Raul Ibanez Home Run Calls: John Sterling Audio That is Goose Bump-Inducing

All, Baseball, Media Gossip/Musings Jason McIntyre October 11th. 2012, 9:53am

John Sterling, take a bow: Your home run calls last night in the Yankees thrilling victory were amazing. I preferred his call on the 9th inning homer to the 12th inning call, but that’s probably just me. [via WFAN Audio]

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63 Responses to “Raul Ibanez Home Run Calls: John Sterling Audio That is Goose Bump-Inducing”

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squawkbox Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 9:56 AM
Worst baseball play-by-play idiot ever.
Will. Not. Listen.
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A.P. Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 9:57 AM
/shakes uncontrollably while sounding like a douchebag on the radio
//no really, he shakes his body when he does the “yankees win, theeeeeeee yankees win”
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A.P. Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 9:59 AM
squawk, Sterling is bad but Hawk Harrelson is even worse.
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rittyrich Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
I think eccentrics are acceptable on radio broadcasts of baseball games.
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Badger Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
We’ve finally reached the point where people can’t enjoy a moment without having it sponsored. That’s incredibly sad.
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cleet Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:01 AM
Raul Ibanez Home Run Calls: John Sterling Audio That is Goose Turd-Inducing
I went ahead and fixed that for you, no need to thank or compensate me.
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A.P. Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
I think eccentrics are acceptable on radio broadcasts of baseball games.
if you’re eccentric and do a good job, yes. If you mess up calls every night? no.
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Career High Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:02 AM

squawk, Sterling is bad but Hawk Harrelson is even worse.
I think what makes Sterling the worst is that he is on radio and doesn’t accurately announce the game. “It is high, it is long” for every HR. Ibanez’s HR in the ninth wasn’t “high” or “long”.
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A.P. Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:02 AM
That’s incredibly sad.
how sad? pet gets hit by car sad or Penn state donations sad?
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Curtis the Close talker Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Never mentions the final score – too busy with his schtick. If you just got in your car, you would have no idea. Classic Sterling.
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Jason McIntyre Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:03 AM
he is a clown, yes, but the call – excited, roar of crowd, crack of the bat – is awesome. i listened to it 10 times already. had my 18 month old son listen to it. wife (yankees fan, too) enjoyed it
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rittyrich Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
if you’re eccentric and do a good job, yes. If you mess up calls every night? no.
Oh okay. I hate the Yankees so I would never listen to this guy except on a clip like above. So I’ll refine my statement to say that I’m fine with eccentric calls as long as they don’t get in the way.
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A.P. Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:05 AM
Suzyn Waldman probably wet herself multiple times in the clubhouse
/vomits
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Jason McIntyre Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Suzyn Waldman is the worst announcer in sports. Make Hawk Harrelson seem like Vin SCully
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heldover Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:09 AM
Suzyn Waldman probably wet herself multiple times in the clubhouse
/reminds self to call his Yankee-loving dad and do the “RAW-GUH CLEM-INS” bit for the 7,434th time
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Make Hawk Harrelson seem like Vin SCully
Still kills me that Hawk Harrelson was a GM in Major League Baseball in my lifetime.
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Worst baseball play-by-play idiot ever.
Will. Not. Listen.
agrees with cockbox.
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reggie_dunlap Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:12 AM
Best baseball call to end a game was Game 6, 1991 World Series as Kirby Puckett ended the game with a blast.
“And we’ll see you tomorrow night!”
/ Jack Buck
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Scouser Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Suzyn Waldman probably wet herself multiple times in the clubhouse
She’s probably drier than Death Valley down there.
/vomits more
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rittyrich Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:13 AM
Best baseball call to end a game was Game 6, 1991 World Series as Kirby Puckett ended the game with a blast.
Vomit.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Best baseball call to end a game was Game 6, 1991 World Series as Kirby Puckett ended the game with a blast.
Domestic violence is never funny, sir.
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VladimirCrouton Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
“And we’ll see you tomorrow night!”
/ Jack Buck
I preferred when Joe Buck did it last year.
/SC’d
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heldover Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
She’s probably drier than Death Valley down there.
We talking Steven Wright dry?
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:18 AM
OT…im doing training for this new fidelity invt shit and im almost 100% positive it’s scott van pelt’s voice.
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cleet Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Best baseball call to end a game was Game 6, 1991 World Series as Kirby Puckett ended the game with a blast.
“And we’ll see you tomorrow night!”
/ Jack Buck
Right guy, wrong game.
“I do not believe….what I just saw.”
My personal favorite is Scully’s call of Game 6 in ’86.
“Little roller up along first…BEHIND THE BAG”
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#pettycowards Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:20 AM
Its possible that our brains gave developed so visually now that radio guys ‘painting a picture’ doesnt matter as much. So all hr being high and long is no biggie
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#pettycowards Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
Is wright still uh…. comedy-ing?
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angry Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:22 AM
Best baseball call to end a game was Game 6, 1991 World Series as Kirby Puckett ended the game with a blast.
Indeed. Loved Puck as a kid. Too bad he was a woman-beating asshole.
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
/team clementines
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reggie_dunlap Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:24 AM
Right guy, wrong game.
“I do not believe….what I just saw.”
Which game was that?
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scripty Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Sterling is wretched. Ted William’s cryogenically frozen head that’s sitting in that lobster pot could provide a better call. He’s inaccurate and feeble. There are hundreds of announcers in MLB/MiLB that are better at their jobs than him. He’s an institution only to tired local media guys that hang on way to long. He’s dogshit.
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
this guy can choke on a bag of dicks. he is insufferable.
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ButtersBC Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Hawk Harrelson is worthy of the title hero
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johndewar Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:27 AM
Right guy, wrong game.
“I do not believe….what I just saw.”
Which game was that?
The Kirk Gibson game in ’88.
/I think
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rittyrich Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
By the way, thanks for the baseball posts TBL. Love seeing that.
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ohheelyeah Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
he is a clown, yes, but the call – excited, roar of crowd, crack of the bat – is awesome.
I don’t have the volume cranked to 11, but I never heard the bat.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Found a picture of Spence.
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cleet Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
The Kirk Gibson game in ’88.
/I think
Yeah, it was actually the radio call IIRC. I was watching the game but Buck’s radio call is what I always remember. Think Scully had the TV.
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scripty Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Vin Scully nailed it for the Game 6 and Game 7 in 86. Both calls are transcendent.
I’ve heard a ton of Scully and to be honest, it pains me to hear him now. He’s lost his fastball. He was the best and he seems a bit all over the place. Some of that is always do to his simulcasts in the LA market, I realize. His nuance for the game is still great but the broadcasts are getting clumsy.
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:32 AM
surprisingly close…wow. only ive got a full beard and brown hair.
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johndewar Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I’ve heard a ton of Scully and to be honest, it pains me to hear him now. He’s lost his fastball. He was the best and he seems a bit all over the place. Some of that is always do to his simulcasts in the LA market, I realize. His nuance for the game is still great but the broadcasts are getting clumsy.
I think you’re right, but given his body of work, I’m cool with giving him a pass. I’d still rather hear him than many play-by-play guys out there.
/also, pours one out for Harry Kalas
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HtownHacker Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
My personal favorite is Scully’s call of Game 6 in ’86.
“Little roller up along first…BEHIND THE BAG”
Fuck off.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
Yeah I thought it was actually fairly close, especially the facial expression and eyes.
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scripty Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
The game (5?) where Gibson took Gossage deep was a great call. There’s a great NFL Films equivalent of that game, MLB having the audio of Billy Williams chatting with Gossage before that at bat. Gossage is like “I got him” and then Gibson hauls off on him
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:34 AM
Dude’s fucking wailing on that mandolin, too.
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arkbadger Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Best baseball call to end a game was Game 6, 1991 World Series as Kirby Puckett ended the game with a blast.
Vomit.
and I thought you were cool Ritty
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cleet Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Fuck off.
That’s no language for a new parent.
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:37 AM
Dude’s fucking wailing on that mandolin, too.
im in awe of his rasgueado.
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scripty Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
I’m not certain that’s Spencer. Spencer’s mandolin has a Creed sticker slapped up on it. I don’t see that sticker there.
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
are you fucking kidding me with that shit? id never put ANY sticker on my guitar. that’s fucking sacrilege bro, and i wont stand for it.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
im in awe of his rasgueado.
The drummer for Los Lobos plays Jarana huasteca on some songs and was busting out an insane rasgueado on Tuesday. Was stunning.
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:44 AM
oh man…i bet it was. a good rasgueado by someone who knows what they’re doing gives me goosebumps.
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
Granted he looks like an old Butters height Mexican version of Tom Morello (might be Mexican also) so it was kind of disturbing. Was like watching an old Oompa Loompa rock out.
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Dawgfather Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
I came to find out if the Yankee game beat Modern Family in the TV ratings…
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
Granted he looks like an old Butters height Mexican version of Tom Morello (might be Mexican also) so it was kind of disturbing. Was like watching an old Oompa Loompa rock out.
in a similar vein…kinda how i feel about the time i saw this badass indian guitarist debashish bhattacharya. just didn’t expect to see a guitar juggernaut when i heard the dude give a lecture before playing.
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#pettycowards Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Los lobos are great. La pistola y el corazon ftw
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
in a similar vein…kinda how i feel about the time i saw this badass indian guitarist debashish bhattacharya. just didn’t expect to see a guitar juggernaut when i heard the dude give a lecture before playing.
The Indian Esteban!
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spencer096 Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
The Indian Esteban!
he shreds like vishnu. thank you, strum again.
/raycess
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#pettycowards Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:54 AM
Jose feliciano
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Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Jose feliciano
Dude had the original SEC Hair.
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Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
Great call by Sterling.
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PeerLessPrices Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
how sad? pet gets hit by car sad or Penn state donations sad
Glad to see this meme continue.
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vajayjay redick Says:
October 11th, 2012 at 1:03 PM
Need a big start from Yooze tonight.