0:00

Now I can't confirm this because I

0:02

ran down the hall to try to

0:04

get confirmation from the big bosses around

0:06

here So I can't come here to

0:08

you with confirmation but I

0:10

just read a story and I I Unfortunately

0:13

trust Andrew Marchand I

0:16

do so when I read this story It's

0:18

probably true, but I tell you as

0:21

an FA and worker. I can't confirm it myself

0:24

So I will read it to you. This hits me very

0:26

very hard. No joke aside. I love this man and this

0:28

just makes me That's

0:30

for sure The legendary voice of

0:33

the Yankees John Sterling is planning to

0:35

hold a news conference on Friday Where

0:37

he is expected to announce plans for his

0:40

future There is an

0:42

expectation among Yankees and FA and

0:44

officials that he will retire

0:46

because of health concerns According

0:49

to people with direct knowledge of the

0:51

situation The team in the

0:53

station have left it up to Sterling leaving

0:55

the possibility he could change his mind And

0:58

then there's a quote from John. We're going

1:00

to have a press conference to do everything on

1:02

Friday Sterling said Sterling declined to confirm

1:04

that he will retire and has been famously

1:06

reluctant to do so He's not scheduled to

1:08

call a game until Friday in the Bronx

1:10

against the Tampa Bay Rays He already cut

1:12

back the amount of road games. He is

1:14

doing this year John

1:17

didn't call the last six games. We knew about that. The

1:19

only thing we were told is that there were some health

1:21

issues So that's

1:23

all we know but man I

1:25

freaking love John Sterling and I think anyone who

1:27

listens knows how we feel about him we played

1:29

all his home run clips to honor the start

1:31

of the baseball season and Look

1:34

the guys who are filling in have done a great job But

1:37

John's voice is like to me my

1:39

age is synonymous with

1:41

the Yankees He is the Phil

1:43

Rizzuto of my time and

1:45

the idea That he has

1:48

called his last game if this is true

1:50

and I reluctantly Understand that

1:52

March on is usually right with this crap

1:55

That's sad ends me as a baseball fan. I love

1:58

John He's

2:00

one of the greats, man, and it's a stock that he

2:02

may never call another Yankee game again. He

2:04

is also 85 years old. I don't forget that. I don't

2:06

forget it because we hear it in his voice a little

2:08

bit and some of the moments

2:10

where he's forgetful or can't see, and we kind

2:12

of make light of that. It's

2:14

actually part of the fabric of

2:17

his call, is the uniqueness into

2:19

which it comes about. And obviously

2:21

his relationship with Susan Waldman

2:23

has been, it's legendary, and he's going

2:26

to be missed if this is the end for

2:28

John Sterling, that's for sure. But we won't

2:30

know until Friday, until they announce this. I

2:32

know that you efforted it with the architect

2:34

and we've got nothing out of this, but

2:37

we can only report on the story. Marchand

2:39

is usually right about these. He's dialed in.

2:42

Justin Shackle, Emmanuel Babari, those are the two who

2:44

filled in the last. And they've done a great

2:46

job, I'm happy for those guys. It's just a

2:48

different call. It sounds different. I

2:50

love John. I love John. And

2:52

if this is true, if this happens and there's a

2:55

press conference on Friday, I can guarantee you this, and

2:57

Lougie is not going to be happy with what I'm

2:59

about to say. I am going

3:01

to go through the archives and find

3:04

the greatest John Sterling calls

3:06

to honor his legacy as

3:08

broadcaster. And I don't just mean the home

3:10

run calls. I'm going to go

3:13

through everything. Because John,

3:16

he's not thrilled with one specific call he had. He

3:18

spoke to Joe and I about this years ago, and

3:20

I think he's dead wrong. I think he's wrong. And

3:23

that was the home run hit by a pitcher

3:25

against the Mets during that crazy game when he

3:27

was broadcasting for the Braves. Who was

3:29

the pitcher again? Rick Wise? Who was the

3:31

crappy pitcher? Who couldn't hit? I apologize, it was before

3:34

my time. Right. So why is he not

3:36

happy with the call? He didn't think it was a good call. What do you mean?

3:38

And I'm like, John, you- It sounded better. Dude, it was amazing.

3:40

I'm going to play that for you if this story is true,

3:42

and we'll go through some of these great calls. You

3:45

will listen to it and say, what's he talking about? It's one of

3:47

the great calls of all time. He is

3:49

such a great broadcaster. I

3:51

know that everyone thinks of the home runs now.

3:53

He's more than just the home runs. He's the

3:55

talk show while doing a Yankee game, which I've

3:57

also loved. ready

4:00

for that. If this is true, we are definitely

4:02

gonna go through, I think top 100

4:04

John Sterling calls. Is that too many? For

4:06

John anything. Top 100. You okay with that

4:08

T? Of course I'm okay with it. Top

4:10

100. So best of wish

4:13

is to John Sterling if this story is true.

4:15

To me, I'm a 40 year old man.

4:17

He is the voice of the

4:19

New York Yankees because he's the constant. Oh I

4:22

think for a lot of Yankee fans he is

4:24

because of the the dynasty, the run that they

4:26

went on. That's true. You also had all those

4:28

great calls during the dynasty? Absolutely and then oh

4:30

nine as well so I mean he's he's called

4:32

them all. At least the ones that we immediately

4:35

remember. It's true. You think of all those great

4:37

moments except for that time Charlie Steiner stole the

4:39

Aaron Boone home run. I'll never get over that.

4:41

Oh that pisses you off too

4:43

though. Of course it does. You want to hear

4:45

him go nuts. You want to hear the long

4:48

out the Yankees win after. Yeah I mean that

4:50

was one that was missing from the archive and

4:52

I hope this isn't true but I was very

4:54

much looking forward to one more World Series goal

4:56

this year. No man I mean you heard it

4:59

at the end of that road trip against Arizona

5:01

how excited he was at the end of that

5:03

Diamondback. Oh and we were even saying boy that

5:05

was a playoff Yankees win from John Sterling. So

5:09

I don't know what the heck's gonna happen but I

5:11

hope we hear more of John Sterling. Put it that

5:13

way. I hope that we haven't heard the last of

5:16

the great John Sterling. We'll

5:18

get your calls if you have thoughts on this

5:20

obviously more than welcome to chime in. I'll continue

5:22

to effort to get confirmation because we are at

5:24

WFAM but they don't tell me anything. That's one

5:26

thing I've learned. I found out we hired a

5:28

program director this morning. No you

5:30

didn't. I just did it. We

5:32

are very excited to debut

5:34

and hello S&Y, Evan and Tiki's

5:37

top 20. It's brought to

5:39

you by HL Grocer Jewelers of Garden

5:41

City. With the NFL Draft just a

5:43

week and a half away we decided

5:45

and look I didn't make the list Tiki didn't make

5:47

the list Sean did make the list but we decided

5:49

to come up with an idea of ranking the 20

5:52

greatest draft picks in New York sports history. I did

5:54

contribute to the list because I voted just

5:56

like everyone out there could have voted. That's true.

5:58

I hope you listed to Evan. and voted.

6:00

That's right. We did open it up to the

6:02

people and that's half of how your voice was

6:04

heard. And if you didn't vote, I don't want

6:06

to hear from you. That's right. Shut your mouth.

6:08

But we did open up wfn.com/draft for you to

6:11

vote on who you think were the greatest draft

6:13

picks in New York sports history over the last

6:15

50 years. There is

6:17

also a very select panel

6:19

of dignitaries. Okay. I

6:22

don't even know who's on the panel

6:24

of dignitaries. I just know there's a

6:26

panel of dignitaries who were given the

6:29

other 50% to

6:31

help put this list together. So

6:33

we'll argue about it. We'll cry

6:35

about it. But I want to remind you, I

6:38

didn't make the freaking list. Okay.

6:40

Tiki didn't make the freaking list. I

6:42

voted. He voted. I voted

6:44

too. I went to wfn.com/vote. Lukey voted

6:46

too. Right Tommy? I sure did. Can

6:48

I tell you something? I

6:51

voted for myself. Did you really? Of

6:53

course. I'm not. Good for you. I

6:55

don't have any problem with that. So

6:58

ladies and gentlemen, here's how it's going to

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work. Every day at four o'clock, hello, it's

7:02

four o'clock here on WFN. We will unveil

7:04

four people starting at number 20. So today

7:07

we will hear number 20, number 19, number

7:10

18, number 17. We'll do the same thing

7:12

Tuesday, the same thing Thursday, the same thing

7:14

Friday. We basically don't have a show Wednesday.

7:16

Hence why there's no list on Wednesday. And

7:19

then a week from tomorrow on

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7:24

will announce the final four, including

7:26

the greatest draft pick in New

7:28

York history. So without

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Tiki's top 20. We

7:40

start with number

7:42

20. Number 20 with the seventh kick for the

7:44

first round of the 1979 NFL draft, the

7:48

New York Giants select Phil

7:50

Sims from Moorhead State. The

8:00

great Superbowl performances of all time.

8:02

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8:04

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8:35

To. That I thought it'd be a little

8:37

higher. Two time champion. Your. Grandmother's

8:39

to say anything to times here

8:41

be any by Guy Carnegie's. His

8:44

New York He feels like. A

8:46

guy who who started this whole thing.

8:48

With. The New York Giants fight had he

8:51

been healthier and actually won the second

8:53

Super Bowl for the most hillary that

8:55

the rises. He got to

8:57

t their time with you. With that,

8:59

probably knock them down a peg. Technically,

9:02

he was only part of one playoff

9:04

run for rent, and well, let's find

9:06

out who's ahead of him on this

9:09

given day. Number nineteen. see the movies

9:11

loans as a Muslim loan and you

9:13

must know jersey so looked on multi

9:16

Lee Memorial whole school of these mean

9:18

I. Saw.

9:38

That may have been the loudest

9:40

Yankee Stadium ever was when he

9:42

had that home run against the

9:44

Mariners. And Nineteen Ninety Five Number

9:46

nineteen, Don Mattingly ain't gonna be

9:48

speed list of these two guys

9:50

are you? Sat down. In the

9:52

ninth seed from around the. L.

9:54

Campbell who suffers not because he was taken

9:57

in the nineteenth round. he needed to

9:59

be higher. We use it isn't correct me

10:01

if I'm wrong. The. List is the top

10:03

twenty draft picks of the last fifty years.

10:05

For it is. So. Sick new be

10:08

reason a peg. If you had no expectation

10:10

and were taken that late address he does.

10:12

your via significantly exceed I can see that

10:14

point. but you know for Don Mattingly to

10:16

go to the Hall of Fame, he needs

10:18

to buy a ticket. right?

10:20

Now hundred and just sat on just on the

10:23

land out there. I don't think there's anything wrong

10:25

with Number Nineteen On like imitator here. he started

10:27

a team or an eye on how been done

10:29

on. The First of all I said is based

10:31

on his freak. Unless he's in all of a

10:33

really big a hurry quit, you better be ready

10:35

to answer Vara. So so far we are Phil

10:37

Simms at Number Twenty, Don Mattingly and Nineteen. I

10:39

think that's very respectable. Seems I bolted has a

10:42

perturbed about this. Let's hear Number is. T

10:45

Thirty The city's most of

10:47

the new movie seven Nfl

10:50

draft. A

10:52

celebrity in Barber

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Law Oh. Oh.

11:11

Wow. Moreover,

11:24

As it makes you feel they've long as

11:26

rushing touchdown. A jones had a you know

11:28

to remember that ah method of coffee to

11:30

profess effective a good memories I a great

11:32

would have made. We have an issue here.

11:35

I love it. He added Don Mattingly and

11:37

still seems like they want to accept one

11:39

of the division that year. yeah and I

11:41

would like to see he wants a. Tiki,

11:44

barber save the coach's job would lead us

11:46

to two super bowls now tg to hold

11:48

on for an i voted for myself i

11:50

made a i'm happy about it how care

11:52

what else is gonna have good as soon

11:54

as a giants and yeah and giants fans

11:57

i teach is very comfortable in his own

11:59

skin so you can have this debate

12:01

in front of him, right? It's okay to have this debate.

12:03

I truly do not care. Are we good with, are

12:06

we good with a Tiki B ranked higher than Phil

12:08

Sims? Are we okay with that? Are you okay with

12:11

that? Tiki Barber's a better giant all the time to

12:13

Phil Sims. Wow, okay. Thanks,

12:15

Phil. No, no, I, he's a Super Bowl MVP and I

12:17

get that. Phil Sims was

12:19

not the best player at his position in

12:21

giant history, Tiki Barber was. I went to

12:24

pro football reference while

12:26

that clip was being played. Okay. He

12:28

very quickly did some research. They

12:30

have this thing called Hall of Fame rating.

12:32

Are you familiar with this? They also have a

12:34

thing called AV, approximate value. Oh, I should

12:36

have done AV. I

12:38

did a Hall of Fame rating to see

12:41

where Phil and Tiki are. Very close, Tiki

12:43

has the edge. So that backed off Tiki

12:45

being two slots ahead of him. Now you

12:47

have to look at AAV and tell me

12:49

what it said. Right. So

12:51

Phil Sims though, however, it's number, we were

12:53

talking, I was talking about this with Zach

12:55

Martin. Phil Sims is, number

12:58

is retired. Cause we were

13:00

trying to think of who's the next giant number

13:02

to get retired. Cause Eli's already retired. Straight hands

13:04

already retired. I mean, you're ahead of Phil Sims

13:07

on this very important list. I think

13:09

this is some evidence for you. You

13:11

mean they didn't give 11 to a kick or T? No. I

13:15

probably retired it like right away. And just one more

13:17

note on this, Tiki close your ears. You know why

13:19

he deserves to be one of the top 20 draft

13:21

picks of all time? Go ahead. on

13:24

a running back off. All

13:27

right, so we got Phil Sims at 20. We got Donny

13:29

baseball at 19. We got Tiki at 18. Let's

13:32

close out the day with number 17. Number

13:35

17, with a 30-year pick in the

13:37

first round of

13:39

the 2001 home out D-DRAP. The

13:41

New York North select David Wright

13:44

from Hickory High School in Chesapeake,

13:46

Virginia. The New York State put out of this

13:48

job a chance of David Wright. He's

13:51

in the game team to set finals to no-sis. He

13:54

Did less than 40 games in the regular season at

13:56

the Cold Melt. I

14:10

didn't wanna would make me feel David

14:12

right. Now

14:15

we know the list. Suspect you made it

14:17

or make it. David Wright I had a

14:19

Don Mattingly do it of dude. I may

14:22

be but baseball becomes a nickname. Got this

14:24

conversation orders. With. Us: We're

14:26

here for a religious zealots. Do this. look

14:28

up.mounting. these numbers compared to David right now

14:30

wants out. Com says focus on vinyl com

14:32

A slightly better war. Don. Mattingly within

14:34

a war. Don Mattingly more thousand a second. Sir

14:37

David was at a slightly better were right. Is.

14:39

That what you said? Yeah it's by seven

14:42

by a full seven points but wanted to

14:44

talk about how many games.he played the birth

14:46

family games they play. Your mention that because

14:48

war the counting stats. So. Of Don

14:50

Mattingly played in more your is that would make it

14:52

even more impressive. A David as a higher work on

14:54

sell ya to answer your me to do with for

14:56

alto it's primitive to crack. I give me more hits.

14:59

And I'm sober. She had with all due respect.

15:01

What a higher on base wanna hire slaughtering? What

15:03

a higher All P S who had more seasons

15:06

of nine hundred opiates or more screw holes. Zero

15:08

Pm by the where are all? here's the caviar.

15:10

Here's a touchdown dance. Hi. Donny

15:12

Do and World Series. Here's. The

15:14

different I do okay did he do didn't do

15:17

anything? I'm not even get their Evan aka. If

15:20

you had a mere prime a team in the

15:22

World series and you could pick one gotta come

15:24

up. Pitches can be David Wright Damascus, not the

15:26

course. Not all. that's a big question could be

15:29

going to say David Wright was on a better

15:31

team and Don Mattingly ever was. I don't hear

15:33

about the World Series thing. David Wright was the

15:35

poster boy for a fan base that never had

15:38

anywhere close to what the Yankees had a dynasty.

15:40

So therefore he gets risen up by enormous eggs

15:42

my met fans. The truth is or no, no

15:44

no, no similar statistics. Slightly better than time at.

15:48

Least absolutely the better. Because of what

15:50

you'd rather read that last part in.

15:53

We. The less putting his that matters. They

15:55

had a similar career or one hundred percent that's what

15:58

the right next to each other. Cd.

16:01

We don mattingly different animal models you other to the

16:03

whole really good to. Meet

16:05

also such your mouth of a good oh

16:07

god still know why you the haters. David

16:09

Wright is a good baseball players a product

16:11

of Met Desperate. why get to disparage David

16:13

Wright just as married against the you can

16:15

list. Don't matter if you are an honest

16:17

baseball fan a New York in your ask

16:20

anybody who you'd rather than a private done

16:22

on without a Pt rather don't normally get

16:24

me to all well that's when you discuss

16:26

the merits of to baseball players is a

16:28

lot of aspects of it is your argument

16:30

against me. And this is the argument

16:32

any Donny baseball show fan would have is

16:34

pay at his best. He was better

16:36

than David, right? Okay, Oh,

16:38

that wouldn't be be. I totally get that. But

16:41

that's not the simple way you just judge a

16:43

player. He got to look at their whole careers.

16:45

And here's what's really unfortunate. They. Had

16:47

similar careers and it sucks. Man, it

16:49

sucks that a back injury and David

16:51

groups and it's subset of back. I

16:53

resigned.is group no one's denying aren't aren't

16:55

We never got the best of both

16:57

guys. But when you look at their

16:59

overall careers and you even says David

17:01

got similar numbers, none of he's got

17:03

better numbers over the course of his

17:05

career seeds, as does the differences you

17:07

talk about met fans putting them on

17:09

a pedestal. You're right. we do. And.

17:11

You do the same thing with Mattingly. You're.

17:14

Actually, really similar. So what I'm so

17:16

proud about with this list is that

17:18

I'm not telling you would slam dunk

17:20

David's Better. I'm telling you it's close.

17:23

And. David has the edge and this

17:25

lose gotta love. The. Dignitaries and

17:27

those who voted for you got

17:29

it right. Because. David deserves.

17:31

It's just like met friends are desperate for

17:33

hims. you guys were desperate for Donny T.

17:36

I think there's a lot of similarities. Their.

17:39

Asked. Here's the other thing again going to come

17:41

back to this isn't even if you say David

17:43

Wright is slightly better statistics ignore at their peak.

17:45

David. Wright was taken with the Thirty

17:47

eighth Overlord. Are you don't dry mouth know?

17:50

But that matters. The top. Four.

17:52

Bang for your buck. Don Mattingly taking in

17:54

the nineties around for what he thought it

17:56

over with, David Wright got a dirty eighth.

17:58

Overall, Don Mattingly is. Undoubtedly a better

18:00

draft pick the better value you could

18:03

but that has to be taken into

18:05

account. We're doing we're not doing a

18:08

Anybody has it was whoever

18:10

whatever your criteria was Whatever

18:13

it was it could have been war. I think that's

18:15

by the way Tiki's got a right Like I respect

18:17

that you're looking at where he was taken But

18:20

some people might not even cared about that Should

18:23

I take into account that David Wright was taken because

18:25

they lost my camp and in free agency So in

18:27

a lot of ways that was a lot of ways

18:30

It was a clutch traffic the Mets just lost

18:32

this preeminent free agent and they replaced him with

18:34

a big prospect who turned out to be A

18:36

star should that be a factor or does that

18:38

not matter? It does matter my point is though

18:40

to break and a close enough tie Which I

18:43

think we could agree All right Even if I'm

18:45

coming that it's closer than I want if

18:47

we're doing top 20 draft picks of the last

18:49

50 years That's up 20 players of the last

18:51

50 years Okay being taken in the 19th round

18:54

over somebody taking 38th overall has to be the

18:56

tiebreaker Yeah, it probably was it probably got Donny

18:58

from 21 to 19. Congratulations. I

19:00

almost cursed forget it You're

19:03

you know what? What have I said wrong?

19:05

You're a dildo head I

19:08

said it though. You know what it is. He's

19:10

a Met fan. You're a Yankee fan It's just

19:12

gonna it's just how this is going to be

19:14

debated out by the way My AV was

19:16

hired and so and he had four more years

19:19

So we feel pretty good about Tiki over Phil

19:22

Sims like that is a yes. Yes, we feel

19:24

good about this Okay, you guys a bias field

19:26

you don't feel good about David, right? Well,

19:28

I want to just to fit they don't or he does by

19:31

the way He's better than David, right?

19:34

You want to do that tea? You think you're

19:36

better than for you. You're a better draft pick

19:38

than David, right? Why would you be what's

19:40

that? We're talking

19:42

about this running back in Giants

19:45

history draft pick The

19:47

draft pick: Okay, so I'm talking about the player. We're

19:49

talking about the draft pick. Oh The nuance difference. Here's

19:51

the different I Agree. So Tiki Barber is the best

19:53

running back in Giant history I Agree with you, which

19:55

is why I think part of why he had the

19:58

edge over. Phil Sims Phil Sims is not the greatest

20:00

quarter that in Giants history. he very close, but it

20:02

probably not. It's. Probably like maybe it's why

20:04

a total may be sorely. Connelly's that's up

20:06

to you right? in. Be not number one

20:08

cities number one. Guess what? We

20:11

can only way to live outside. Of the city's

20:13

that's. From New Toy I'm interesting hypothesis your

20:15

eyes. hey and I'm last fifty years David Rice

20:17

of a survey cinema history So without that me.

20:19

So if you want to do that seen as

20:22

the Tiki because he the best running back and

20:24

genius or it's other the same thing. All right

20:26

he's the best as my mother's basement I'm at.

20:28

Okay what? what Team histories better? The New York

20:30

Football Giants are the New York Magazine. Now it's

20:32

about the team has some as a result from

20:35

one topic of France as some way to hell.

20:37

Does that mean David going to be penalized because

20:39

the Mets don't have a great history again? I'm

20:41

all about breaking ties here. Avenue loses every. Time

20:43

Break I disagree. So this list according to show

20:46

it should not include any Islanders jets mess right

20:48

The teams he hates he can have an actual

20:50

like a pair of the for troops. It's basically

20:52

took a dump on the Mets saw a franchise

20:55

was that have to do with any through the

20:57

only has about as often as the air so

20:59

long history. It's not a modified. He

21:02

wouldn't buy. We. Did Seattle

21:04

just call They want to say what is the

21:06

had made a world series and ninety four strike

21:08

might have taken away them on what if he

21:10

wins the World series that be a lot a

21:12

happy people much the author was in a strike

21:14

listen man is the Yankees had been world series

21:16

and Don Mattingly got to offer a different enter

21:18

his career. Maybe the headed right out of hot

21:20

and non can browser that put his own thing

21:22

snorted and progress the Mets fans funny when something

21:24

over the I destroyed some minor thing but he's

21:26

a woman is means yours or whatever. I think

21:28

it's a real they. I'd I'd be

21:31

in the top said if I'd stayed one of the rubble.

21:33

Strewn about that. That is true,

21:35

right? right? That's a report. You finish

21:37

that nineteen which is or a teenager

21:39

today. I'm sorry I minimal. Number

21:43

Seven even numbered. Effect

21:47

on enter his career. Maybe the had a

21:49

david right outside and not the browser that

21:51

put his own thing snorted and progress the

21:53

mets fans finally when something over the i

21:55

destroyed some minor thing but he's a woman

21:57

is means yours or whatever. I think it's

21:59

a real the. I'd

22:01

be in the top ten if I'd stayed and won

22:03

a Super Bowl. Think about that. That is

22:05

true, right? Right. That's a good point. You

22:07

finished at 19, which is or 18. I

22:09

say yeah, sorry Even

22:13

numbers Evan even numbers You

22:17

finished in 18 But you're right like if Tiki

22:19

wins a Super Bowl with Tiki plays three more

22:21

years who knows maybe we're talking about something different

22:24

Either way the next four we

22:26

will unveil tomorrow at four o'clock and it's a

22:28

fun little game now Some people have thoughts on

22:31

this and let me guess they're Yankee

22:33

fans who are probably in their mid 50s Because

22:36

they feel offended that their boyhood

22:38

idol got Disrespected by a

22:40

panel of dignitaries and the audience who

22:42

voted at WF and comm slash draft.

22:44

I was wrong Let's

22:48

go to Louie in the Bronx. Hi Louie. What's

22:51

going on guys? Yeah,

22:55

there's no comparison between Manly

22:58

how could you say how could you stop

23:00

could Evan Evan? You know what? You know what the problem is? You

23:02

never really watch man. Sorry, sir.

23:05

Okay, okay I

23:07

said I wanted and that's why

23:09

I want to tell you the eye test

23:12

not even even look at Manly's great years

23:15

Right. She can't even compare to it and

23:17

defensively Okay, I

23:20

I'd like to I didn't love him. He was

23:22

a butcher. I would not show so always a wild throw You

23:26

know what matter was? Aces at

23:28

first so I don't like the game

23:30

find completely overrated about I want to

23:33

say some about this ball Evan so

23:36

No, not right now. Not right now. Maybe later

23:38

Here's what I find wrong about what you

23:40

said because you said something that's gonna be

23:42

just repeated as fact Don Mattingly's

23:45

best years were far better than David's best

23:47

years. Look I can't deny this Don Mattingly

23:49

won an MVP Mm-hmm. Let's take his best

23:51

season Okay, he had

23:53

a 940 OPS or a 967 OPS

23:58

145 RBI's which is ridiculous 113 RBIs 35 home

24:00

runs and 31 home runs. Those

24:04

are the numbers and those are amazing. Now, if you

24:07

compare it to David Wright, his O.P.S.

24:09

in his best years are basically

24:11

the same. Home runs, the

24:13

most David Head in the season, guess what?

24:16

33, basically the same. His highest

24:18

O.P.S., 963, basically the same. So

24:22

the only thing that Donny had significantly over

24:24

him was RBIs. Well, guess what, Tiki? You

24:26

need people on base to drive them in.

24:28

Yes, of course. RBIs are a stat in

24:30

which you're dependent on your teammates. Right. But

24:32

to say that their numbers aren't even close.

24:34

It's like win for the pitchers. You're right.

24:37

Saying their numbers aren't close is like not looking at

24:39

the stats. David Wright had more plus

24:41

900 O.P.S. seasons than Nomadingly had.

24:44

If we're being honest about that, David Wright

24:46

hit over 30 home runs a couple of

24:48

times, just like Donny did. So the idea

24:50

that Donny's best was so far and away

24:52

better than David Wright, and I'm pieced in

24:55

reality. I'm sorry. How, you know... What?

24:58

What? Did you live in a world in sports in 2024 where

25:01

eyeballs matter anymore? You didn't see Donny

25:03

playing his prime items drawn. First of

25:05

all, I became a Yankee fan because

25:07

of Donny Madding. He came over, rubbed my

25:09

little head to sign the ball. Hey, here's

25:11

for you, kid. All I

25:13

got taught about baseball was about Donny Maddingly. And

25:15

you're right. I didn't get to enjoy 89, 90,

25:17

and his back giving out and all that

25:19

stuff. All I know is this. That

25:21

94, 95 run, Donny Maddingly

25:23

was everything at the end. And I'm sorry,

25:26

Evan. We live in this world now where

25:28

everything's O.P.S., your sister's ass, war, this, that,

25:30

the other thing. Sometimes eyeball matter. And you

25:32

just heard from a Met fan there. At

25:35

their best with your two eyeballs, if your eyes

25:37

didn't tell you that Don Maddingly was a better

25:39

player, go to an optometrist today. You didn't even

25:42

see it, though. I didn't see it. You didn't even

25:44

see 95? Donny

25:46

was stoned in 1995. And guess what? In

25:48

95, he was still better than anything I ever

25:51

saw from David Wright. That's a ridiculous statement. Oh,

25:53

I made it. Well, I made it. I can't

25:55

adjudicate this. I wasn't watching David Wright Don Maddingly.

25:57

That's a- I can't give you the eye test.

26:00

The statistical tests. And. It seems

26:02

like they're similar. a very common name is his

26:04

meds favorite. Feels like we know the better organizations

26:07

and and sorts at least on this one thing.

26:09

slot a metal. That's what it feels like the

26:11

most stop. It was only agree Giants and that

26:13

to use the had a Phil Simms owner for

26:16

an hour. We agree. A

26:18

snow Angel Bad teachers have said of apartments.

26:20

it's not yet. I now that that's the

26:22

issue, I'm sure will get the reason I

26:24

had I signed crime over here and know

26:26

I'm hoping for that. About Japan's lesson learned

26:29

of teaching filler here we know click away

26:31

nonetheless so that we can get rid of

26:33

we know your classes. Novelist or click on

26:35

the whole say node actor Clickable as I

26:37

think we should. He. Later

26:39

up with with was just Britain's biggest seven

26:42

six romper at is assessed know about us

26:44

proves you're a hypocrite. Yes this is prove

26:46

you are a lying is no reason have

26:48

be on his hip across you know you

26:50

don't have the com overweight that sits a

26:52

low blow. Why did you eliminate o clock

26:54

of them. Via. You can eliminate click

26:56

on book put those assist you just little

26:58

old speech and where's your com a police

27:01

are you eliminating joke What I find a

27:03

way no business that it's expect not apologize

27:05

and a click on family He caught me

27:07

to bad moments on just very you don't

27:09

you to Couldn't think of another jet I

27:11

know I should have come off or something

27:13

like this is Martin he's going to be

27:15

talking out of your first wasn't drafted was

27:17

I'm a patriot yeah since another see the

27:19

best simply generally get from other boys a

27:21

suffer when you forget about you guys them

27:24

and Darrelle Revis as a great. Chance of

27:26

the on the runway I was gotta be

27:28

reversed. Super Bowl champion All the whole Dlc

27:30

sub units such a zipper merge as is

27:32

as good as he such as as a

27:35

different I am on the hijackers were both

27:37

tacky as far as a of Thieves and

27:39

Bayshore Woods of the. Hey.

27:42

What's up at? yeah? I.

27:45

Have no surprise given

27:47

that. With. The baseball

27:49

knowledge that you have to make

27:51

the states that David Wright should

27:53

be ahead of Don Mattingly it's

27:55

just blows my mind. Not only

27:57

should now the New York hi

27:59

your own the less no sense

28:01

to you know what's your Most

28:03

of these guys on this list

28:05

mad at each probably should be

28:07

in the top ten so that's

28:09

how we don't realize is as

28:11

an insult is not as young,

28:13

no arms and I am a

28:15

fifty five year old. Yeah I

28:17

know Oswald right to force I

28:19

know you want for my father

28:22

was a die hard message. that's

28:24

why she David Wright like. Most

28:26

abused games and not against him.

28:29

He's a great Quite sports at

28:31

their best. At. Their best

28:33

For us, it's your to sit

28:36

down and watch Di Di Di

28:38

Di begin. With

28:40

but alas, I gotta keep this in mind and

28:42

I always own this whenever we talk about really

28:44

any sports. I. Admit, I did see

28:46

Don Mattingly in his prime. Nice.

28:49

Course, I admit that like I'd be

28:51

lying about my age, I'd be lying

28:53

about my experiences as a baseball, same

28:55

way I started understanding baseball in Nineteen

28:57

Eighty Two and and Ninety Ninety Three.

29:00

So obviously when I George Mattingly vs.

29:02

David right to give course I'm looking

29:04

at, stats are subtle. Baseball's about like

29:06

anyone, cause of this, they should On

29:08

anybody, we have some odorless as who

29:11

argues. Mickey Mantle Gorgeous Joe Dimaggio. Gorgeous

29:13

Babe Ruth. Gorgeous Willie Mays. Obviously there's

29:15

a lot of guys we didn't see

29:17

the beauty of baseball's. I don't think

29:19

applies to the other sports is that

29:21

we give opinions on guys we didn't

29:24

see some action is not acknowledge that

29:26

I did not want Donny in his

29:28

pants. But I'm bringing up the numbers

29:30

and the close. This. Is

29:32

a very very close and I think that's what

29:34

bothers me from. like our last callers, you're acting

29:37

as if it's not. Yeah, with this is what

29:39

makes list debatable, so make some fun. As

29:41

a debatable. And it also makes

29:43

up for because as a yankee and emit. Not.

29:45

Hall of Famers who has. Or

29:48

are revered by the respect the family very

29:50

much so that's why makes it was all

29:52

the ingredients and owner people visited is not

29:54

going to how you ahead of it's not

29:56

gonna happen what you learn as a jet

29:58

their A D D. It

30:01

be a conversation that would be different Adidas

30:03

is ever going to be any giant on

30:05

shy are met on matter, jet on jack

30:07

crime or always so peaceful. Is.

30:09

That how we were. Suspense I would say

30:11

something. We get to the top and it's

30:13

or know who who could be up the

30:15

lords and a lot old vague about do

30:17

we get up there. Of

30:20

sorts. home on I only have the energy for

30:22

right manifests as I hear there a few people

30:24

in the last fifty years that are like. Jesus.

30:27

Christ like on a Mount Rushmore, New York and

30:29

Don Mattingly or he's Donny Free can be no,

30:31

no, no. But and I want you to understand

30:33

us and our last caller to. I

30:35

I don't want to Marxists. I totally

30:37

get that that's your childhood. I

30:40

respect that. I respect like Bts a diehard

30:42

Don Mattingly fan I heard we talked about.

30:44

I respect the hell out and he grew

30:46

up thousands die. Like. We all have

30:49

players like that. I respect that. But.

30:51

Let's not let that more for this

30:53

into it's not even close. It's offensive

30:55

that David's ahead of him because reality

30:58

doesn't bag that on. You can love

31:00

the guy look a lot of is

31:02

based based on age. Is all

31:04

of a sudden we're hearing from the mid thirty

31:06

year old mess and maybe even summit thirty year

31:08

old Yankee fans who look at the stats. They

31:10

may come away with a similar opinion to me

31:12

and with this list came up in bother, you

31:14

won't hear for them because they don't have the

31:16

most of all time. It's it's it's different. They

31:18

have a David but already happy David one. They're

31:20

going from him to get nothing to say and

31:22

and uber have a good point. If you meet

31:24

somebody man who was a child that I'd only

31:26

bring up Don Mattingly like oh that's awesome Donny

31:28

Baseball You meet somebody like David Wright was my

31:30

child or audience. I don't I love David. You

31:32

know the directions at odds. In what kind of

31:35

cute any point of a series of it it

31:37

and I feel bad. For

31:39

high a tonic player and I thought

31:41

I'd try to be so respectful with

31:43

what I said about Matting I despise.

31:45

Along the way the guy was by

31:48

think what evidence Arizona's doing. Of

31:50

in his he's. He's. Taking

31:52

the brand of Done.e Baseball and is

31:54

making it larger than the brand of

31:56

David Wright. It is a waterfront. Of

31:58

course it is. That doesn't make him.

32:01

A better draft pick. so innovative route. it

32:03

does eat and yet. It's.

32:05

A bigger been langley argue But I'll give

32:07

you see only are you gonna give it

32:10

it's a bigger brand in terms of age

32:12

and your fan interest like I'd that's why

32:14

jokingly but seriously set all. Here comes the

32:16

fifty five year old Yankee fans like identity.

32:19

That's your we allow such or die If

32:21

you spoke to the thirty five year old

32:23

messiness you don't need there's he's I try

32:25

to a lot of medicines I didn't I

32:27

didn't see that iconic people that in fact

32:30

that if I said this on on w

32:32

a fan of I said this on the

32:34

Regal. I apologize from. Repeating myself and will

32:36

get into.good and eg. as we do want to

32:38

comment on that I was in the building for

32:40

it's awesome opinions on of the crowd. These speeds

32:42

the energy. His dad was on a sealed yeah

32:44

my dad was on a seal is amazing I

32:47

say about us know I just saw it. My

32:49

dad is a season ticket holder or a long

32:51

time season they get older. Got a hold of

32:53

one of the case for Doc Gooden hot sauce

32:55

which I thought was awesome. He had a great

32:57

aunt's taken pictures from my seats I barely good.

32:59

same killer My hands off I did the best

33:01

I good. They'd. Sell

33:03

out. Okay, Then sell

33:06

out. If. That events and

33:08

this is no disrespect. Doc Another way I

33:10

feel about Doc. If. That event

33:12

yesterday. Was. The retirement

33:14

of number five. Same weather

33:17

conditions, same masters tournament going

33:19

on, same start to the

33:21

med season. I guarantee

33:23

you there would not have been an

33:25

empty seats. And that's not a knock

33:27

on Doc. That's the reality of David

33:30

Wright and my connection he as to

33:32

this demographic of Met fans. and if

33:34

you don't believe me it's final game

33:36

is a map. Remember that whole thing,

33:38

a dog and pony show up. They

33:40

brought him back after two years and

33:43

are playing and said here on a

33:45

random sample. David you

33:47

to place final game against the marlins. As a

33:49

season ticket holder I could tell you one of

33:51

the hottest non playoff tickets I've ever seen. I.

33:53

Was in the building that night. Be energy,

33:55

the emotion. It was like a World Series

33:57

game. So. You are just.

34:00

Ignorant and that's okay. I'm

34:02

ignorant to many things as well. He's not saying

34:04

that as an insult He's saying that as a

34:07

matter of fact it happens. I'm ignorant to things

34:09

I try to not be but I am you

34:11

are ignorant based on your age or your fandom

34:13

on the Connection David Wright has to this fan

34:16

base Apologize. I didn't say it as I'm

34:18

a connection. I said I feel bad for those he had

34:20

the connection. That's all Real

34:22

quickly also done mattingly ever in any single year the

34:24

best player in the sport No,

34:26

you have that one. Okay, David Wright

34:28

ever down mattingly was the best player in the sport for a year

34:30

It's absolutely I'll give you David right ever the top five player in

34:33

the sport I think he was in the top ten Yeah, but is

34:35

that the end all the s is that the end all be all

34:37

cuz I want to play this game How many world series home runs

34:39

a dumb mattingly hit again? We

34:41

don't know what he would have hit 94 Don't

34:44

know how many we he would have hit 94. Okay. We'll

34:46

get back to your calls 877-337-6666 plus some thoughts on dakde Including

34:51

something I saw on the city field

34:53

bathroom that I never ever

34:55

ever thought I'd say But

34:57

that comes across weird you really need

34:59

to clarify that I will clarify in

35:01

just a couple minutes I can promise you it's not

35:04

dirty or disgusting But you will agree with

35:06

me that the oddity of what I saw in the city

35:08

field bathroom would shock you If

35:15

you missed it We unveiled the 2019 18 and 17 on the top 20 New

35:20

York draft picks for the last 50 years ago rewind on

35:22

the Odyssey after 4 o'clock Or

35:24

a wind even earlier to 2 o'clock when I

35:26

had compassion for Nick fans You guys got screwed

35:29

and the NBA needs to reconsider changing

35:31

the entire playoff format So

35:34

here's what happened at city field yesterday that I thought

35:36

was very unusual in the bathroom And I was faced

35:38

with a dilemma because I really wanted to take a

35:40

picture because I wanted to prove what I saw in

35:43

The bathroom, but then the moral dilemma was I don't

35:45

think you really should take a picture of what you

35:47

see in the bathroom like that's So

35:51

I decided not to so I went to

35:53

the bathroom during the seventh inning stretch because I really had

35:55

to go I Go to the restroom.

35:57

I'm doing my thing and I hear something?

36:00

Then they didn't make sense. And. I

36:02

look at the Tv in the city field

36:04

bathrooms and the met game was not on

36:06

the Tv. A What was on

36:08

the T. T. V. What was

36:10

on the Tv is something I have

36:12

never seen. And I have to

36:14

admit I am disgusted by. It. May

36:17

be one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen in

36:19

a measurement a ballpark. and. The.

36:21

Yankee Game. The

36:24

Yankees game what's the New

36:26

York Yankee game was on

36:28

the T V so that

36:30

young never went off so

36:32

club bathroom so the yes

36:35

network was are correct. Was.

36:37

There something else on the Us before.

36:40

Know. Or or

36:42

ask their know that so there's no

36:44

reason for the third, the Yankees to

36:46

be. Ah, it's a Sunday afternoon, I

36:50

mean, you know the answers. Either. Do I know

36:52

and it's a sexy in defense of the Mets

36:54

in the Prc them to find a match as

36:56

a club by and this is not a Don

36:58

Mattingly David rifle job. There was

37:01

a rain delay yesterday. there was no Met game

37:03

on earlier. They flipped on the Yankee game of

37:05

thirty for anybody to Piazza Club and nobody bothered

37:07

to turn it off in the restroom. Again,

37:11

I bet you both somewhat bizarre. Multiple

37:13

cities throughout were probably on that Yankee

37:15

game, just giving the fans something to

37:17

watch Any Not all of them were

37:19

properly turned back off in the except

37:21

the ball when you're in the bathroom

37:23

and other. This experience is actually in

37:25

my meds bible. There was a game

37:27

in which unfortunately I had an emergency

37:29

in the bathroom you know about them

37:31

emergencies and I was able to hear

37:33

the game while I was doing nothing.

37:36

And I was score in the game. So. If

37:38

that happened, Yesterday I wouldn't but I had

37:40

up again to game on. I hear about

37:42

a that he will be getting a huge hit. I.

37:44

Hear about be a D Middle infield

37:46

being shown society reason for your now

37:48

twenty five That's not intentional, that's just

37:50

stay. That's. A mistake as sounds

37:52

right. That. That was a flip over

37:55

during a rain delay. Not all

37:57

of got flipped back. That's that's all

37:59

that. ten. That is it does. You write

38:01

what you're saying, make no sense. A cannot has

38:03

an Aunt May I gotta go I gotta go

38:05

guys are gonna go now but I'll hear the

38:08

game in the bathroom and I was faced with

38:10

a new nine. Change it now Munchies! Or as

38:12

it's not as a T V it has a

38:14

manual. I know we have. We rely on remote

38:17

controls the do everything. Nowadays there has to be

38:19

a manual way to change the television now as.

38:22

I don't have the confidence so I've got

38:24

another Mike Piazza Club at Citi Field in

38:27

Life stand up and I tried for a

38:29

change of. It sounds streets or other side's it's

38:31

like it's gotta be. There's that word I was even

38:33

look at of i go to the bathroom I just

38:35

want to get our but the dilemma had was a

38:37

really wanted to take a picture I wanted to prove

38:40

this is maybe the people listening saying i've and full

38:42

of crap eases out No way it happened. And.

38:44

I know a habit. So. I was

38:46

getting my phone apps and I am

38:48

and take pics, and as the phone

38:50

came out, I had the moral dilemma

38:52

of stink it's against the. Perhaps.

38:54

I take a picture an immense do not

38:56

take your pick somebody junk. It's as easy

38:58

as you know that nine of that. but

39:00

the guidebook by the that the journal doesn't

39:02

know that I'm going like this. But if

39:04

you don't see these eye to take it

39:06

a picture of thousand bodies. Doing. Of

39:09

business or Aids is an issue Dame

39:11

under the small size and I says

39:13

your fear of liked the illegality of

39:15

this or the legality of this is

39:17

moral. It like gems.

39:20

Like. You can't take a picture in a gym

39:22

locker. Is that true? Yeah, like some like most

39:24

teams, you're not allowed to use your cell phone.

39:26

So is that kind of the same thing as

39:28

a men's room at a Saturday's Also, really, Submissions:

39:31

At a baseball stadium why would you be

39:33

allowed to take a picture their national mets

39:35

like a row buses in a similar bad

39:37

people are walking around they get him a

39:39

dinner mets bathroom or know I know was

39:42

walking around naked but I saw die of

39:44

the urinal. Couldn't believe he did this I

39:46

thought was a joke on off can I

39:48

guess? Go ahead. He. went second

39:50

grade pants run his ankles yeah a whole

39:53

i could not believe that the house p

39:55

i saw some of the bar do that

39:57

like a couple weeks ago i don't know

39:59

it's becoming normalized again. It's becoming

40:01

normalized. And I had a traumatic

40:03

moment when I was in second grade, when I went

40:06

to the bathroom, I'll never forget it. And I did

40:08

that, because that's all I knew, I was in second

40:10

grade. And a bunch of the kids started

40:12

laughing at me. By the

40:14

way. I didn't even know you

40:16

that good, I'm laughing at you. I appreciate

40:18

it, respectively. I'm glad, I appreciated them laughing at

40:21

me because I never did it again. That

40:23

was it, it was like a great learning

40:26

experience of okay, that's not appropriate, don't do

40:28

that again. And I learned it in second

40:30

grade. Meanwhile, I'm at City Field, and

40:32

I got a guy like, dude, stop, just drop

40:34

it, everything. Like to

40:36

the ground? Yeah! And then I

40:38

saw, I glazed over and I was like, I don't wanna look

40:40

anymore. Because now I can't look. Why

40:43

would you even go that far down? You don't have

40:45

to go that far down. I didn't pull it down.

40:47

Freedom, no, I'm talking about him. I don't know. Like

40:49

you can just get to your thighs and just spread

40:52

your legs a little bit and it'll hold like mid

40:54

thigh. You don't have to go all the way down

40:56

to your ankles. I have no idea. All I know

40:58

is that my experience at City Field is very unique.

41:00

I have a statement to read. Ah,

41:03

man. Breaks my heart,

41:05

I will miss him, we all will miss

41:07

him, but here's a statement from the New

41:09

York Yankees, legendary Yankee voice John Sterling to

41:11

retire. His unprecedented tenure to

41:13

be recognized on Saturday, April 20th

41:16

at Yankee Stadium. So here's

41:18

the official word. The New

41:20

York Yankees today announced that legendary Yankees

41:22

play-by-play radio voice John Sterling, who

41:24

is called, get this, 5,420 regular season

41:27

games and 211 post-season games is

41:33

retiring effective immediately. He

41:35

will be recognized in a pregame ceremony

41:37

on Saturday, April 20th, and will visit

41:39

the WF fan booth during the game.

41:41

Additionally, he'll be made available to the

41:43

media in the Yankee Stadium press conference

41:45

from proud of the 105-p.m. matchup versus

41:47

Tampa Bay. Statement

41:50

from the Yankees, fans find a certain

41:52

comfort in the daily rhythms of baseball.

41:55

Day in and day out, season after season, the

41:57

city after city, John Sterling used his seat in

41:59

the... broadcast booth to bring Yankee fans

42:02

the heartbeat of the game, employing an

42:05

Orotund voice, is that what it means? Orotund?

42:08

Orotund voice and

42:10

colorful personality that were

42:12

distinctively unmistakably his own.

42:15

John informed and entertained and he

42:17

exemplified what it meant to be

42:19

a New Yorker with an unapologetic

42:22

and boisterous style that exuded his

42:24

passion for baseball broadcasting and the

42:27

New York Yankees. That

42:29

is so beautifully well-written because it's so freakin'

42:31

true, man. He also went on to say

42:33

we're gonna have him here in a second,

42:35

this is his statement and then you'll hear

42:37

the voice of John Sterling in

42:39

just a second. I am a very blessed human

42:41

being. I've been able to do

42:43

what I wanted broadcast for 64 years.

42:46

Wow, that's a blessing. As

42:48

a little boy growing up in New

42:50

York as a Yankee fan, I was

42:52

able to broadcast the Yankees for 36

42:54

years. It's all to my benefit and

42:56

I leave very, very happy. I look

42:58

forward to seeing everyone again on Saturday.

43:00

Well, here he is. Forever,

43:02

from my generation, from many generations,

43:04

there will only be one, the

43:07

voice of the New York Yankees,

43:09

the great John Sterling. John, congratulations.

43:11

How are you? Well,

43:14

fellas, thank you. You brought me to

43:16

tears. You're bringing

43:19

a lot of people to tears, man. We love you.

43:21

You're a legend, man. Well, anyway,

43:24

thank you. You know,

43:27

I guess if I was smarter and I'm not,

43:31

if I was smarter I would have done this in

43:33

a March 1st or March 31st. During the

43:36

winter, the Yankees,

43:41

you know, didn't make playoffs and

43:43

so we were free on,

43:45

you know, October 3rd and

43:48

October, November, December, January, February,

43:50

March. I lived

43:53

my life as happy as I've lived

43:55

it, including losing to you guys

43:57

all the time and watching

43:59

all the games. You know, I'm the greatest

44:01

sports fan in history and I got TVs

44:03

all over the joint and I

44:07

should have stopped then Anyway, I

44:09

just don't want to do any more work I've

44:13

worked with 64 years and

44:15

in July I'll be 86 so,

44:18

you know, let's face it. My time has come Was

44:21

it a hard decision for you when you

44:23

ultimately made it? I know you haven't called

44:25

the last couple of games and Justin Shackle

44:28

and and Emmanuel Babari have been filling in

44:30

with Susan was it hard for you to

44:32

make this decision John? No,

44:34

not really in fact, it wasn't hard at

44:36

all. It's something I've wanted for

44:38

a long time I want

44:40

to run my life. I live in Edgewater and in

44:45

a terrific place that I

44:48

loved dearly in a big place and I

44:53

Know the life. I want to lead. I just loved it

44:55

from October Till till

44:57

the end of March Anyway, no,

44:59

it was not a hard decision and I can't

45:02

wait for it to finally

45:04

happen us. I've told My

45:07

family I've got four kids who

45:09

are grown and My

45:11

my friends I've said well now

45:13

we can have dinner anytime So

45:18

that's how I feel and one more thing Yeah,

45:21

I don't have to tell you what a terrific

45:23

guy Chris. Oh, Louverro is After

45:26

all these years, all right. Yeah, I have

45:28

a boss. It's so Intelligent

45:33

and well-meaning and I

45:36

guess I could just do

45:38

the home games But

45:40

you know, what's true fellas? I

45:42

don't want to get up in the afternoon and have

45:44

to go somewhere In fact,

45:47

I'd much rather listen to you guys

45:49

and then listen to the game

45:51

and watch yeah, I can watch 800 games here So

45:54

back that's my plan. I'm gonna

45:57

watch and listen to a hundred and

45:59

sixty two Yankee games, Mets games, all

46:01

the games on Turner

46:04

and ESPN, all the games on MLB. So

46:06

in watching and listening to over the years,

46:08

I learned that Susan taught you how to

46:10

do that, that she would teach you how

46:12

to get the MLB package and see all

46:14

these games. And now you could put it

46:16

to good use and watch everything all day

46:18

long, John. Well,

46:21

I don't want to destroy the story. Susan

46:23

can't teach me anything because I don't have

46:25

the equipment. I just

46:28

I have regular TVs. But

46:30

believe me, but I am very

46:32

good at DVR and

46:35

master DVR. Anyway, you know,

46:39

I will be very happy in my retirement. Well,

46:41

I'm glad you said earlier you could have

46:44

done this on March 1st. I'm glad you

46:46

didn't sell the Schleen. I'll tell you why

46:48

Yankee fans are glad because who knows where

46:50

this season's going. They could win it all.

46:52

The Yankees look pretty good. And the fact

46:54

that you were a part of this season

46:56

calling a Juan Soto home run and just

46:58

especially that first series in Houston, Arizona, your

47:00

voice, we were talking about this on the

47:03

air, your Yankees win call after the finale

47:05

against the Diamondbacks felt playoff like it felt

47:07

big. So I'm glad and I know Yankee

47:09

fans are glad that your voice was

47:11

a part of what could very well be a

47:14

very special season for the New York Yankees. I

47:17

have to agree with you. I think this really could

47:19

be a special season. You

47:21

know, the the change in

47:23

Anthony Volpe is just unbelievable.

47:26

And we were so worried going in about

47:28

the pitching of Rodin and

47:30

Cortez and Schmidty

47:33

and they're all pitching well. Now,

47:36

it's a long, long season, but

47:38

we're going to get Garrett Cole back and we'll

47:40

see. So you will be at

47:42

Yankee Stadium on Saturday. Everybody going to Yankee Stadium

47:44

will get a chance to give you what you

47:46

deserve, which is a standing ovation and a farewell.

47:48

And you deserve that. And I'm glad you're going

47:50

to have that on Saturday. And anytime you want

47:53

to talk Yankee baseball, you know, you call us,

47:55

we'll pop you out anytime you want, man. Well,

47:58

I'd let you know. I love that. Now

48:00

you guys should know excuse me for a

48:02

moment You

48:05

guys should know you know the

48:07

talk show you're doing yeah, I understand what

48:10

you're doing perfectly I

48:12

landed the talk show at MCA first

48:16

of all you guys weren't born in

48:18

in April of 72 and I

48:22

had a talk show in Baltimore when that was

48:24

World War three that was general But

48:26

the sports talk show is such a

48:28

great believer in that Part

48:31

of the medium. Anyway, you guys do a great job please

48:34

keep it up and Anytime

48:37

you want me just give a call. Well,

48:39

congratulations, man. You had a tremendous career a

48:41

great career I was saying this on the

48:43

air earlier from my age demographic You are

48:45

the voice of the year the only voice

48:47

of the Yankees and you will be sorely

48:49

missed but congratulations, man You deserve that time

48:51

with your family and we're all gonna

48:53

miss you John Well,

48:56

thank you so much and Be

48:59

well and do well, okay most

49:01

certainly congratulations Thank you the

49:03

great the legendary John Sterling

49:05

as he has announced that

49:07

his Brilliant career

49:10

is coming to its conclusion beautiful statement by

49:12

the Yankees you want to hear the statement

49:14

from us WF a.m That's

49:16

right. How WF a and did with their

49:18

statement Yankees radio will

49:21

never quite sound the same without

49:23

the signature voice wit and humor

49:25

of John Sterling To

49:27

generations of Bronx bombers fans. He was a

49:29

beloved companion that when you heard John you

49:31

knew it was time for baseball Though

49:33

he never wore the pinstripes except of course

49:36

for his fine tailored suits He

49:38

was one of the most colorful Personalities in

49:40

Yankee history and all of New York City

49:42

radio all of us at WF and

49:44

tip our cap and salute our colleague And friend

49:46

on a truly iconic career beautiful state so true

49:50

We will miss the great John Sterling. Yeah, you know

49:52

when you come across somebody who? Does

49:55

whatever they do and you just know that they're

49:57

the best at what they do mm-hmm that that

49:59

sort of feels like the job like you don't

50:01

necessarily appreciate it until you know you're not going to

50:03

see it anymore. And I always wonder like

50:06

how great it is to be the best at

50:08

what you do and not

50:10

even realize it. I don't think

50:12

he's cocky in that regard. I don't think he

50:14

considers himself to be as great as he actually

50:17

is. And it's not because

50:19

he's, you know, perfect

50:21

with everything. No. It's because you feel

50:23

like you want to sit right next to him and listen

50:25

to him. Right? He's talking just this

50:27

little anecdote that he just gave when he

50:30

first had his first talk show talking about

50:32

during the war year. Can you imagine? Just

50:35

sit down and have a conversation with him about

50:37

baseball during the war? Right? Things like that are

50:39

just, I mean, that's just pretty amazing. John has

50:41

seen it all. So congratulations to them if you're

50:44

going out to the ballpark on Saturday. They're also

50:46

giving away the Aaron Judge bobblehead on Saturday as

50:48

well. So that'll be a very, very cool day

50:50

if you're going to Yankee Stadium. You get the

50:52

bobblehead and you get to honor the great John

50:55

Sterling.