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A WFAN caller purported to have a lead on who the new Yankees radio announcer will be. Venerable play-by-play broadcaster John Sterling retired earlier this season due to health issues and there is much intrigue as to who the longterm replacement will be. A caller named “Dr.

Joe” phoned into WFAN’s morning show with Boomer Esiason and Gregg Giannotti and said that Dave Sims has been “thrown out to me” as a possible replacement for Sterling. Sims, 71, is currently the TV play-by-play announcer for the Mariners and was a talk show host during the early days of WFAN. Considering the tone of the call, there’s a strong possibility that this was a good old fashioned radio bit.



Giannotti asked Dr. Joe to clarify his assertion that he was “close” with the Yankees booth. Dr.

Joe said that he knows Sterling, Suzyn Waldman, Justin Shackil and others, but declined to say how because it would be a “HIPAA” violation. He floated the idea that Sterling could potentially be “dragged” back into the booth should the Yankees make the World Series this season. WFAN caller “Dr.

Joe” claims Suzyn Waldman floated Dave Sims to replace John Sterling pic.twitter.com/i1Tg6zeOgc Shackil and Emmanuel Berbari have split time in the booth next to Waldman since Sterling’s retirement.

Asked how he heard about Sims, Dr. Joe said that it just “came up” and paused when the hosts pressed him who he heard it from. Asked specifically if it was Waldman who told him, Dr.

Joe responde.

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