Jul 11 '10 by Steve

A Legend is Gone

Yankees legendary public address announcer Robert Leo “Bob” Sheppard passed away July 11, 2010 he was 99 years young. Sheppard was behind the mic at Yankee Stadium from 1951 to 2007, and was the public address announcer for the New York Giants of the NFL from 1956 to 2006.

In his time with the Yankees Sheppard announced over 4,500 Major League Baseball games, seeing the team capture 22 AL pennants and 13 World Series championships. Yankee Hall-of-Famer “Mr. October” Reggie Jackson dubbed him “the Voice of God”.

Sheppard will always be heard at Yankees stadium as long as Derek Jeter is in pinstripes. Jeter has a tape of Sheppard introducing him everytime he comes to the plate. Thanks for the wonderful memories Bob, you are truly missed, you are a true Yankee legend.

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Apr 4 '10 by Steve

Let the Defense Begin

Tonight is the night Yankee fans. Not only do we begin the dense of our 27^th World Series Championship, but we also begin the quest for #28. This past off-season was light for the Yankees but I think we will come out stronger than we were at the end of last year. With key additions of Curtis Granderson, Randy Winn, and Javier Vasquez just to name a few, this team is ready. Alex Rodriguez will be in the lineup from day one and CC and AJ now know what it is like to pitch on the biggest stage in all of sports. Join Yankeescast all season long as we will bring you news, notes and inside analysis of the defending WS champion New York Yankees, beginning tonight as we take on the hated ones in Boston.

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Jan 22 '10 by Steve

Join Yankeescast on Twitter

Follow Yankeescast on Twitter, at twitter.com/Yankeescast27 as the Yankees begin the quest to repeat as World Series Champions. Yankeescast will bring you up to date information during spring training, the season and the offseason.

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Dec 31 '09 by Steve

HAPPY NEW YEAR YANKEE FANS

What a year it has been in the Bronx! It began on a sour note with Alex Rodriguez admitting to using performance enhancing drugs, then losing the 1st eight games to the hated Red Sox. Then June came around andduring a series in Atlanta the Yankees turned on the switch and never looked back. Finally in the first half of the season the American League wins the All-Star Game paving the way for the Yankees to win a championship in the first year of the new Yankee stadium, just as they did in 1923.

The second half of the 2009 season continued the same way the first half ended, the Yankees dominated and took the Red Sox to the woodshed and basically walked home with the AL East crown and the best record in MLB. CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Mark Teixeira were HUGE during the regular season, but the question is how would they perform in the post-season?

That questioned would be answered early when the Yankees only went with a three man rotation in the playoffs and both of the new starting pitchers came up big and helped the Yankees win the first 5 games. Mark Teixeira was not dominant at the dish but in the field he saved the Yankees several times, I guess with a powerful lineup there is room for error. The Yankees went to to face the defending World Series champion Phillies in the fall classic, and take it six games and capping a dream season to win their 27th World Championship and 1st in the new stadium thanks to the WS MVP Hideki Matsui.

What would happen after the season is over and the free agent barage happens? The Yankees get rid of Melky Cabrera to the Atlanta Braves, Phil Coke and minor league stud Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers, and Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Yankees bring in all-star outfielder Curtis Granderson, former Yankees Nick Johnson and Javier Vasquez. How will the new pinstripers fit in to the WS champions? Spring Training starts in February and we will be following every move by the champs. I think we can repeat, do you? Join Yankeescast the rest of the offseason thru the 2010 season as the Yankees look to begin a new decade the same way the started and ended the 00’s. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

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Nov 12 '09 by Steve

The Voice of the Yankees, John Sterling, Joins Yankeescast

John Sterling, Play-By-Play Voice of the Yankees

John Sterling, the radio play-by-play voice of the World Champion New York Yankees joined Yankeescast this week (download – mp3) to discuss all things Yankees. John talks about the ups and downsof this past season, the free agent possibilities and his career as the voice of the Yankees. John has been with the Yankees since 1989 and has been around the sport for decades.

Check it out!

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