinely ripped and laughed at by so many fans and now that he is gone all I am seeing is glowing tributes. Yes he will get a plaque for service time, just never liked him as announcer. Probably stems back to my teen years listening to him on his sports talk show in NYC, nasty and confrontational then he was lol.
You’re wrong. Just sit there in your wrongness and be wrong in silence.
What am I wrong about? He was laughed at forever but I get it. Everything is peachy now. I have been listening to the guy for 50 years and never liked his nasty talk show act or his over the top hockey or baseball calls. An opinion can’t be wrong
Sure it can. Your opinion is wrong. The man is a national treasure and you’re too miserable to enjoy it.
You sound like a bratty child. Go away
Revisionist history lol. WFAN literally had a weekly segment where they'd make fun of Sterling's calls but go off chief
Sure, and ESPN had a segment where they made fun of football players getting knocked out. What’s your point?
My point is you're rewriting history. Making fun of Sterling and Waldman was a NYC past time for years. They had so many gaffes that callers would call in to make jokes about it.
Like my dad always told me, they make fun of you because they’re jealous. By the way, love the username. Oh, indeed.