soto speak: a thread for the 2024 new york yankees

the vibes are good

Juan Soto signing autographs as a pitch is about to be thrown. Guy just loves the fans pic.twitter.com/AVZt3gGfdf

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 9, 2024

That's hilarious. Just to see what would have happened, I wish whoever was up had hit one out there.

The vibes are indeed good, I hope soto abuses that porch for a long time.

no

Counterpoint:

He looks really cool doing it

voodoo chili: before Soto had been given the "Childish Bambino" nickname, my fantasy team was named "Soto Voce"

H.P.: these yankees are actually pretty likeable(!) but that is no excuse for any non-yankees fans to wish them good luck. deep down, the yankees are evil

instead, let us perhaps concentrate on it being the 20th anniversary of them becoming the only MLB team to ever blow a 3-0 lead in a best-of-7 playoff series

ty for ur understanding

I don't want to get in another row so I'll hold my opinions here for today. No promises for tomorrow.

I 100% can celebrate that anniversary though. The 23yr anniversary was my main fuel for cheering the dbacks last post-season

Okay I'll share just one opinion. Since following baseball I've always quietly mourned the yanks getting knocked out in the post season because: 1. 4 out of 5 of those knockouts have been from the Astros and Red Sox who are two teams I like less than the Yanks, and 2. I really want to live in this bomber jacket for 9 days straight in late October/November, just one year.
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john sterling is retiring effective immediately!

sure, he was never great at actually conveying what was happening on the field, but he was a singular character, the kind they really don't make anymore and never will again. i have literally never experienced another voice of the yankees.

thaaaa pitch

Cut on

now where will we get home run calls referencing 1950s broadway musicals

from new yankees play-by-play announcer harvey fierstein, of course

i’m not even a yankee fan but i enjoyed his idiosyncrasies a lot

Dude deserves to chill and just listen to some games for once

I don't know who fangraph is pic.twitter.com/59VypfZNgQ

— John Sterling Calls (@JSterlingCalls) August 31, 2020

I love that clip so much

I got in trouble with my gf back in the day by suggesting that no one wants to listen to Susan

can we get rid of Anthony Kay too

Michael Kay too

Yup

xxxp she was right to do it, especially if you can't spell suzyn

i think sterling went to some lengths to obscure his age, but according to wiki he's 85. (and waldman is 77)

i will never stop saying 'you cannot predict baseball, suzyn'

this is nice: https://defector.com/john-sterling-was-the-soundtrack-to-my-life

First time in FRANCHISE history Yankees starters have worked at least 5.0 innings and allowed two runs or fewer in 11 consecutive starts. And doing it all without Gerrit Cole.

— Peter Botte (@PeterBotte) May 23, 2024

luis gil has given up something like 2 earned runs in his last 30 innings