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Newsday: Sheppard hopes to return for Yankee Stadium finale

Also expected back is Adolf Ehinger and his swell EBA Maschinenfabrik shredder (first used by Steinbrenner in 1974 for destroying Yankee documents)!

Everyone knows the only fitting way to close Yankee Stadium is with Bob Sheppard returning to be the public-address announcer for the final game. His health has kept him from doing a single Yankees game this season - which would have been his 58th - but rest assured he has visions of returning for the finale.

“If I can be there, I shall be there.”

..."The doctor is questioning my stamina,” Sheppard said. Then he repeated the word stamina while slowly and carefully annunciating all three syllables. “Sta-min-a.”

“In other words, can I leave my home in Baldwin at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and get home at midnight and not suffer any relapse?”

Repoz Posted: September 04, 2008 at 03:09 PM | 11 comment(s)
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1. Gamingboy Posted: September 04, 2008 at 03:29 PM (#2929289)

If Sheppard can't make it, I hope it rains.

2. winnipegwhip Posted: September 04, 2008 at 03:32 PM (#2929291)

Unnannounced: Steiner Collectibles will place an authentication sticker on Sheppard at the end of the game and sell him.

3. aleskel Posted: September 04, 2008 at 03:36 PM (#2929298)

..."The doctor is questioning my stamina,” Sheppard said. Then he repeated the word stamina while slowly and carefully annunciating all three syllables. “Sta-min-a.”

if he actually did this, that just about makes my day.

4. Random Transaction Generator Posted: September 04, 2008 at 08:56 PM (#2929490)

It would be good enough if he only announced the 8th and 9th innings (or extras).

5. villageidiom Posted: September 04, 2008 at 09:08 PM (#2929493)

I hope he's able to do it, if only because I know it would mean a lot to him, and to Yankees fans.

6. Chip Posted: September 04, 2008 at 09:31 PM (#2929497)

Is he doing the football game at Giants Stadium tonight? It sounds like him when I hear the PA in the background behind Michaels and Madden.

7. Cooperstown Schtick Posted: September 04, 2008 at 09:56 PM (#2929507)

Is he doing the football game at Giants Stadium tonight?

Probably. Giants are the Super Bowl champs. His "health" issue is that he's a front runner, and can't be bothered with the drive out to the Bronx to announce Cody Ransom's name for a mediocre third place team.

Biggest egomaniac in the game, that guy.

8. scareduck Posted: September 04, 2008 at 10:07 PM (#2929514)

“In other words, can I leave my home in Baldwin at 4 o’clock in the afternoon and get home at midnight and not suffer any relapse?”

Why on earth, in this era of telepresence, would he have to be at the stadium for anything?

9. Jose Can Jussi Jokinen (Justin T) Posted: September 04, 2008 at 10:26 PM (#2929537)

To my surprise, annunciating is a word, but I still think I can call shenanigans here because enunciating was definitely what the writer meant.

10. Moscow Hiding In The Shadows Posted: September 04, 2008 at 11:05 PM (#2929575)

Is he doing the football game at Giants Stadium tonight? It sounds like him when I hear the PA in the background behind Michaels and Madden.

Sheppard's replacement at Yankee Stadium sounds a lot like him, and it wouldn't be surprising if he also took Sheppard's spot at Giants Stadium.

Probably. Giants are the Super Bowl champs. His "health" issue is that he's a front runner, and can't be bothered with the drive out to the Bronx to announce Cody Ransom's name for a mediocre third place team.

Biggest egomaniac in the game, that guy.

Nice try, if that's what it was.

11. Cooperstown Schtick Posted: September 04, 2008 at 11:28 PM (#2929591)

Thanks, Andy.

If that's your real name...

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