Comments on: Never keep a legend off his schedule

By: #9

#9 — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:01:09 +0000

Here’s what Pete left out of his story on Mr. Shepard…

After Mr. Sheppard gets out of the elevator – he gets into a waiting limosine where he is greeted by a couple of beautiful blond bomshell’s and a stiff Jack Daniels…

“Let’s get this party sarted!” Sheppard proclaims in his God like voice.

Then it’s off inot the seedy New York nightlife for Shep and “flock”.

By: JiminTokyo

JiminTokyo — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:35:33 +0000

A Q&A with Mr. Sheppard would be awesome.

By: Ant928

Ant928 — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:33:20 +0000

A Q&A with Bob would be GREAT!!

The funny thing is this…given his age…he was AROUND in 1918. He probably chuckled at a lot of those chants from the Yankee faithful.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:14:02 +0000

This is great. He is a legend and I love this little tale about his patented and mastered exit from the Stadium at the age of 96. What a Champion.

By: saucy

saucy — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:30:22 +0000

“What in Godâ€™s name are the Yankees going to do when Mr. Sheppard finally decides to take a summer off? ”

offer him more money to reconsider

By: Bob from NJ

Bob from NJ — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:14:13 +0000

It’s crazy to think he announced “Joe DiMaggio” and “Mickey Mantle” and now “Derek Jeter” and “Mariano Rivera”. Man, he’s seen some things. What a life.

By: SteveNYG

SteveNYG — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:05:06 +0000

Shhhh. Don’t let god know Mr. Sheppard is using his voice to announce Yankee games. Whats that? Gods a Yankee fan! Nevermind then.

By: mary ellen

mary ellen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:02:09 +0000

Now that’s a great story to tell the grandkids, Pete – loved it!

By: Mike from CT (formerly of DC)

Mike from CT (formerly of DC) — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:55:13 +0000

I will echo the calls for a Bob Sheppard Q&A. He must have the most amazing stories to tell.

What in God’s name are the Yankees going to do when Mr. Sheppard finally decides to take a summer off? He will be missed dearly, as he is a staple of the Yankees Stadium experience.

By: Jer

Jer — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:41:45 +0000

I’ll fourth Alfred’s request. A Q&A with Bob Sheppard would be very interesting.