John Sterling's Ichiro home run call

http://deadspin.com/5930363/ichiro-hit-his-first-home-run-as-a-yankee-and-john-sterlings-call-embarrassed-everyone

As noted on New York Mag's website, you can't really say it's racist. It's just so, so stupid. I know Sterling makes a habit of sounding stupid, but he might have set himself a new low here.

"Ichiro, the Yankees' rising sun, says 'sayonara' in the second deck in right."

Get it? Because he's Japanese?

However, I have no idea WTF rising sun means in that context.

 

Rising son, he means.
But Ichiro was a rising star a long time ago.

Still can't believe New Yorkers put up with Sterling's act. Demand someone good!

 

A 38-year-old hitting 60 points below his career average is a "rising son"?

Wow. That call is even dumber than I thought.

 

MankyJimy prolly blew a nut when he heard it.

 

Anyone who insists on scripted home-run calls completely misses the point of live broadcasting, which is all about spontaneous reaction and commentary. Sterling is a buffoon.

Even worse, he's a highly paid buffoon. God must have a sick sense of humor.

 

Hacky, but nothing he should get in trouble for...

 

So this. I can't believe listeners in the NYC market put up with amateur hour crap out of the Yankees' crew. By comparison, the Mets' crew sounds like Masterpiece Theatre.

I've tired to listen on XM a few times, but the Yankees are right there with the Astros and Milo Hamilton on the unlistenable scale.

For that matter, the Red Sox radio crew isn't that much better. With a few exceptions, it seems the baseball radio gets better as you travel west. Most of the Western Division crews in both leagues are decent to great.

Most of the bad crews are in the two Eastern Divisions.

 

Either that, or Sterling must have some compromising pics of George locked up in his desk drawer.

 

Milo Hamilton is so much better.

Sterling is the absolute worst. Just the worst.

It really is an embarrassment that he calls the game.

There are plenty of people who will be loyal soldiers/homers, but will at least call the game better.

 

Dave O'Brien is pretty good, although he'd probably be a better fit on their TV crew.

Sterling never used to be this bad with the scripted calls. I found Sterling/Kay listenable.

 

They have to be, by far, the worst radio tandem out there. It makes the YES crew look respectable.