After reading an article about Bob Sheppard’s death, I just had to put my drink down and put in my two cents. Sheppard was the announcer at Yankee Stadium for over 50 years. His voice was legendary.
Unfortunately, Sheppard passed away on July 11, 2010. Although he had not announced a game at Yankee Stadium in three years, a tape recording of his voice announcing Derek Jeter’s at-bat’s is to be played for the rest of Jeter’s career.
This is what prompted me to write.
Not one Yankee player attended Sheppard’s funeral. In fact, the only person in the Yankee organization to do so was Brian Cashman. Where were the rest of the Bronx Bombers?
Don’t get me wrong, I love Jeter, but seriously? I guess Jeter needed a rest after the all-star game and could not get on a play to fly back to New York to attend a funeral for the man whose voice will forever ring in his ears. As Jeter walks up to the plate I hope he has some remorse for his lack of paying his respects to one of the most charismatic voices in all of baseball.
