It is high! It is far! It is…time to talk about New York Yankees radio voice John Sterling’s home-run calls.
I grew up in a house without a TV, so Mr. Sterling was my portal to the world of Yankees baseball. I was captivated by his passion for the team from the Bronx as I anxiously anticipated every home run call, every drawn out, SpongeBob-SquarePants warbled “the” when the Bombers won.
The 80-year-old is still killing it in the broadcast booth, and he’s still getting creative with his calls of Yankees home runs. Everyone remembers the classics, like “Bern, baby bern!