Talk:John Sterling (sportscaster)

message: I find it disturbing the anyone would make reference to craig carton, who is now IN PRISON! in this posting. carton has no talent and was the sole reason I stopped listening to "Sports radio 66!  WFAN New York!" I still have not returned to WFAN and more than likely will not ever.    — Preceding unsigned comment added by JonJacobAstor (talk • contribs) 12:35, 21 April 2019 (UTC)

message: * In October 2003, after the World Series, Yankee haters from all over were saying, "THEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES LOSE!!!!"
** ... were they? 71.170.194.55 02:42, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Evidence? Not really. I heard a couple times though. --Do Not Talk About Feitclub (contributions) 03:20, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

text: The age is accurate if USSearch.com is considered reliable.  It has "John Sterling, Edgewater, NJ" as being 71 (or turning 71 during this calendar year).  However, the name issue is a separate matter and, without verifiable proof, should remain removed, IMO.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.247.252 (talk) 01:41, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Catchphrase

message: The April 19, 1991 New York Times obituary of John Sterling's father, advertising executive Carl Sloss confirms the above statement that John Sterling was once known, and presumably, was also born, as John Sloss. Additionally confirming is Bill Pennington's 10/1/11 NYTimes article stating that Sterling's father was "Carl, an advertising executive." Mwprods (talk) 04:06, 3 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The Moskowitz reference also needs to be removed from the John Sterling disambiguation page, and the year of birth on the disambiguation page should be edited to match the DOB in the article.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.188.247.252 (talk) 01:26, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Birth name

message: Has it been verified that this is really Sterling's blog?  Sure doesn't look like it would be.  Looks more like just a fan site.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.200.177.10 (talk) 19:14, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Official Blog? 

message: Are the  tags really necessary, as well as the gratuitous exclamation points?  I realize that intent is to show that he was shouting at that point, but I think the formatting is a bit overblown. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:00, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think they are necessary, to make clear that Sterling was shouting. SNIyer12, (talk), 02:21, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Style

message: HE DID NOT MAKE IT !!!!!!!!
Sterling starts the call with "Here's Aaron Boone to lead off." Steiner takes over with "His first at bat of the game, there's a fly ball deep to left..."  —Preceding unsigned comment added by DoctorRobert23 (talk • contribs) 04:13, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  2003 ALCS CALL 

message: It should be fair to add a section on the extensive criticism he receives for being a "Homer" for the Yankees, something that was taboo in the days of Mel Allen.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.79.6.16 (talk) 20:32, 21 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Worst Broadcaster Ever

message: I wasn't sure whether or not to accept the revision, I did because it wasn't clear vandalism.  What are peoples' thoughts on the list of his sayings?  It would certainly be better if they were cited.Ryan Vesey (talk) 03:46, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've removed them before, and I've removed them again. Yes, this is what he does when he announces a game. But how is it suitable for inclusion? Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate list of information, especially an unsourced list. I believe a paragraph could be written to include a mention of a couple of his more "notable" home run calls, but absolutely not without a source. – Muboshgu (talk) 14:52, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok, I agree they aren't cited and it would be better if they were. Also, it makes sense that John's page isn't mainly focused on his mannerisms. However, I would like to find a place for them because I do think people enjoy reading, updating them, and explaining them. The mannerisms have been added by many people over the last few years. I know that when I stumbled over this page a few years ago, I really enjoyed reading this list and I would imagine other Sterling fans might feel the same way. Although it's not easy to cite all of his quotes, I think we can look around and verify most of them and remove the rest. Thoughts? Zephyern (talk) 02:25, 22 April 2011 (UTC)

text: I didn't realize it had been returned to the article. I deleted them all. It's simply not encyclopedic to include them, especially as adding some leads to adding more. – Muboshgu (talk) 16:44, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of Announcing Mannerisms 

message: There should be more than just a mention that he uses nicknames, since it's such a big part of what he does.  These are his own silly nicknames for each (and all) players after they hit a homerun.  His style is overwrought, heavy-handed and (to my ears) amateurish.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.67.143 (talk) 21:05, 31 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nicknames 

message: The only source cited for Sterling's date of birth is TV.com, a user-edited site which is not reliable. Sterling's own age has been called into question; he won't confirm any year and a 2011 NYTimes article* suggested that he was in his early 70s, not 63 like this entry would indicate. I would recommend removing the year or at least marking it as being in dispute. White 720 (talk) 01:15, 2 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of birth 

message: Needs to be added: He commentates Hallmark's Paw Star Game with Mary Carillo. --64.151.9.170 (talk) 23:20, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: That would be "serves as commentator." "Commentate" is not a word. 68.198.85.24 (talk) 23:30, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Hallmark's Paw Star Game 

message: Mickeymouse44 (talk) 06:31, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tino Martinez 

message: John Sterling is 80 today! Dan Dungus (talk) 12:32, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. L293D (☎ • ✎) 12:39, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

text: Fixed, thanks. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:24, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 July 2018 

message: I have removed John Sloss as the Sterling's birth name per WP:PRIMARY: "Any interpretation of primary source material requires a reliable secondary source for that interpretation." The primary source citation, Carl Sloss's obituary, does not give Sterling's birth name as Sloss; it merely notes that his father's name was Sloss—there are a multitude of scenarios where two family members would not share the same surname. As this falls under the interpretation warning above, it should be removed until verified by a reliable secondary source, per WP:RELIABLE. Rift (talk) 21:08, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birth name (Again)

message: Sterling is listed as only being associated with the New York Yankees, but he also was announcer for the Atlanta Braves from 1982-1987, and the Atlanta Hawks from 1981-1989. This is already included in the "Early Career" section, but should be added to the sidebar. Jetpacmonkey (talk) 19:39, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Associated teams