Comments on: The Sky’s the Limit https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/ Bronx Banter Blog, Served Fresh Daily Mon, 04 May 2026 18:16:50 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 By: Evil Empire https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412085 Mon, 04 May 2026 18:16:50 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412085 [72] Listening to games on the radio has always been a part of my life. Back in the 80s, I used to sometimes catch Yankees games on a clock radio that I’d move around my room to get a signal with varying degrees of success. Since the early 2000s, I’ve always printed out the schedule of games before the season and hung it on my wall above my credenza. I always go through the schedule and highlight all the Monday through Friday day games, so I’ll remember to tune in at the office. And I put a W or an L on every game on the schedule. Someday they’ll find a big pile of seasons in one of my drawers at work 🙂

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412084 Mon, 04 May 2026 13:57:11 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412084 Oh wow.
I guess I listened to him for almost my entire Yankee fan life. Not quite — I certainly remember Scooter — but pretty close.

]]> By: Evil Empire https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412083 Mon, 04 May 2026 13:54:02 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412083 The first time I remember hearing John Sterling was on July 4, 1985, when the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets played 18 innings through multiple rain delays on his birthday. The game went on until around 4:00 AM. For some reason, I stayed up and watched the entire thing between episodes of old sitcoms. He called pitcher Rick Camp’s 17th-inning 2-out game-tying homer like the Braves had just won the World Series. Unfortunately, they were still the Braves and managed to blow it the next inning.

As a Yankee announcer, I always thought he was the tops, and I loved all his home run calls and how he announced a Yankees’ win. I can recall so many driveway moments, like one night when Jorge juiced a grand slam to win a game (maybe in 2006 or 2007). And my wife and I regularly listened to him, and Suzyn Waldman, who brought the game to us on our front porch in the evenings until he retired. I’m confident that he would tell her about the news of his passing, “Well, Suzyn, that’s baseball.”

RIP, Mr. Sterling.

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412082 Mon, 04 May 2026 12:23:25 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412082 RIP, John Sterling.

]]> By: Hank Waddles https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412081 Mon, 04 May 2026 00:04:26 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412081 So Volpe will be staying in Scranton for the time being. There’s a narrative out there that the front office is approaching this season with desperation and that they’re making ruthless decisions that they wouldn’t have in years past. (Sending Gil down instead of giving him more starts to figure it out, sitting McMahon down against lefties, unlike when they gave people like LeMaheiu and Donaldson almost a full season.)

This move with Volpe is the strongest evidence of this yet. In the old days, Volpe would be leading off and playing shortstop in the Bronx tomorrow, whether he deserves it or not. I’m not anti-Volpe, but this is clearly the best decision for the team, and I love it.

]]> By: Hank Waddles https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412080 Sun, 03 May 2026 22:47:34 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412080 More and more it looks like they knew what they were doing when they decided to run it back.

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412079 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:55:11 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412079 Yankees outscored the Os 27-9 so far

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412078 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:46:30 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412078 That was an extremely good inning for the Martian.

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412077 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:44:04 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412077 Double digits.
Yes, he is, he hasn’t pitched in 5 days. As per the Orioles broadcasters

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412076 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:42:19 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412076 Hm, is Bednar going to pitch?
I would say yes, but… there’s no day off tomorrow. Maybe he shouldn’t pitch today.

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412075 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:37:01 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412075 Even more? I don’t recognize this year’s Yankees

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412074 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:35:55 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412074 Aaaaand….
it’s Yankee Bullpen Safe now.

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412073 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:34:14 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412073 Acceptable

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412072 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:33:20 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412072 Yeah was it ever. Dumb play.
But, I accept it!

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412071 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:32:10 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412071 That bunt was rolling foul.

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412070 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:30:21 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412070 Oh, Martian Insurance, my fave.

Jazz really wanted to steal, but… not required.

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412069 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:29:51 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412069 Breathing room.

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412068 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:29:25 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412068 Thank you Martian!

]]> By: rbj https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412067 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:26:46 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412067 Some insurance would be good

]]> By: RIYank https://www.bronxbanterblog.com/2026/04/27/the-skys-the-limit/#comment-412066 Sun, 03 May 2026 20:18:59 +0000 http://www.bronxbanterblog.com/?p=128901#comment-412066 Not a Fried-level start.
Let’s see if the back end of the bullpen can make this lead stick…

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