Part of the experience
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jul 11, 2010 
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First time Bob Sheppard announced Jorge Posada’s name was Game 2 of the 1995 American League Division Series. Posada pinch ran for Wade Boggs, and Sheppard announced the runner’s name as “Jorge Posado.”
That’s where the nickname comes from. Derek Jeter started calling him “Sado” after that.
Sheppard would later joke with Posada about the mistake. He asked Posada whether he preferred Jorge or George, and he asked if he preferred Posada or Posado.
“That first at-bat at Yankee Stadium, you don’t forget it,” Posada said. “And he’s part of that.”
I’ll try to have a lot of audio up as the day continues. A lot of great Sheppard stuff came out of the clubhouse this morning. Of course Jeter summed it up nicely.
“He’s as much a part of this organization as any player,” Jeter said. “Even though the players change year in and year out, he as the one constant at Yankee Stadium. He was part of the experience. He’s going to be missed.”
UPDATE, 2:58 p.m.: Statement from The Boss: “I am deeply saddened by the death today of Bob Sheppard, a good friend and fine man whose voice set the gold standard for America’s sports announcers. For over a half century, fans were thrilled to hear his unforgettable voice and players were thrilled to hear his majestic enunciation of their names. Bob Sheppard was a great member of the Yankees family and his death leaves a lasting silence. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Mary, and their family.”
What the f*ck blue Jays? Why have you suddenly stop hitting those barrages of homeruns — you know, like the ones you hit when playing the Yanks?
Great quote from Jeter…………and as long as he’s on the team, we’ll be able to hear the Voice of God do this thing. He’s not just a cherished part of the Yankees’ history, but baseball’s as well. For any major leaguer, it must have been a thrill to have had his name announced by this man…..
Look. dou-che mcdonald hit another homerun.
CC, let’s win one for Mr. Sheppard today.
This blog is going no where. Just a bunch of immature brats that can’t speak without swearing, or being disgusting.
Later.
RIP Bob
Now his chance be the actual voice of god.
In trying to contact LoHud about this disgusting POS troll, I got Pete’s email. Talk about a low class operation, its almost as bad as the Red Sux.
I don’t post much, but won’t be frequenting this blog much as they tolerate pieces of crap like this red sux troll.
I don’t know which is funnier.
The fact that Sheppard called him Posado and it stuck for all these years or the fact that Jorge was actually pinch running.
How slow was Boggs?
The Red Sox troll is most likely Philly Phitins. Notice how as soon as he came on the blog Red Sox 2004 2007 showed up.
Another reason I don’t come on this blog that much.
Bronx Jeers July 11th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
I don’t know which is funnier.
The fact that Sheppard called him Posado and it stuck for all these years or the fact that Jorge was actually pinch running.
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LOL I love Posada (or Sado), but I always laugh whenever I think about him as a pinch runner.
The real kicker here is that once Posada was fast enough to be a pinch runner
I wondered how Jorge got the nickname Sado.
Arno
Really ? Now that’s funny !
How about giving Chad and Sam some credit?
They banned the troll and the posts are gone. Just because they didn’t do it in the first hour or so that moron was in here doesn’t make them less caring than Pete.
Cut them some slack people.
RIP Bob Sheppard
GLove,
Some people just complain for the sake of complaining. They got rid of the posts in a timely manner, what else did people want? For them to remove the troll while trying to get quotes about Bob Sheppard?
Chad, you are doing a great job, don’t listen to these idiots
GB7
If you’re still around here’s an audio of Dr Mike Marshall you might like.
http://www.cmsbmedia.com/2010/.....ching.html
New post w/pregame notes