Howard Stern wonders if new Yankees announcer Dave…
“Hey now, Howard!”
You may wish to examine again the place Dave Sims received the inspiration for his signature catchphrase.
While famed SiriusXM shock jock Howard Stern took an curiosity within the new Yankees radio broadcaster’s catchphrase during his show on Wednesday — presumably believing that it was an ode to “The King of All Media” — Sims jumped on social media Thursday to set the file straight.
While Sims, 72, is formally a week into the common season calling Yankees video games, his “Hey now!” call is one he has been recognized for since his asserting Mariners video games on TV from 2007-24.
However, Stern, 71, simply caught wind of it this week and introduced it up on his show.
Stern has usually used the phrase as a tribute to “The Larry Sanders Show,” an outdated HBO sitcom that aired from 1992-98.
“There’s a guy who announces for Major League Baseball, Dave Sims. Whenever someone hits a home run now, he says, ‘Hey now,’” Stern stated earlier than going into his own appreciation for “The Larry Sanders Show” after which taking part in a clip of Sims’ call.
Stern was knowledgeable by one of his show staffers that Sims had been usign the phrase earlier than coming to New York.
Aaron Boone and Dave Sims discuss earlier than the Yankees’ win over the Brewers on March 27, 2025. Getty Images
Stern then stated Sims ought to add a well-known Stern-ism — that might most likely be not protected for work — to his calls.
“If he could add Howard Stern’s penis, we would enjoy that too. ‘Howard Stern’s penis!” Sterns added. “Whatever, we love ‘Hey now’ so much. And so we welcome Dave Sims to the Yankees, because anybody who says ‘Hey now’ has got to be a great guy, right?”
Well, Sims caught wind of the clip and had some enjoyable with it in a video he posted to his X account the place he defined the inspiration for “Hey now!”
Howard Stern speaks onstage during the SiriusXM Next Generation: Industry & Press Preview at The Tisch Skylights at The Shed on Nov. 8, 2023 in New York City. Getty Images
“The ‘Hey now!’ I got it from a Frank Sinatra song. I appreciate your interest and everything,” a smiling Sims stated. “What you talked about in your program the opposite day, simply wish to contact base with you. Part of the affect — I do know Garry Shandling (creator of ‘The Larry Sanders Show’) was half of the affect, however I received it from a Sinatra track. ‘Got the World on a String’ 1932 Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler written for Cotton Club. An entire ‘nother story, however thanks a lot.
“Appreciate the interest.”
The doubtless reference from the track comes across the 1:54 mark of the Sinatra traditional and could be becoming, contemplating the connection the Yankees have with “The Chairman of the Board” and his music, which is performed win or lose after home video games.
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