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Article: Bob Sheppard: your attention please, ladies and gentlemen, now speaking--Yankee Stadium's public address announcer.(Questions & Answers)(Interview)
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- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- November 1, 2004
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NOT ALL SPORTS FANS WOULD RECOGNIZE HIS name, but almost all would recognize his voice. It is the voice of the New York Yankees, the New York Giants, and it is as distinctive as pinstripes. Former Yankees great Reggie Jackson once called it the "voice of God." "Your attention, please, ladies and gentlemen," Bob Sheppard begins in his deep, distinguished voice before nearly every announcement he makes as Yankee Stadium's public address announcer. "Now batting for the Yankees, the shortstop, Derek Jeter ... No. 2." So your attention, please, ladies and gentlemen. Now batting for this questions and answer column, Bob Sheppard.
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