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Bob Sheppard Officially Retires

There was a link on mlb.com today that Bob Sheppard has finally decided to, officially, call it quits and retire from his role as Public Address Announcer. Here is the link.

Man, I'll really miss the guy. But 50+ years is a really good run. We'll still hear his incredible voice announcing Derek Jeter's every at bat as a Yankee. Still, after this long, it's really sad to see him go. 

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And God finally rested......

The entire Yankee community will miss him dearly.

by ROCNation on Nov 26, 2009 9:18 PM EST reply actions  

its insane to think that he has been doing that for as long as my father has been actively watching baseball … AND THE GUY STARTED WHEN HE WAS 40 SOMETHING!

i feel lucky i got to be in the stadium and hear him announce … what a legend…

by blindmole on Nov 26, 2009 10:11 PM EST reply actions  

“I had problems breathing for a while, and then I had a loss of weight. Now I’m trying to build myself back up again to get back to the stamina that I had when I played football at St. John’s [University] many, many, many years ago, and life-guarding in the summer.”

by Scooby Snacks on Nov 27, 2009 12:50 AM EST reply actions  

Thanks, Bob.

"Baseball is the background music of my life." -George Will

by Ronster22 on Dec 2, 2009 12:12 PM EST reply actions  

A legend will be missed...

Some say you can still hear his voice echo in the old stadium from time to time…Now batting…

by NJHEAT on Dec 4, 2009 5:49 PM EST reply actions  

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