John Sterling Retires Immediately

There’s no other way to describe it, John Sterling was the G.O.A.T. in New York when it came to the Yankee broadcasts.  Don’t get me wrong, some people didn’t like him there. Some people thought he was a clown with his calls. I did not. There was something comforting to hearing John in the booth with Suzyn.  The home run calls were weird and sometimes didn’t make much sense, but that’s John and he did it for us.  Yesterday was the day that we found out that it was final… John retired, like immediately.  Sad, an end of an Era, but it was time.  

The New York Post writes:

“The Yankees announced Monday that Sterling is retiring, effective immediately, after 36 seasons of being synonymous with the franchise.

Known for his iconic voice, colorful personality, unique home run calls and announcing Yankees wins in a way only he could, the 85-year-old Sterling will be honored in a pregame ceremony Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.”