February 27, 2025 • 15 mins
The newly minted PXP voice of the Yankees is Dibbs's friend Dave Sims. Dave joins the show to talk some baseball and about the new gig.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Nervous to bring this guy on. He's got one of
the greatest voices in sports. He's been in sports for decades.
He's like our friend Tim Brando, and now he'll be
doing the New York Yankees. He had been doing the
Seattle Mariners. He does NFL, he does college basketball, Big
East Basketball. Dave Simms is the new voice of the
New York Yankees on radio play by play, and mister Sims,
(00:23):
how are you, Dave Goods?
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I'm doing well, man, How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
I am fantastic, man. I mean, I'm so happy for you.
I'm so happy for the Yankee fans here. We're Yankee affiliate,
so we'll be able to listen to all of your games.
With Susan Waldman coming up next season. But man, you
do an amazing job. And it had to be hard
to leave Seattle to take this gig. But you're an
East Coast guy.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh. Absolutely, Born and raised in Philly, been here in
New York my entire professional life, and getting back to
the I ninety five quarter has been great. I tell
you what, love the people in Seattle thing. But I
look back into eighteen seasons I had there, the bummers
that we only made the playoffs once. We've missed multiple
times by like we did last year, one stinking game.
(01:09):
We had the best pitching in baseball and couldn't get
there because we had maybe a horse offense in baseball.
But a lot of good friends, good times out in Seattle.
But it's it's a Yankees fan. It's great to be home.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Now. How did you pull that off, sir?
Speaker 4 (01:21):
Like, I mean, I'm sure this was something that was
known before the season was over, and you got to
keep it under rafts, but still trying to apply for
the job and maybe talk to some people from the
Yankees every now and then, Like, how did that go
in the last couple of months before you actually got
the job.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, it wasn't at the point of a gun, I
can tell you that. So the you know, there's you know,
back and forth for an extended period of time, and
then you know, John announced that he was going to
retire a couple of three weeks into the season, and
we happened to be in Barents, happened to be in
(01:57):
New York mid May, and you know, you know, Blones
a bad one to the people, you know, just the
decision makers. Let them know how to help. We have
some good discussions and things work out.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
And you know the Yankees inside and out. I mean,
you you've covered the Knicks, You've covered New York, You've
covered the East Coast, the American League East obviously one
of the best divisions, and you know it's it's I
was reading one of the interviews you did with MLB
dot Com and the guy asked, you, are you going
to change your style? I guess at this point in
(02:34):
your career. Uh, could you even change your style? At
this point?
Speaker 2 (02:38):
There is no way in the world, even if I
wanted to, that's not gonna happen. You're good getting full tilt,
Dave Sims. I mean, come on. I mean the fact
that those guys did a bunch of interviews and it's
been it's been very gratifying and flattering and all that.
And I appreciate, you know, the shout outs and all
that good stuff. It's all part of business. But uh,
(02:59):
you know, but do what I do.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Man, that's right, and you're amazing at it, and you
should have said they now, I'm not I'm not changing
who I am.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Come on, I mean, you know I got guys asking
you know, the legacy of John John Show. I said,
John's got his own legacy, and this is the first
time I've replaced the legend. I mean, when I went
to Seattle, I was on in the on deck circle
with you know, Dave nee House was the lead dog,
right and when I got there, he was doing He'd
do the first three innings on TV. I do the
(03:29):
first three innings as Rick Ridge's sidekick on radio, and
then the rest of the game was mine on TV.
And then sadly, when when day passed, I became, you know,
the lead TV guy, and then we started sharing it
a little bit with Eric Goltsman. So, hey, man, this
is you get a lot of hay nows and ring
the bells and what the hell was that kind of stuff?
And uh, you know, we good. It's gonna be rock
(03:50):
and roll. Man, It's uh, it's gonna be fun. I mean, uh,
I had a friend, one of my radio guys out there, said,
did you just quote Aeric Smith. I said, yeah, same
old stories, same old song and dance. Come on.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
We hope so we hope these catchphrases won't die when
you get here. Obviously, get up, baby, giddy up, hey
now is a good one for you and then got him.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
I've always been interested in where people get got him
in their system because it is kind of a baseball
phrase when you get it out.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Where did got Heim come from? For you?
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Well, you know, Mallar certainly been pounding it hard the
last few years on MLB. But you know, growing up
in Philly we had you know, Bill Campbell and Ergie
Ashburn and Harry Kallis byrom some and then you know,
I've been a sort of a broadcast nerd. You know,
I was in Jack all my life but also broadcast
nerd at the same time. So it's an amalgam of
a whole bunch of people. And also how many times
(04:44):
have I heard umpires say that, you know, throw it out?
I was a catcher and throw it out of the
second Yeah, got even you know that kind of thing.
So that's you know, and you can't bring a little verb,
a little exciting, a little banash, you know.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
And you and my roommate of seven years and one
of my best friends, Norm Charlton. He was up there
in Seattle with you, and he was a big gott
Ean guy off the off the but that was when
we're busting the other team's chops exactly.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
You know.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So there's a lot of that comes out of the
dugout and stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Norms of Beauty. We did some of those matter caravans together.
Oh my goodness. He is sitting in the back of
the bus and laughing our tails off. Man, He's something else.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
He is a classic. And and just you know, listening
you covered to each yr Ow and some of these
other guys, and now you're starting to see them go
into the Hall of Fame. Who are who are some
of the guys And like, let's just say, like the
last fifteen years for you coming out of the Al West,
that are spectacular players that you've seen you. I mean,
you know, like Mike Trout's getting old now they're going
(05:42):
to move him the right field. I hear this year
stuff like that. Who are some of your favorite people
to cover?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Travi Tralley for you know, speaks for itself. He's also
a Philly area Guy's an Eagles fan. My guy am
so that Yeah, as soon as I tell him, Yo,
man from Philly, I'm an Eagles fan. Yo. What up?
We had that working now and cruise. I know a
lot of people still have it out for him because
of I don't even know if he did or didn't
allegations of drugs. But I'll tell you what, as a
(06:08):
human bean, he's one of the great guys I've ever met,
and his four or five years with Seattle is just was.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
I was great to here. I love him. I think, yeah,
what I hit her too ridiculous, you know.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
And that's where you know, I wish he was still
playing so I could say, bob stick baby. Uh. He
hit so many home money at the bulk of his
whole Monther and his career with us at Seattle.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
You know each Row, you know Felix Ernandez, you might
remember J. J. Putz, who was a.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Beautiful absolutely I love they go back to eacho for
a second day. Explain to people how small each row is.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Dude, if he goes a buck sixty, that's a lot.
And I tell you what. When Junior came back and
King Griffy J came back for second tour duty in nine,
he played it all about nine in like a month
and a half. Of BP was special because they were
in the last group. Junior hit six hundred and thirty bunds.
He might hit eight hundred had he not been a
hundred injured somebody. But throughing VP, the last group, you know,
(07:08):
the last the last round home on Derby. You know
it is putting him up in the third deck just
like Junior. That's ridiculous. And even even now like this
past season, you know I'd get there too too. Thirty
three o'clock, he's already lathered up, hasn't been throwing long
tossing and running and shagging it with you know, shagging
balls of the guys at early VP. He's exceptional. He is,
(07:31):
he is possessed by baseball, and uh, I give him
a lot of credit. Man. He's been to the uh
Ben Cooperstown by eight times. I think. I'm pretty sure.
I think, yeah, I'm pretty sure. He's been in an
IGLA League Hall of Fame in museum in Kansas City,
which is also a great place. He h. He's a
beauty and his Mariners Hall of Fame acceptance speak in
(07:53):
English at everything you could want. I mean, it was,
it was, it was generous, it was stately, it was funny.
Uh and it wasn't overly long, so he uh and
it was really good. He's a special dude, man, he is.
You know, it's quirky and in a good way. And
(08:13):
everywhere he's gone. You know, he was with the Mariners,
came back, he was with Miami's. With the Yankees, Uh,
everybody loved them. And he worked, you know, he worked
his tailoffs. And you know all the superstars of his era,
you know, they they they latched on them every time.
You see it all the time. And guys, would you
know before you know, during VP and whatnot, and and
forget about when the Japanese players come over, then I
(08:35):
know that they bow. They're so you think he is
held in such high regard and respect that you know,
guys like Otani come out and they bow, and they
hold that out for a long time. Man, because they're
meeting Baseball Royal.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
Talking to Dave Simms.
Speaker 4 (08:50):
He's the newly minted play by play for w f
A n Yankees broadcast. Can't wait to get started with
this season with this man. Let's talk about this team, sir,
Let's talk about the weaknesses. Just coming from like kind
of an outside point of view, what do you think
the Yankees need to shore up here to get back
to the World Series.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Well, I have a podcast and of course it's called
Hey Now, I deal with my sons. And Boone was
on a couple of weeks ago and I said, now,
I know, when you get the string training, one of
your focus a couple things. You're going to focus on pace,
running and defense. Yeah, yeah, of course, I said, but
you're going to turn it up about one hundred percent, right,
he said, he pretty much agreed with that. I mean,
(09:28):
everybody remembers the fifth inning from hell in Game five,
and boy, I tell you what to this day, I
racking my brand. Been watching baseball since it was like five.
I can remember World Series dating back to fifty seven,
and damn, I've never seen what bad. It was just unbelievable.
So they lose Soto. I wasn't crying in my beer
because I had faith in Catchman that he would pivot
(09:51):
beautifully and he over delivered. To be honest with you,
you know, Boldie, Belly, Freed, Williams, a couple other guys.
I think they filmed some some spots. Now, of course
it's a big you know, question mark at third base?
What the DJ got left? You know? Right now? They
got Jazz playing at second. Perfect world. Yeah, not knowing
(10:11):
any other circumstances, but perfect World. But like we used
to treat Baseball card that I'd love the CNR and
Nato at third and even though you know he's aid
he's made the turn for home, but he's still got
game left. I thought that, you know, that would be
a great move. It hadn't happened. I don't know if
it's going to happen. But I like the pitching. I
like the man. I love the starters in the relief
course really good too, so with Williams at the back.
(10:33):
So it's almost got the security blanket you had when
Moe was there.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Well, hopefully Paul gold is in spring training right now
trying to get aeronaut over there, because that's how it's
going to happen. They're going to be like, this guy
is amazing, you know that kind of stuff.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
You know that right on the horn if they care
of your boys too and there and they're in a
winning situation. I mean, I was getting on somebody the
other day moaning about the Yankees. I said, what any
talking about. You're defending American League champions. We're in the
world better team, Yeah, I said, I missed by a
freaking game last year.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
I don't want to hear it, all right, so you.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
I wanted to bring up the facial hair because there's
some people that are not old like you and I.
They forget like the guys who have come through with
the Yankees in the seventies sixties. It had afros and huge,
huge mustaches and stuff. It's like, oh, what about Yankee.
Didn't the Yankees had facial hair like everybody in the
seventies and eighties. Explain that to people goust Gossage, I mean,
(11:29):
my god, you know, sparking Lyle. Some of these guys
had the most famous Thurman months and some of the
most famous mustaches in the history of baseball.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Three of the great food man choos of all time.
And who can ever forget Oscar Gamble that defenditive afro.
Speaker 1 (11:42):
Biggest afro I've ever seen. Although I did love Bake McBride,
he was my hero growing.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Hey, that's a good that's a good that's a good one.
A that's very good, good call. Did you get him
out all about.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
That old day?
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Damn only sixty one, baby Bride?
Speaker 2 (12:02):
You know I'm not upset by that.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Oh God, that's not you know.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
I calledfuse it. I said, we're not going to talk
about this. You know, and I WoT the sad thing.
It's like, all right, we got a new facial policy.
They can wear beers next too and two to to
and two to the jones. I mean, please, that might
not going there. Uh. The one thing I did like
and I'm a big symmetric guy, and that's where I
got the hay now from. Uh you know, I'll get
the world of the street. Hey, now, I'm in love.
(12:27):
That's where I got that from. But when when the
Yankees do lose a home game, they're not going to
play symmetric only. I keep it only for victors, which
I think is terrific. I love that. You know, there're
two little blips on the baseball card here for crying out.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
By the way, my wedding song was flying Me to
the Moon.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Here we go.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
But my wife keeps forgetting that that's our wedding song.
Is that a bad omen or what?
Speaker 2 (12:48):
Usually it's the dude who forgets so points to you man,
thank you.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Now.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
We are huge Susan Waldman fans around here as well.
We are super ex for this combination. And did said
you guys may have had some time together already.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
Oh yeah, yeah, when I was at f An. She
was the first boys heard on f AN. I was
say July thirty, nineteen eighty seven, and I went to
f AN and September of eight nine, and she was
covered Nick. She was covered baseball and Coleman and I
and I was my partner, one of the all time greats.
And we would, you know, she would come on and hey,
(13:25):
what happened in the Nick last night? We'd kick it
back and forth, we'd argue, we'd have fun, We'd have
last So then I get the baseball job and O
seven and boy, you know, we were We were really
good acquaintance. We become good friends since then because I'd
see a couple three times a year postseason, would go out,
you know, my wife and I, you know, go out
with Susan. She's she's a riot. And we were tweeting.
(13:48):
I think she is the all American, uh text because
I was always texting with her. I know Eric Adell,
about five or six other guys, and I don't like
if there was a game going on the Yankees on
the East and we're back home in Seattle, and I'd
see something if if if there was a nugget sometimes
fizz of information, if you need her or she was
(14:09):
talking about our game. I'd give her a couple of
pieces of information, or just give her a grief and
give her. She and Johnson just giving the needle every
now and then. So instead of texting from three thousand
miles away, I'll be from I'll be looking that out
of six feet away. That'll be great.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
It gonna be fantastic. Well, Dave, so happy you got
the job. Thank you so much for the time today. Man,
And I know you're headed down to spring training in
a couple of weeks, So have a lot of fun
and we'll talk to you soon.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Appreciate it. Fella's good to hear your voices, and yeah,
go Yankees. I get down there about two weeks. We're
doing seven broadcasts broadcasts of radio. You'll here. It's largely
on weekends, and then next thing you know, it'll be
opening days. I think opening days. What thirty days from today?
About to say today?
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Awesome, good God, blessed, safe, safe travels man, you too.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Thank you, sir, All right, take out, thank you.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Dave Simms. Everybody your new play by play voice of
the New York Yankee. Oh dude, he's electric. He's into
every pitch. So be ready. You're not gonna be bored
listening to the Yankees games anymore.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
I'm excited, man, I'm excited. I think him and Susan
are gonna be a great team. Can't wait to get started.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
Oh yeah,
Nervous to bring this guy on. He's got one of
the greatest voices in sports. He's been in sports for decades.
He's like our friend Tim Brando, and now he'll be
doing the New York Yankees. He had been doing the
Seattle Mariners. He does NFL, he does college basketball, Big
East Basketball. Dave Simms is the new voice of the
New York Yankees on radio play by play, and mister Sims,
(00:23):
how are you, Dave Goods?
Speaker 2 (00:25):
I'm doing well, man, How are you?
Speaker 1 (00:26):
I am fantastic, man. I mean, I'm so happy for you.
I'm so happy for the Yankee fans here. We're Yankee affiliate,
so we'll be able to listen to all of your games.
With Susan Waldman coming up next season. But man, you
do an amazing job. And it had to be hard
to leave Seattle to take this gig. But you're an
East Coast guy.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh. Absolutely, Born and raised in Philly, been here in
New York my entire professional life, and getting back to
the I ninety five quarter has been great. I tell
you what, love the people in Seattle thing. But I
look back into eighteen seasons I had there, the bummers
that we only made the playoffs once. We've missed multiple
times by like we did last year, one stinking game.
(01:09):
We had the best pitching in baseball and couldn't get
there because we had maybe a horse offense in baseball.
But a lot of good friends, good times out in Seattle.
But it's it's a Yankees fan. It's great to be home.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
Now. How did you pull that off, sir?
Speaker 4 (01:21):
Like, I mean, I'm sure this was something that was
known before the season was over, and you got to
keep it under rafts, but still trying to apply for
the job and maybe talk to some people from the
Yankees every now and then, Like, how did that go
in the last couple of months before you actually got
the job.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Well, it wasn't at the point of a gun, I
can tell you that. So the you know, there's you know,
back and forth for an extended period of time, and
then you know, John announced that he was going to
retire a couple of three weeks into the season, and
we happened to be in Barents, happened to be in
(01:57):
New York mid May, and you know, you know, Blones
a bad one to the people, you know, just the
decision makers. Let them know how to help. We have
some good discussions and things work out.
Speaker 1 (02:14):
And you know the Yankees inside and out. I mean,
you you've covered the Knicks, You've covered New York, You've
covered the East Coast, the American League East obviously one
of the best divisions, and you know it's it's I
was reading one of the interviews you did with MLB
dot Com and the guy asked, you, are you going
to change your style? I guess at this point in
(02:34):
your career. Uh, could you even change your style? At
this point?
Speaker 2 (02:38):
There is no way in the world, even if I
wanted to, that's not gonna happen. You're good getting full tilt,
Dave Sims. I mean, come on. I mean the fact
that those guys did a bunch of interviews and it's
been it's been very gratifying and flattering and all that.
And I appreciate, you know, the shout outs and all
that good stuff. It's all part of business. But uh,
(02:59):
you know, but do what I do.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Man, that's right, and you're amazing at it, and you
should have said they now, I'm not I'm not changing
who I am.
Speaker 2 (03:08):
Come on, I mean, you know I got guys asking
you know, the legacy of John John Show. I said,
John's got his own legacy, and this is the first
time I've replaced the legend. I mean, when I went
to Seattle, I was on in the on deck circle
with you know, Dave nee House was the lead dog,
right and when I got there, he was doing He'd
do the first three innings on TV. I do the
(03:29):
first three innings as Rick Ridge's sidekick on radio, and
then the rest of the game was mine on TV.
And then sadly, when when day passed, I became, you know,
the lead TV guy, and then we started sharing it
a little bit with Eric Goltsman. So, hey, man, this
is you get a lot of hay nows and ring
the bells and what the hell was that kind of stuff?
And uh, you know, we good. It's gonna be rock
(03:50):
and roll. Man, It's uh, it's gonna be fun. I mean, uh,
I had a friend, one of my radio guys out there, said,
did you just quote Aeric Smith. I said, yeah, same
old stories, same old song and dance. Come on.
Speaker 4 (04:03):
We hope so we hope these catchphrases won't die when
you get here. Obviously, get up, baby, giddy up, hey
now is a good one for you and then got him.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Uh.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
I've always been interested in where people get got him
in their system because it is kind of a baseball
phrase when you get it out.
Speaker 3 (04:20):
Where did got Heim come from? For you?
Speaker 2 (04:22):
Well, you know, Mallar certainly been pounding it hard the
last few years on MLB. But you know, growing up
in Philly we had you know, Bill Campbell and Ergie
Ashburn and Harry Kallis byrom some and then you know,
I've been a sort of a broadcast nerd. You know,
I was in Jack all my life but also broadcast
nerd at the same time. So it's an amalgam of
a whole bunch of people. And also how many times
(04:44):
have I heard umpires say that, you know, throw it out?
I was a catcher and throw it out of the
second Yeah, got even you know that kind of thing.
So that's you know, and you can't bring a little verb,
a little exciting, a little banash, you know.
Speaker 3 (04:55):
Yep.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
And you and my roommate of seven years and one
of my best friends, Norm Charlton. He was up there
in Seattle with you, and he was a big gott
Ean guy off the off the but that was when
we're busting the other team's chops exactly.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
You know.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
So there's a lot of that comes out of the
dugout and stuff like that.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Norms of Beauty. We did some of those matter caravans together.
Oh my goodness. He is sitting in the back of
the bus and laughing our tails off. Man, He's something else.
Speaker 1 (05:20):
He is a classic. And and just you know, listening
you covered to each yr Ow and some of these
other guys, and now you're starting to see them go
into the Hall of Fame. Who are who are some
of the guys And like, let's just say, like the
last fifteen years for you coming out of the Al West,
that are spectacular players that you've seen you. I mean,
you know, like Mike Trout's getting old now they're going
(05:42):
to move him the right field. I hear this year
stuff like that. Who are some of your favorite people
to cover?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Travi Tralley for you know, speaks for itself. He's also
a Philly area Guy's an Eagles fan. My guy am
so that Yeah, as soon as I tell him, Yo,
man from Philly, I'm an Eagles fan. Yo. What up?
We had that working now and cruise. I know a
lot of people still have it out for him because
of I don't even know if he did or didn't
allegations of drugs. But I'll tell you what, as a
(06:08):
human bean, he's one of the great guys I've ever met,
and his four or five years with Seattle is just was.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
I was great to here. I love him. I think, yeah,
what I hit her too ridiculous, you know.
Speaker 2 (06:19):
And that's where you know, I wish he was still
playing so I could say, bob stick baby. Uh. He
hit so many home money at the bulk of his
whole Monther and his career with us at Seattle.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
Uh.
Speaker 2 (06:31):
You know each Row, you know Felix Ernandez, you might
remember J. J. Putz, who was a.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Beautiful absolutely I love they go back to eacho for
a second day. Explain to people how small each row is.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
Dude, if he goes a buck sixty, that's a lot.
And I tell you what. When Junior came back and
King Griffy J came back for second tour duty in nine,
he played it all about nine in like a month
and a half. Of BP was special because they were
in the last group. Junior hit six hundred and thirty bunds.
He might hit eight hundred had he not been a
hundred injured somebody. But throughing VP, the last group, you know,
(07:08):
the last the last round home on Derby. You know
it is putting him up in the third deck just
like Junior. That's ridiculous. And even even now like this
past season, you know I'd get there too too. Thirty
three o'clock, he's already lathered up, hasn't been throwing long
tossing and running and shagging it with you know, shagging
balls of the guys at early VP. He's exceptional. He is,
(07:31):
he is possessed by baseball, and uh, I give him
a lot of credit. Man. He's been to the uh
Ben Cooperstown by eight times. I think. I'm pretty sure.
I think, yeah, I'm pretty sure. He's been in an
IGLA League Hall of Fame in museum in Kansas City,
which is also a great place. He h. He's a
beauty and his Mariners Hall of Fame acceptance speak in
(07:53):
English at everything you could want. I mean, it was,
it was, it was generous, it was stately, it was funny.
Uh and it wasn't overly long, so he uh and
it was really good. He's a special dude, man, he is.
You know, it's quirky and in a good way. And
(08:13):
everywhere he's gone. You know, he was with the Mariners,
came back, he was with Miami's. With the Yankees, Uh,
everybody loved them. And he worked, you know, he worked
his tailoffs. And you know all the superstars of his era,
you know, they they they latched on them every time.
You see it all the time. And guys, would you
know before you know, during VP and whatnot, and and
forget about when the Japanese players come over, then I
(08:35):
know that they bow. They're so you think he is
held in such high regard and respect that you know,
guys like Otani come out and they bow, and they
hold that out for a long time. Man, because they're
meeting Baseball Royal.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
Talking to Dave Simms.
Speaker 4 (08:50):
He's the newly minted play by play for w f
A n Yankees broadcast. Can't wait to get started with
this season with this man. Let's talk about this team, sir,
Let's talk about the weaknesses. Just coming from like kind
of an outside point of view, what do you think
the Yankees need to shore up here to get back
to the World Series.
Speaker 2 (09:06):
Well, I have a podcast and of course it's called
Hey Now, I deal with my sons. And Boone was
on a couple of weeks ago and I said, now,
I know, when you get the string training, one of
your focus a couple things. You're going to focus on pace,
running and defense. Yeah, yeah, of course, I said, but
you're going to turn it up about one hundred percent, right,
he said, he pretty much agreed with that. I mean,
(09:28):
everybody remembers the fifth inning from hell in Game five,
and boy, I tell you what to this day, I
racking my brand. Been watching baseball since it was like five.
I can remember World Series dating back to fifty seven,
and damn, I've never seen what bad. It was just unbelievable.
So they lose Soto. I wasn't crying in my beer
because I had faith in Catchman that he would pivot
(09:51):
beautifully and he over delivered. To be honest with you,
you know, Boldie, Belly, Freed, Williams, a couple other guys.
I think they filmed some some spots. Now, of course
it's a big you know, question mark at third base?
What the DJ got left? You know? Right now? They
got Jazz playing at second. Perfect world. Yeah, not knowing
(10:11):
any other circumstances, but perfect World. But like we used
to treat Baseball card that I'd love the CNR and
Nato at third and even though you know he's aid
he's made the turn for home, but he's still got
game left. I thought that, you know, that would be
a great move. It hadn't happened. I don't know if
it's going to happen. But I like the pitching. I
like the man. I love the starters in the relief
course really good too, so with Williams at the back.
(10:33):
So it's almost got the security blanket you had when
Moe was there.
Speaker 1 (10:37):
Well, hopefully Paul gold is in spring training right now
trying to get aeronaut over there, because that's how it's
going to happen. They're going to be like, this guy
is amazing, you know that kind of stuff.
Speaker 2 (10:47):
You know that right on the horn if they care
of your boys too and there and they're in a
winning situation. I mean, I was getting on somebody the
other day moaning about the Yankees. I said, what any
talking about. You're defending American League champions. We're in the
world better team, Yeah, I said, I missed by a
freaking game last year.
Speaker 3 (11:04):
I don't want to hear it, all right, so you.
Speaker 1 (11:07):
I wanted to bring up the facial hair because there's
some people that are not old like you and I.
They forget like the guys who have come through with
the Yankees in the seventies sixties. It had afros and huge,
huge mustaches and stuff. It's like, oh, what about Yankee.
Didn't the Yankees had facial hair like everybody in the
seventies and eighties. Explain that to people goust Gossage, I mean,
(11:29):
my god, you know, sparking Lyle. Some of these guys
had the most famous Thurman months and some of the
most famous mustaches in the history of baseball.
Speaker 2 (11:37):
Three of the great food man choos of all time.
And who can ever forget Oscar Gamble that defenditive afro.
Speaker 1 (11:42):
Biggest afro I've ever seen. Although I did love Bake McBride,
he was my hero growing.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
Hey, that's a good that's a good that's a good one.
A that's very good, good call. Did you get him
out all about.
Speaker 3 (11:54):
That old day?
Speaker 1 (11:55):
Damn only sixty one, baby Bride?
Speaker 2 (12:02):
You know I'm not upset by that.
Speaker 1 (12:04):
Oh God, that's not you know.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
I calledfuse it. I said, we're not going to talk
about this. You know, and I WoT the sad thing.
It's like, all right, we got a new facial policy.
They can wear beers next too and two to to
and two to the jones. I mean, please, that might
not going there. Uh. The one thing I did like
and I'm a big symmetric guy, and that's where I
got the hay now from. Uh you know, I'll get
the world of the street. Hey, now, I'm in love.
(12:27):
That's where I got that from. But when when the
Yankees do lose a home game, they're not going to
play symmetric only. I keep it only for victors, which
I think is terrific. I love that. You know, there're
two little blips on the baseball card here for crying out.
Speaker 1 (12:40):
By the way, my wedding song was flying Me to
the Moon.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Here we go.
Speaker 1 (12:43):
But my wife keeps forgetting that that's our wedding song.
Is that a bad omen or what?
Speaker 2 (12:48):
Usually it's the dude who forgets so points to you man,
thank you.
Speaker 3 (12:55):
Now.
Speaker 4 (12:55):
We are huge Susan Waldman fans around here as well.
We are super ex for this combination. And did said
you guys may have had some time together already.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
Oh yeah, yeah, when I was at f An. She
was the first boys heard on f AN. I was
say July thirty, nineteen eighty seven, and I went to
f AN and September of eight nine, and she was
covered Nick. She was covered baseball and Coleman and I
and I was my partner, one of the all time greats.
And we would, you know, she would come on and hey,
(13:25):
what happened in the Nick last night? We'd kick it
back and forth, we'd argue, we'd have fun, We'd have
last So then I get the baseball job and O
seven and boy, you know, we were We were really
good acquaintance. We become good friends since then because I'd
see a couple three times a year postseason, would go out,
you know, my wife and I, you know, go out
with Susan. She's she's a riot. And we were tweeting.
(13:48):
I think she is the all American, uh text because
I was always texting with her. I know Eric Adell,
about five or six other guys, and I don't like
if there was a game going on the Yankees on
the East and we're back home in Seattle, and I'd
see something if if if there was a nugget sometimes
fizz of information, if you need her or she was
(14:09):
talking about our game. I'd give her a couple of
pieces of information, or just give her a grief and
give her. She and Johnson just giving the needle every
now and then. So instead of texting from three thousand
miles away, I'll be from I'll be looking that out
of six feet away. That'll be great.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
It gonna be fantastic. Well, Dave, so happy you got
the job. Thank you so much for the time today. Man,
And I know you're headed down to spring training in
a couple of weeks, So have a lot of fun
and we'll talk to you soon.
Speaker 2 (14:35):
Appreciate it. Fella's good to hear your voices, and yeah,
go Yankees. I get down there about two weeks. We're
doing seven broadcasts broadcasts of radio. You'll here. It's largely
on weekends, and then next thing you know, it'll be
opening days. I think opening days. What thirty days from today?
About to say today?
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Awesome, good God, blessed, safe, safe travels man, you too.
Speaker 3 (14:56):
Thank you, sir, All right, take out, thank you.
Speaker 1 (14:57):
Dave Simms. Everybody your new play by play voice of
the New York Yankee. Oh dude, he's electric. He's into
every pitch. So be ready. You're not gonna be bored
listening to the Yankees games anymore.
Speaker 4 (15:10):
I'm excited, man, I'm excited. I think him and Susan
are gonna be a great team. Can't wait to get started.
Speaker 1 (15:14):
Oh yeah,
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