Get Well Soon Mr. Sheppard

Yankees Legend Bob Sheppard is not doing very well. Here is the report from the NY Times:

Bob Sheppard, the Yankees’ distinctive public-address announcer since 1951, who missed the division series last October because of a bronchial infection, “is struggling to recover his health,” a spokesman for the Yankees, Howard Rubenstein, said Wednesday.

The team “hopes he can return to the booth,” Rubenstein added.

One of Sheppard’s sons, Chris, a retired navy aviator who is now a New York-based pilot for a major airline, seems to be interested in eventually following in his father’s footsteps. He will get a tryout during spring training at Legends Field in Tampa, Fla., Rubenstein said.

This is very sad. Sorry John Sterling, sorry Michael Kay, but Bob Sheppard is the voice of the Yankees. The last season at the Stadium will just not be the same without him.