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For the first time since 1988, New York Yankees has a new full-time play-by-play advertisement on the radio.
Dave Sims replaced John Sterling, who retired early in the 2024 season, but briefly returned to the post season, at WFAN. Sims was former TV -TV company for Seattle Mariners.
Of course, Sterling never missed a game from 1989 all the way until the summer of 2019, including the postal season. But Sims was not at the request of Yankees’ series this past weekend in Sacramento against athletics.
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The former Bengals player boomer Esiason at the break during the match against Los Angeles Rams at Paycor Stadium on September 25, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
Sims had said on social media that he would miss the series to visit the family in the Seattle-Turn Yankees’ three-game set there this week.
Sims ‘absence bothered boomer esiason, who hosts a daily morning show at Yankees’ radio network.
“John Sterling didn’t miss any game he did? You just took a week off?” Said Esiason. “I’m sorry I love Dave Sims … what are you doing? You just took yankee -job. It has to be the job of your life.”
“You don’t miss a Yankee … you just don’t.”
Esiason repeated his love for Sims, “But I will call it out as I see it.”
Manager Aaron Boone from Yankees and Dave Sims speak before the game against Milwaukee Brewers on March 27, 2025 in New York. (New York Yankees/Getty Images)
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“He has just started as the Yankee advertisement, he is 40 games in his career as the Yankee advertising, and he decided to leave,” Esiason continued.
Perhaps the question hit a tender place for Esiason who has traveled to call the NFL Games and managed to get back to New York to host his show, which he hosts Gregg Giannotti.
“I would fly to Monday night games and fly back in the middle of the night to be here in the studio with Craig [Carton]Especially when we got simulcast … I’ve also done the same with you. It’s Yankees for God’s sake, “said Esiason, 1989 NFL MVP.
There was a rotation of several advertisers last year for Yankees, but they landed on Sims over Offseason.
CBS Sports Analyst Boomer Esiason before the AFC championship between Cincinnati Bengals and Chiefs on January 30, 2022 at Geha Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The Yankees and the Mariners series, where Sims calls the game from the visitors’ broadcast booths, starts Monday night.
