John Sterling’s Home Run Calls in Heaven
He’s got every player in history to work with now
This week, the Yankees announced their long-time radio broadcaster John Sterling passed away at the age of 87. I’ve been a Yankee fan my whole life. I’m blind and often prefer the radio broadcast for obvious reasons. So I listened to this man talk for approximately 15 million hours. His home run calls, individualized to the hitter, are the stuff of legend, so this is my tribute to the man: the calls he gets to make now.
Cobb shucks it into the right field bleachers!
You can take Ernie to the banks!
Who hit that ball? Why, it’s the Iron Horse, of course!
He Mays, but Willie? He sure did!
Hank gave it a spank!
A big smackie from Jackie!
Don’t snooze-ial on Musial!
You’ll lose your house at the Bellagio, but you can bet on ol’ DiMaggio!
Williams blas-Ted that ball! It was bel-Ted! Rocke-Ted! (he often adds decima-Ted, devasta-Ted, annihila-Ted, oblitera-Ted, or catapul-Ted)
[Singing] Oh ya’ do the Yogi Pokey and you swing that bat around, that’s what it’s Berra-bout!
Put that pitcher’s head on Mickey’s Mantle!!
Harmon Killebrew is harmin’ and killin’ you!
Somebody call Jimmieth Century Foxx—We’ve got a big hit!
Yasss trzemski!
The Ruth, the Ruth, the Ruth is on fire!
Alt: The Great Bambino! Dagli un cappuccino!
Alt: [singing like Justin Bieber] And I was like Baby Baby Baby Ooooh!
Alt: Hummina hummina, awooga! What a Babe!