and Giants fans.. who have a lot of overlap with Yankees fans. Mets and Jets fans have an inferiority complex.
My only problem with Suzyn is she was born in Newton and somehow became a huge Yankees fan.
No, it's not. She has an annoying voice and it's not because she's a woman. Some men have annoying voices too. There are plenty of women who have great voices but she ain't one of them. No one is making fun of all women's voices or saying that no woman should be in the booth- just her.
This is definitely true. When I moved here I would never wear a Sox hat in public. Now I do all the time and I get more positive comments than negative.
I can’t help but laugh that Yankees fans have had to listen to her Boston accent for so many years. I always wonder while listening to her how long would a Red Sox radio personality last with a thick New York accent. The outrage would have powered half of New England.
Yeah, I mean Suzyn yelling "Roger Clemens is in George's box" is an all-time clip and it has nothing to do with sexism. Really weird take to say that it does.
He has always been terrible. I worked with a Yankee fan in 1996-1997 and we were having the same conversation about his mistakes.
Somebody starts a thread about Sterling retiring and suddenly it becomes about Suzyn. That’s what bothers me.
This is absolutely true. Several times I heard him compliment an opponent by comparing their effort on a particular play to something you might see from Jeter, which is really as glowing as you can get.
You're right about his voice. For me, the short list of the best broadcast voices ever includes Sterling and Gil Santos, along with Vin Scully and prime Dick Stockton. I actually think Dave O'Brien has a great broadcast voice too, but he's too dull.
This is the whole thing.
I recall that Suzyn was a dues paying member of BLOHARD (Benevolent Loyal Order of Honorable and Ancient Red Sox
This is true. And I think it's what makes Castig still listenable. They enjoy it.
It's funny that you mention that. I listen to parts of a few dozen NYY games every year, and one thing I noticed lately is that it seemed like they weren't talking *to* each other. They each did their jobs, but there was a lack of back-and-forth. Small sample size, perhaps.
I dont think her voice is any "worse" than Remy's was.
I kind of agree, which is why I reluctantly started the thread.
Yeah that was a shining moment of preposterous overstatement.
So people ripping on Sterling for being an over the hill fool who can't call plays correctly are also being sexist?
THAT is a great idea.And it keeps him involved, which seems to be quite important to him.
I also love Suzyn Waldman quietly saying “he caught it” while Sterling continues on with his HR call
Sterling actually did correct himself on that part of it a few seconds later, which just makes the "he never threw it back in" cover-up even stranger.
Seriously. Is he watching the game on a ouija board?
Think this is the bigger issue. If he immediately corrected himself "Oh wait, it was caught!" it wouldn't be such a big deal. But the constant awkward pause for some time before being softly corrected by Susan or someone in his ear is weird.
I work in architecture (building construction - not software) and over 20 years can't tell you how many old guys I've seen insist on dragging themselves into the office every day in their late 60's/ 70's when their abilities were long past them. Ownership would gently look the other way and others would occasionally prod "Why not just retire?" and the answer would almost always come back as some form of "And do what? Go home to die?"
People in their late 60s shouldn't be in steep decline; if they are not doing as well as they used to it's probably a combination of things (not giving as much of a shit anymore being chief among them). If their performance starts to suck, the conversation needs to be about that. Make it a practice to tell old people "It's time to retire" and await the inevitable age discrimination claims roll in.
Be great if someone could track that interview down (the one with Neyer and Sterling)
This pretty much sums up how I feel. Living in western MA, near the New York border there would be times when I might be traveling (pre Sirius XM) and the Yankee broadcast might be all that I could pick up in my truck. Sterling has such a classic voice, but I never liked him and Suzyn as a broadcast team. I think him saying that Stanton never threw the ball in gets lost a bit on the majority of fans as this is a radio broadcast. Perhaps better stated by saying something akin to, "Between the great catch and the slight delay on showing the ball, he certainly had me fooled.", but he worked his way out of it as best as he could in the moment.
No one is doubting or arguing with you. Some people just feel bad that a guy who was pretty good at his job isn't good any more.
