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* For more than a half-century, Bob Sheppard’s voice represented the power and glory of Yankee baseball (“Bob Sheppard, 1910-2010,” Editorial, July 13).

For Yankee fans, his voice will be the voice of the Yankees forevermore.

Gary Schwartz

Fort Lee, NJ

* Sheppard will be missed. He made public-address announcing an art.

I’ll never forget watching the 1979 Old-Timers Day game when Sheppard took the mike and bellowed, “The Yankees would like to announce that the manager in the 1980 season will be No. 1, Billy Martin.” I was stunned.

Matt Engel

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

* Sheppard has moved on to greener pastures, where there’s no astro-turf, designated hitters or free agents.

T. King

Manhattan

* In today’s sports world, where athletes have reality shows and free-agent press conferences and when many public-address announcers sound as if they are rehearsing for ESPN, Sheppard was a throwback to the way sports was meant to be — a connection between the fans and the athletes.

Even though I’m a Red Sox fan, when sitting in Yankee Stadium, Sheppard made me feel like I was at home in my living room.

We shed a tear for the man who believed in the three C’s — clear, concise and correct.

There will never be another Bob Sheppard, and, for those of us who heard the “voice of God,” we will never forget.

Jim Berti

Albany