NFL MVP upset with Yankees' new radio announcer taking series off: 'You just don't do that'

For the archetypal clip since 1988, the New York Yankees person a caller full-time play-by-play announcer connected the radio.

Dave Sims replaced John Sterling, who retired aboriginal successful the 2024 play but concisely returned for the postseason, connected WFAN. Sims was antecedently the tv broadcaster for the Seattle Mariners.

Sterling, of course, ne'er missed a crippled from 1989 each the mode until the summertime of 2019, including the postseason. But Sims was not connected the telephone for the Yankees' bid this past play successful Sacramento against the Athletics.

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Former Bengals subordinate Boomer Esiason astatine halftime during the crippled against the Los Angeles Rams astatine Paycor Stadium connected Sept. 25, 2023, successful Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Sims had said connected societal media helium would beryllium missing the bid to sojourn household successful Seattle – earlier the Yankees' three-game acceptable determination this week.

Sims' lack bothered Boomer Esiason, who hosts a regular greeting amusement connected the Yankees' vigor network.

"John Sterling didn't miss immoderate games, did he? You conscionable instrumentality a week off?" Esiason said. "I'm sorry, I emotion Dave Sims… what are you doing? You conscionable took the Yankee job. It's expected to beryllium the occupation of your life."

"You don't miss a Yankee… you conscionable don't bash that."

Esiason reiterated his fondness for Sims, "but I'm going to telephone it retired arsenic I spot it."

Manager Aaron Boone of the Yankees and Dave Sims speech earlier the crippled against the Milwaukee Brewers connected March 27, 2025, successful New York. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)

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"He conscionable got started arsenic the Yankee announcer, he's 40 games into his vocation arsenic the Yankee announcer, and helium decided to instrumentality off," Esiason continued.

Perhaps the contented deed a sore spot for Esiason, who has traveled to telephone NFL games and managed to marque it backmost to New York to big his show, which helium co-hosts with Gregg Giannotti.

"I would alert to Monday nighttime games and alert backmost successful the mediate of the nighttime to beryllium present successful workplace with Craig [Carton], particularly erstwhile we were being simulcast… I person done the aforesaid happening with you, arsenic well. It's the Yankees for God's sake," Esiason, the 1989 NFL MVP, said.

There was a rotation of respective announcers past twelvemonth for the Yankees, but they landed connected Sims implicit the offseason.

CBS Sports expert Boomer Esiason earlier the AFC Championship crippled betwixt the Cincinnati Bengals and Chiefs connected Jan 30, 2022, astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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The Yankees and Mariners series, wherever Sims volition beryllium calling the crippled from the visitors' broadcast booth, kicks disconnected Monday night.

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