Comments on: Bob Sheppard, The Voice of God: 1910-2010

By: YANKEES1996

YANKEES1996 — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:17:03 +0000

It is with tremendous sadness that we say goodbye to Bob Sheppard. He was truly the “Golden Voice of my Childhood”, I can still hear his voice gently calling out the names of my childhood heroes and I still get goosebumps thinking of those days in the sun. When I became a father I took my sons to Yankee Stadium to see their first baseball games and they too were lucky enough to hear the “Voice of God” calling out the players names as they stepped into the batters box. Rest in peace Mr. Sheppard I cannot even begin to imagine how many lives your voice and your good grace enrichened.

By: Jason @ IIATMS

Jason @ IIATMS — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:59:44 +0000

If a person’s voice could be described as “elegant”, that person could only be Bob Sheppard.
Rest well, good man

By: Buccofan

Buccofan — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 15:28:30 +0000

He was a class act all the way and never a part of the Bronx Zoo that is often the Yankees. Rest well, Mr. Sheppard.

By: Old Gator

Old Gator — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 13:22:33 +0000

First time I ever attended a baseball game was at Yankee Stadiunm back in 1960 as a ten year old and Shepherd was there. The Yankees were as gifted with voices as they were on the field in those days – Shepherd at the Stadium and Mel Allen and Phil Rizzuto on the radio. All quiet now. I’m always a little dissatisfied when contemporaneous baseball announcers all sound so alike, inured to their all but interchangeable mass-market friendly glottal-stop vocal patterns, but I treasure the memories of a time when unique gifts trumped customer surveys and the stultification of mass marketing. Good job, Bob.

By: SouthofHeaven

SouthofHeaven — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:19:05 +0000

The Yankees are silent forever.

By: SDelMonte

SDelMonte — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:39:56 +0000

Mr. Sheppard transcends local rivalry as much as anything else. This is a sad day for all New Yorkers, for Mets fans almost as much as for fans of the Yankees. Hearing his voice was a true delight. He was already missed at Yankee games and will be missed that much more.
I bet Jeter does something dramatic in his first at bat at home Thursday.

By: YankeesfanLen

YankeesfanLen — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:34:08 +0000

Thanks for the timely tribute, Bob Sheppard will always be in Yankees fans hearts. (Talk amongst yourselves)

By: ben s

ben s — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 11:27:35 +0000

He will be missed.
R.I.P. Bob Sheppard