What happen to Jim Hall?The New York Yankees announced today that longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard will be unavailable at the commencement of the Yankees' 2009 inaugural season, including the club's workout on April 2 as well as the first exhibition games at Yankee Stadium on April 3-4 and Opening Day on April 16, as a result of his continuing recovery from a bronchial infection.
For the Yankees' workout day on April 2 and their exhibition games vs. the Chicago Cubs on April 3-4, Paul Olden will substitute for Mr. Sheppard in the public address booth at Yankee Stadium while he continues to recover at his home on Long Island. A 12-time Super Bowl public address announcer, Olden's broadcasting career spanned 17 years, including two seasons in the Yankees' television broadcast booth from 1995-96, alongside Bobby Murcer and Phil Rizzuto.
This season marks the 58th anniversary of Sheppard's debut as the Yankees' public address announcer. His first game was on Opening Day, April 17, 1951, as the Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox, 5-0.
"I will not be able to be at Yankee Stadium for the series with the Cubs or Opening Day," Sheppard said. "My personal physician advised me to wait until I am ready. It is in the hands of God. I am looking forward to doing games in the new Stadium."
9 Comments:
Oh noooooooooooooooooo!
They could of used Ed Randall. Hopefully Paul Olden sounds a little like Shep. I went to a Yankee game last year and and Ed sounded terible.
Not to discredit Ed Randall by any means but he wasn't good as PA announcer.
Sounded way too upbeat while announcing the visiting team...
Captain, guess what, i'm a mets fan..... APRIL FOOLS!!!
I don't know if i'll be around tomorrow so I wanted to say, enjoy your APRIL FOOLS DAY!!
Do you guys think he'll ever be back?
happy April fools day Liam.. i hope my computer doesn't get infecting with that big virus coming out tomorrow. scary stuff.
Happy April Fools Liam.
Anon, no, sadly I don't think he will be back. I really hope I'm wrong.
Maybe Anon. He says he'll be able to return sometime this year, but he just doesn't know when.
but he is god.
any way, hope bobby boy gets better, so we can hear gods voice at the new stadium one day.
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