Now that Mark Teixeira is officially a Yankee, it’s time to figure out something important. No, not where he should bat in the lineup, but what John Sterling’s home run call should be for him!
Here are some suggestions:
- Tex wrecks it!
- Teix-share and share alike!
- Look-a there-a – it’s Mark Teixeira!
- That was no M.T. hit – he got all of it!
- The Tex-Bino!
Are these cringe-inducing? Of course. But let’s bear in mind that Sterling is the person who came up with the “Robbie Cano, don’tcha know” and “You can bet on Betemit!” calls.
Of course, I’m not the first Yankee blogger to try to come up with Sterling’s Teixeira call. The Yankee fan blog Scott Proctor’s Arm wrote these suggestions for the broadcaster:
On the Mark
Tex Marks the spot
Mark it down
And as Wikipedia notes in its entry for Sterling:
One of his signature radio remarks is his home run call “It is high, it is far, it is gone!” Sterling usually follows with one of his patented player nicknames, which have become well-known to the extent that new ones can be highly anticipated:[15]
And guess which source the person used for that tidbit?:
^ Swan, Lisa; John Lewin (July 29, 2008). Let’s come up with a home run call for Xavier Nady”, New York Daily News. Retrieved on 4 August 2008.
Whoo-hoo! We made it into Wikipedia! True, they misspelled Squawker Jon’s name, but still!
Also, back in 2007, we made it into Deadspin when I tried to come up with Sterling’s home run call for Shelley Duncan. Speaking of which, Duncan was designated for assignment yesterday. No word on whether Sterling will come up with a DFA call for him.
What do you think? Do you have any home run calls of your own? Leave us a comment!
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