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Yankees Honor Steinbrenner, Sheppard at First Game Since Deaths

Mariano Rivera laid two long-stemmed red roses across home plate. Tears filled Joe Girardi's eyes. Derek Jeter's face was flush with emotion.

Yankees a no-show at Bob Sheppard's funeral, an act George Steinbrenner wouldn't have stood for

At Bob Sheppard's last Mass Thursday, his friends and family were reminded what it was like to be in the presence of "a good and decent man" who, as a husband, father, athlete, wartime naval officer, teacher and public address announcer, lived about the most perfect life, for 99 years, as anyone God ever placed on this Earth.

 
Longtime Yankees Announcer Bob Sheppard Dead At 99

Longtime Yankee Stadium and New York Giants announcer Bob Sheppard has died. The Yankees say he passed away Sunday morning at his home on Long Island.