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Bob Sheppard dies at 99; Yankee Stadium PA announcer
![Bob Sheppard, the Yankee Stadium public-address announcer known as the "Voice of God" for his resonant introductions of baseball players from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter, has died. He was 99.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-07/54895035-11211103.jpg "Bob Sheppard, the Yankee Stadium public-address announcer known as the "Voice of God\" for his resonant introductions of baseball players from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter, has died. He was 99.")
Bob Sheppard, the Yankee Stadium public-address announcer known as the "Voice of God" for his resonant introductions of baseball players from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter, has died. He was 99.
Sheppard died Sunday at his home in Baldwin, N.Y., the Yankees...Tags: John Adams, Columbia University, Health, New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner
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George Steinbrenner: The Yankees owner was the last real studio mogul
The Big PictureI hate to admit it, since I've rooted against the Yankees for as long as I can remember, but I'm going to miss George Steinbrenner. Known in New York simply as the Boss, Steinbrenner was a boastful bully who only...... -
Revered Yankees Announcer Bob Sheppard Dies At 99
![Bob Sheppard, whose elegant introductions of stars from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium for more than a half century earned him the nickname "The Voice of God," died Sunday. He was 99.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-07/54888719-11123041-187105.jpg "Bob Sheppard, whose elegant introductions of stars from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium for more than a half century earned him the nickname "The Voice of God,\" died Sunday. He was 99.")
Bob Sheppard, whose elegant introductions of stars from Joe DiMaggio to Derek Jeter at Yankee Stadium for more than a half century earned him the nickname "The Voice of God," died Sunday. He was 99.
The revered public address announcer died at his Long...Tags: The Associated Press, Johnny Mize, New York Yankees, Tourism and Leisure, Multi-Sport Events
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Hit man
Sun StaffThe shaggy-haired teen lines a pitch into the outfield, and the ping from his aluminum bat echoes throughout an empty Camden Yards. The slightly graying, 40-year-old man on the pitcher's mound offers encouragement and throws again, prompting another...Tags: Fidel Castro, New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, ESPN (tv network), Mark McGwire
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New $1.5 billion Yankee Stadium Formally Opens
NEW YORK (AP) - The last time Yankee Stadium opened, Babe Ruth starred and the ballpark quickly became the house he built. Eighty-six years later, a new Yankee Stadium was ready to make its debut. "They'll find a way to get those ghosts over there,"...Tags: The Washington Post, Lifestyle and Leisure, David Paterson, Whitey Ford, Dave Winfield
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Notes & Quotes from Yankees' 7-1 win over Red Sox
On the Yankees beat* Jorge Posada threw out Jacoby Ellsbury attempting to steal. * Derek Jeter went 1-for-2 with a walk in his return to the Yankees. * A.J. Burnett allowed one run and three hits with two walks and four strikeouts in......Tags: Jacoby Ellsbury, Jorge Posada, A.J. Burnett, Grapefruit League, Johnny Damon
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Scenes from Cooperstown
Californian has always had eyes for Ripken It was way back in 1983 when a 15-year-old California girl and her baseball fanatic father were watching the World Series on television and she became smitten with the ice-blue eyes of the Orioles' young...Tags: New York Yankees, Weather, Cal Ripken, Jr., Earl Weaver, Philadelphia Phillies
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O's, Yankees fans set rivalry aside to cheer Ripken
sun reporterThough it doesn't happen often, Orioles and New York Yankees fans were on the same side yesterday. Rather than leave Camden Yards and immerse themselves in the gnarled post-game traffic, some stayed to watch a taped broadcast of Cal Ripken Jr.'s Hall of...Tags: Jim Palmer, New York Yankees, Brady Anderson, Earl Weaver, Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Did Billy Martin have a problem with Ken Holtzman?
WatchdogMSG will begin re-running ESPN's "Bronx is Burning" series at 9 p.m. Sunday night, with extensive supplementary interviews the network has dubbed the "Summer of '77." Not surprisingly, Reggie Jackson's sitdown with his old friend and teammate Fran Healy...Tags: Catfish Hunter, Jim Rice, George Steinbrenner, Fort Lauderdale, New York
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MSG's Fran Healy reconnects with the 1977 Yankees
WatchdogThere was one thing above all that veterans of the 1977 Yankees wanted to know when the ESPN series "The Bronx is Burning" premiered in 2007: "The one question most had was, 'Is the guy playing me good looking?'" Fran......Tags: Tommy Lasorda, ESPN (tv network), George Brett, Movies, Entertainment
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AL wins marathon midsummer classic
Sun reporterOn a perfect summer evening for baseball, in the sport's most venerable cathedral, with nearly 50 of its all-time greats looking on, the 79th All-Star Game simply didn't want the good times to end. The longest midsummer classic, time-wise, in history...Tags: Health, Lifestyle and Leisure, Miami Marlins, Multi-Sport Events, Hospitals and Clinics
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A first-rate topic
Jayson Stark of ESPN.com is out with a book about the most overrated and underrated baseball players of all time, which sounds like the beginning of a cottage industry to me.
Soon to follow: "The Stark Truth 2.0: Guys Who Were Underrated Before Everybody...Tags: Barnes & Noble, Inc., Steve Garvey, Alex Rodriguez, Juan Pierre, Felix Potvin
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