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John Sterling is the best


Daily Skew to MEDIA: John is Great

John Sterling certainly has his critics (WFAN, NY Daily News, NY Post, NY Newsday, Internet message boards, subscribers to MLB radio, etc).

Here’s a listing of the criticisms:
1) He roots for the Yankees.
2) He makes errors.
3) His play-by-play is not detailed enough.
4) He so overly dramatic for even the most routine plays, that it is impossible to distinguish the routine plays from the truly spectacular ones.
5) He makes excuses for Yankees players and management.
6) His views on baseball are purely from the Yankees perspective.
7) He is forgetful.
8) His is a paid George Steinbrenner shill and yes-man- “the company line”.
9) He takes shots at other teams and the MEDIA.
10) His nicknames and catchphrases for Yankees players are unprofessional, biased, and annoying.
11) “Theeeeeeeeeeeee” is shameless, offensive, and repetitive.

All that being said, John Sterling is my favorite announcer going today. John, a true fan of the players, is in a position to protect them from the bloodthirsty MEDIA hordes; he is their spokesman and apologist. He is the anti-Snapshot Joe, meaning John does NOT get caught up in the moment.

And it’s a shame millions of people don’t understand that John Sterling is doing a radio BIT, a la Phil Hendrie. HE KNOWS when he’s spinning something to protect the Yankees, and he KNOWS when he is setting up the scene to cushion a loss for a young pitcher or a Yankees loss. My point is that he is fully AWARE when he’s doing a bit.. He realizes how people read and hear so much venom and poison about the Yankees every day, and he’s the only one who doesn’t go to that level. In fact, John doesn’t even criticize the most hated players, such as Barry Bonds and Manny Ramirez. John doesn’t get on a soapbox or bandwagons or witch hunts about steroids or even when Kenny Rogers was “cheating”. Something that his critics never report is that John ALWAYS promotes the opposing team and players (of course, the reason is to build the team into a credible threat so that IF the Yankees win, it would show how great the Yankees are, and IF they lose…well, they were playing the INDIANS, one of the best teams in the league! nudge, nudge, wink, wink).

In fact, as a loyal listener to John for many years (he and Michael Kaye were the best tag team ever- John would appeal to your emotions, and Michael to your brain with stats) I can vouch for his honesty and balanced reporting. Sure, he’s for the Yankees, but THAT’S HIS JOB. Another thing his critics don’t point out is that John DOES criticize bad PLAYS (he usually has a great reason for the error, though) by the Yankees players (but not the PERSON). He also will be the first to discuss the problems with starters not lasting 5 innings, and the toll it takes on the bullpen. And when the Yanks just aren’t good enough, he’ll say it.

With the recent MEDIA blasting Joe Torre and the Yankees have been receiving, Mr. Sterling has offered these words of wisdom:

1) Last year, the Twins were 10 games out in August, but still made first place.
2) When a Daily News reporter was in the announcing booth with John, the reporter said there was so much optimism because K-Igawa pitched great, and how the Yankees will be on the right track because their pitching staff is all set now, etc. but John disagreed and said it is ridulous for the MEDIA to take ONE GAME from Igawa, and translate that into a successful year for him going forward.
3) John has continued to tell listeners that player stats regress to the mean, i.e. players that start hot level off, and players that start cold also level up to their expected historical levels of production.

For all the MEDIA bashing Joe Torre, Derek Jeter, and John Sterling get, it’s amazing that their ability to remain calm and speak the truth doesn’t wave. They are the voices of reason in this age of chaos. For those of you who just “don’t get it”, John Sterling is probably over your head. It’s more of a reflection of you. I don’t blame you for not “getting it”, but try laying of ripping him until you do.


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  7 comments for “John Sterling is the best”

  1. SYLKY220
    December 25, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    John "Experience" McCain is doing just fine..Its the dems you need to worry about..

  2. Eric
    July 29, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    I agree completely with the sentiment that most “critics” of John Sterling generally take a snippet or two here and there and then manufacture a caricature that doesn’t even resemble what actually takes place. John makes his share of mistakes but collectively I doubt it adds up to a significant level greater than the demigods of the distant past who are invoked all the time (anyone who invokes Mel Allen’s name should be reminded of the fact that his last five years as a Yankee broadcaster he was getting pummeled by critics for overtalking, while Red Barber in his last years as a broadcaster had become a surly diva more interested in showing up his colleages that he saw as his inferiors)

    Phil Mushnick’s psychotic raving obessions over Sterling these last 15 plus years literally read like the ravings of a stalker. And what’s pathetic is how Mushnick has his share of enablers who don’t hold him to task for the dishonesty in journalism he resorts to to justify his poison pen barbs aimed at Sterling (case in point-Mushnick on July 25 chose to lie about how Sterling called Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter to justify his contention that Sterling has always been about promoting himself).

    John is not perfect, but he has provided me with some great moments in listening to the games and became one of my permanent Voices of Summer years ago.

  3. Cara Ellison
    May 25, 2011 at 2:08 AM

    The problem with comments like this is that it is ranting, not analysis. I provide analysis, tying opinions to documents, evidence, and testimony. This guy provided none of that. This guy has bought into what Kirkendall calls the “simplistic Enron morality tale” without skepticism. It is lack of skepticism that makes witch hunts possible. So fuck off, bitch.

  4. anonhater
    May 18, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Dude, it’s very, very specific. “Women never lie”. It doesn’t say “people never make up rape allegations”. This isn’t about lying. This is about society’s retarded love affair with revenge and witch hunts.

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    April 9, 2011 at 12:26 AM

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  6. Anonymous
    June 26, 2007 at 7:29 PM

    Sterling describes the flow of the game very well if not the details of every play. In 2004, he gave the impression during the first 3 games that the Yanks can easily lose to the Red Sox, even 4 straight…good call.

  7. Tony
    April 30, 2007 at 6:58 PM

    It’s clear to me that the people who rip John don’t LISTEN to his broadcasts … they just hear a snippet here or there and jump to conclusions.

    Great pic, by the way. Nice to see the man behind theeeeeeeeee voice.

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