John Sterling (born Harold Moskowitz July 4, 1948) is an American sportscaster and the radio play-by-play announcer of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has announced Yankees games since 1989, calling 162 games a year, plus pre-season and post-season, without missing one. His Yankee broadcasts have been carried on the strong-signalled WABC and, since 2002, WCBS, in addition to a variety of stations across the northeastern United States and elsewhere that make up the Yankees Radio Network. is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... American Sportscasters A sportscaster, sports announcer, or sports commentator is a type of journalist on radio or television who specializes in reporting or commenting on sports events. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... 1989 in baseball - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... WABC AM (770 kHz New York City) NewsTalkRadio 77 is the flagship station of the ABC Radio Network. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... WCBS (880 kHz. ... The New York Yankees Radio Network is a CBS Radio Network, which broadcasts New York Yankees baseball games. ...

He is currently paired with Suzyn Waldman on Yankee broadcasts. Past partners have included Charley Steiner (2002-2004), Michael Kay (1992-2001), Joe Angel (1991), and Jay Johnstone (1989-1990) His signature home run call is "It is high, it is far, it is gone!" Suzyn Georgie Girl Waldman (born September 15, 1948 ) (age 58) in Newton, MA) is an American sports broadcaster. ... Charley Steiner (born July 17, 1949) is an American sportscaster. ... Michael Kay (born February 2, 1961) is the main play-by-play voice of the New York Yankees, host of Centerstage on the YES Network and the host of The Michael Kay Show on WEPN. // Kay began reporting as a youth at the Bronx High School of Science and then... Joe Angel is a radio play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. ... John William Johnstone Jr. ...

In addition to his radio duties, Sterling hosts the YES Network's Yankeeography series and introduces and concludes Yankees Classics games. During the baseball offseason, Sterling occasionally appears as a host on WFAN and has done play-by-play for Ivy League sports, currently being the play-by-play voice for YES's coverage of Ivy League football with Howard Cross as his color analyst. In the past, Sterling also worked as a baseball analyst for ESPN Radio, as well as calling Atlanta Braves games for TBS (which he sometimes references in his Yankee broadcasts). The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network is a New York City regional cable TV channel dedicated to broadcasting baseball games of the New York Yankees, and basketball games of the New Jersey Nets. ... Yankeeography is a biography style television program that chronicles the lives and careers of the players, coaches, and other notable personnel associated with the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. ... WFAN (660 kHz), often referred to as Sports Radio 66 or The FAN, is a radio station in New York City. ... For the record label, see Ivy League Records. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ... ESPN Radio is a national sports radio network based in the United States. ... Major league affiliations National League (1876–present) East Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 21, 35, 41, 42, 44 Name Atlanta Braves (1966–present) Milwaukee Braves (1953-1965) Boston Braves (1941-1952) Boston Bees (1936-1940) Boston Braves (1912-1935) Boston Rustlers (1911) Boston Doves (1907-1910) Boston... TBS also stands for Tokyo Broadcasting System, a Japanese television network. ...

Sterling is particularly famous among Yankees fans for his signature radio remark following the final out of a Yankees victory, at which point he exclaims, "Ball game over! Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees win!" The length of the word "the" is usually held longer and is more pronounced after dramatic victories, as well as after victories resulting in championships. It has been played over the public address system at Yankee Stadium after every Yankees victory for the past several seasons, right before Frank Sinatra's cover of "Theme from New York, New York" is played. This is about the stadium the New York Yankees currently play in. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American jazz-oriented popular singer and Academy Award-winning actor. ... Theme from New York, New York (or just New York, New York) is the theme song from the 1977 Martin Scorsese film New York, New York. ...

The phrase evolved from Sterling's call of Mel Hall's game-winning three-run homer in the ninth inning on May 27, 1991, to give the Yankees a win over the arch-rival Boston Red Sox. "The Yankees win! The Yankees win!", shouted Sterling. Melvin Hall Jr. ... is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds...

In March 2007, it was reported that Sterling and Waldman had signed contracts to continue as the Yankees' radio announcers through the 2011 season. [1]

Player nicknames

Some of Sterling's nicknames (often heard after a Yankee home run)

Current Yankees

• Bobby Abreu: "El Comedulce!", and "Bobby Abreu as sweet as candy..."
• Wilson Betemit: "You can bet on Betemit!"
• Melky Cabrera: "The Melk Man delivers!", "Do it the Melky Way!", and "The Melk Man always knocks twice!"
• Robinson Cano: "Robbie Cano! Don't you know?", "Cano can do!", and "A Ribbie for Robbie!"
• Johnny Damon: "Positively Damonic!", "a Damonic Dinger by Johnny Damon!", "Johnny on the Spot!" ""A demon from Damon!!""
• Shelley Duncan: "Duncan, dunked one!", "Shelley Duncan...Hines, cooks one up!"
• Jason Giambi: "The Giambino!"
• Derek Jeter: "Captain Clutch", "El Capitan!", "a Jeterian swing...", and "a Jeter jolt"
• David Justice: "Justice is served!" "Justice prevails in New York!"
• Hideki Matsui: "A thrilla by Godzilla!" "Hideki, lower decki!" "An Upper-Deki!"
• Doug Mientkiewicz: "Man oh Mientkiewicz!", and "Dougie do right!"
• Andy Phillips: "Fill it up, Phillips!"
• Jorge Posada: "Jorgie juiced one!", and "Jorgie jacks one!"
• Alex Rodriguez: "an A-Bomb, from A-Rod!", and "How A-Rodian!" and "Alexander the Great conquers again!"

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• Bernie Williams: "Bernie goes boom!", and "Bern baby Bern!"
• Tino Martinez: "The Bam-Tino!"
• Gary Sheffield: "The Master Sheff!","A Sheff Special!"
• Shane Spencer: "Shane Spencer! The Home-Run Dispenser!" ^{[citation needed]}
• Robin Ventura: "Robin becomes a Batman!"

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• Mike McGee: "McGee for three... Bullseye!"
• Dominique Wilkins: "Dominique is magnifique!"

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Previous assignments

Sterling began his New York career as a talk show host with WMCA in the early 1970s. He later served as the radio voice for the New York Raiders (WHA), New York Stars (WFL), New York Islanders (NHL) and New York/New Jersey Nets (NBA). WMCA, 570 AM, is a radio station in New York City, most known for its Good Guys Top 40 era in the 1960s. ... The New York Raiders were an ice hockey team based in New York City that played in the World Hockey Association. ... The New York Stars were a 1974 team in the World Football League, a failed attempt to create a second major U.S. professional football league in competition with the established National Football League. ... The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York, a hamlet located on Long Island. ... ‹ The template below (Taginfo) is being considered for deletion. ...

Sterling then spent nine years in Atlanta, working for Ted Turner and covering the Braves and Atlanta Hawks before replacing Tommy Hutton as the Yankees radio announcer. Robert Edward Turner III (born November 19, 1938) in Cincinnati, Ohio[1]) is an American media mogul and philanthropist. ... The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Tommy Hutton is the color analyst for Florida Marlins baseball broadcasts on FSN Florida and Sun Sports since the 1997 season. ...

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