
He's 99 years old... the fact that they have to announce that he is retiring and explain why he won't be able to even do one game next year says a lot about him.
Most people when they reach 99 years old have been dead for about 20 years.
But Sheppard is alive and does a job that seems to be essential... he gives class and dignity to announcing the Yankee line up.
The man first announced the lineups for the 1951 World Champion Yankees that featured Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Phil Rizzuto, Billy Martin, Allie Reynolds and was managed by Casey Stengel.
The last team he called was the 2007 Wild Card team that featured Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, Robinson Cano, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, Joba Chamberlain, Mike Mussina and was managed by Joe Torre.
That's stretching over some serious time.
He was featured in Seinfeld, Anger Management and was the final voice over in Billy Crystal's surprisingly good 61*.
And yes, while I am a Red Sox fan, I admit I got chills when I heard his voice.
My first memories was hearing names like "Chris Chambliss" "Reggie Jackson" and "Willie Randolph."
And let me tell you, when I was at NYU in the early 1990s and the Yankees were awful, he made some of those names sound good.
"Hensley Meullens."
"Don Slaught."
"Alvaro Espinoza."
"Mel Hall."
Any chump can say Mickey Mantle or Thurman Munson... but to make Oscar Azocar sound like a great Yankee took some talent.
So give yourself a break... and I hope Bob Sheppard reaches well beyond 100 years.
Reggie Jackson called Sheppard "The Voice of God."
God should take that as a compliment!
Very well said, That tribute video is outstanding
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