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Evan & Tiki

John Sterling’s Greatness Shined Even in Yankees Heartbreak

Evan & Tiki

Audacy

Sports

4.2988 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Evan Roberts and Tiki Barber continue honoring John Sterling by focusing on a part of his career that deserves more appreciation: the way he handled devastating Yankees losses. From Arizona’s 2001 World Series walk off to Josh Beckett closing out the 2003 World Series and Boston completing its 2004 comeback, the conversation highlights how Sterling gave every huge baseball moment the weight it deserved. The guys also discuss Aaron Boone revealing that Sterling privately recorded a version of Boone’s 2003 pennant winning home run call after Charlie Steiner had the original radio call. It becomes a tribute not just to Sterling’s voice, but to his showmanship, professionalism, and rare ability to make history feel big no matter which team was celebrating.

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0:00.0

John Sterling deserved every tribute he got yesterday, whether it's as a person or what he did for us as New Yorkers, Yankee fans, non-Yanky fans with an excellent broadcasting career. We did it all here on WFN. If you missed any of it, you can obviously download our podcasts and check it out. The Yankees did an incredible job. They had a video package set up for John. The players were on the field. They put the flowers down at home play, both Michael Kay and Susan Walben. and there were tributes all over the place.

0:24.6

Broadcast. set up for John. The players were on the field. They put the flowers down at home play, both Michael

0:21.1

Kay and Susan Walben. And there were tributes all over the place. Broadcasters imitating John

0:26.3

with the high as far, or this team wins, that team wins. But I want to show you something

0:32.1

about John Sterling's greatness that I don't think enough people appreciate. It bothered me. It bothers

0:37.4

me. And bothers me.

0:38.0

And Susan even said it when she was on with us yesterday, when anyone called him a homer.

0:42.8

Because he wasn't a homer.

0:44.4

John Sterling did something that a lot of broadcasters can't do.

0:48.0

He lived for the big moment, even when it was bad for the New York Yankees.

0:54.2

And so Yankee fans, bear with me.

0:56.3

And Sean, you'll approve that this is not trolling.

0:58.8

This is just showing the brilliance of John Sterling.

1:01.1

This was probably the most show prep we did today was you clearing the air with me and we went over everything.

1:05.5

Yes.

1:06.3

We have now pulled three of the most painful moments in New York Yankees history as called by John Sterling.

1:14.8

And the three moments, and I'm not including 2024, I put that one away.

1:18.4

I think that's too soon.

1:20.0

Let's just tuck that one away.

1:21.8

I pulled game seven of the 01 World Series Luis Gonzalez walkoff.

1:27.8

I pulled Josh Beckett getting the final out of game six of the World Series in 2003.

1:33.7

And yes, the final out of the collapse of 2004.

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