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Speaker 2: Here's the one one swung on. There goes Kate loved
Speaker 2: it is high, hell us far hot us gone number
Speaker 2: sixty two to set the new American League record. Aaron
Speaker 2: Judge hits his sixty second. All the Yankees out of
Speaker 2: the dugout to greet him.
Speaker 3: John Sterling, he has retired, is the iconic voice of
Speaker 3: the New York Yankees. He joins us. Now we are
Speaker 3: so on behalf of John, of Mike Bloomberg, and all
Speaker 3: of us here thrilled to have you with us today.
Speaker 3: I grew up John Sterling on Kurt Goudie, and I
Speaker 3: love watching Padres baseball, Donnercillo and Mark Grant because they
Speaker 3: have the energy. John Sterling has the energy that you
Speaker 3: have that you gave to baseball US and you give
Speaker 3: game after game. Where did that come.
Speaker 2: From, Mitchie? From inside my being? Whatever the inside my
Speaker 2: being is. First of all, you should know this. I
Speaker 2: thought it was kind of nice about Bloomberg Radio. Bloomberg
Speaker 2: Radio is at eleven thirty on the AM in New York,
Speaker 2: and when I grew up, that was wnewam and that's
Speaker 2: where I wanted to work. I mean I thought doing
Speaker 2: a disc jockey show at WNEW would be the end
Speaker 2: of the world. Anyway, I've had all this passion inside
Speaker 2: of me since I was a kid. I knew I
Speaker 2: was going to be on the air, which was a
Speaker 2: great thing because I never had to worry about school,
Speaker 2: which is a good thing because I was a terrible student,
Speaker 2: and I knew what I was going to do. And
Speaker 2: lo and behold. Now I've been on the air sixty
Speaker 2: four years. So as they say enough is enough, well, you.
Speaker 3: Know, it's been no pun intended a Sterling career. But
Speaker 3: the issue John Sterling, for so many is you're inenthusiasm
Speaker 3: is seeping out of the sport. Are the announcers today
Speaker 3: two numbers oriented to sterilized? I would suggest we need
Speaker 3: more John Sterling, like, can you come back? Please?
Speaker 2: I cannot come back. I have done it. I've gotten
Speaker 2: all the You know, Mel Stademayer, the pitching coach, used
Speaker 2: to go to the mound when the guy was in
Speaker 2: this final inning and Mel would say, empty the tank. Well,
Speaker 2: my tank is emptied, and all the wonderful things have
Speaker 2: said about me, my goodness, that makes you feel so good.
Speaker 2: But as far as I'm being as toothle as I can.
Speaker 2: As far as the passion or the energy or the stamina,
Speaker 2: that's all inside of me. And I never thought I
Speaker 2: was setting records by broadcasting a game after game empty.
Speaker 2: It was just what I did for a living and
Speaker 2: how I supported my family and also something I love doing.
Speaker 2: So you know what a lucky person I am.
Speaker 1: Well, how about John, I think I speaking for Yankee fans,
Speaker 1: we were the lucky Ones. Five four twenty regular season
Speaker 1: and two hundred and eleven playoff Yankee games. Just extraordinary. John,
Speaker 1: From your perspective, what's one of the biggest changes in
Speaker 1: the game over your career. I mean there's been so
Speaker 1: many changes. What stands out to you?
Speaker 2: Well, the last changes have been the best, you know
Speaker 2: of The pitch clock at all has made the games
Speaker 2: was so much faster, and all they did was eliminate
Speaker 2: dead time. It didn't take anything away from the game,
Speaker 2: so that I like I have hated the launch angle
Speaker 2: and all that goes with it. I want people to
Speaker 2: put the bat on the ball, and so you know
Speaker 2: that's kind of been a change. Pitches not pitching the
Speaker 2: comesacks say those are dark. So John, just in the.
Speaker 3: Time that we got left with you. You know, I
Speaker 3: look at all the different players here and we have
Speaker 3: a wonderful relationship with Jason Kelly with a Rod. Tell
Speaker 3: us your perspective on the uniqueness of Alex Rodriguez.
Speaker 2: Well, he's a fabulous player who could run and hit
Speaker 2: and hit for extreme power. He should not have gotten
Speaker 2: himself into trouble. He didn't need you. He was too talented.
Speaker 2: But anyway, I always got along great with a Rod.
Speaker 3: John Sterling, congratulations, I guess wonderful ceremonies at Yankee Stadium
Speaker 3: this weekend. John Sterling, always, forever Yankees Baseball