"With a potential $60 million-$65 million annual extension reportedly waiting in the wings, ESPN is clearly wanting to make a significant investment in his future. Whether you love McAfee, tolerate him or cannot stand him, there is little denying his ability to generate attention."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"Eddie was daring, but he was a genius. He knew how to get a reaction from the hosts he worked with while understanding that timing was everything. It’s an art."
"There will never be another you. There will never be anybody like it, and that’s what you have to take into your retirement. One of a kind, and an all-time great."
"This guy never took a game off. He never took any off and of the nine innings. He wanted to do every minute, every game. So, he is the soundtrack of Yankees baseball."
"John [Sterling] was as good as it gets. Entertained us for so many years. Had so much fun with him. He was just everything that a play by play man should be."
"It's bittersweet. What I will do is just be grateful. I'll be grateful for the 26 years with Salem, and the 50 years in the business, and the wonderful people that I've worked with."
"I was only going to use it to mess with people. I did not plan on it being big at all. But it lends to what I do, which is find stuff. And because it’s sports, it makes it that much better for me."