New York Yankees radio broadcaster John Sterling was in the news over the weekend after being struck by a foul ball while calling a game on WFAN. On Monday’s edition of Carton & Roberts, co-hosts Craig Carton and Evan Roberts sang Sterling’s praises for his composure and dedication to carrying on the rest of the contest.
Carton said Sterling showed some real grit in the broadcast booth.
“That is a man’s man right there,” Carton said. “That is a guy that should be broadcasting hockey games and football games. He’s tougher than Giancarlo Stanton is!”
Evan chimed in saying that he watched the now viral video of Sterling being hit in the head by the baseball several times to take his mind off a dismal stretch of games by his beloved New York Mets.
“It’s the only thing that brought a smile to my face,” Roberts said. “So thank you, John, for being OK, cause I obviously wouldn’t be laughing if he wasn’t.”
Carton did wonder, though, that in that situation how Sterling managed to be caught off guard by the ball coming right for the open window in the booth.
“If you’re watching the foul ball coming towards ya, how did you not see it coming in your direction and hit ya?” he asked.
Roberts said Sterling appeared to glance down at his scorebook as he was making the call and lost track of the ball. He felt like it was a lapse in baseball fundamentals.
“You have to keep your eye on the ball until the bitter end,” he said. “John, the scorecard will be there five seconds later. I can promise you.”
