Photograph of a makeshift memorial for George Steinbrenner outside Yankee Stadium by Frank Franklin II/AP The Yankees’ tribute to late owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard will take place tonight before the 7:05 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees recommend that attendees arrive by 6:45 p.m. According to the Post, “The observance will include a video tribute to The Boss and a special moment of silence honoring both Steinbrenner and longtime ‘Voice of God’ announcer Bob Sheppard, who died Sunday at 99.” A wreath will be placed in front of Steinbrenner’s statue in Yankee Stadium’s Executive Lobby while another will be placed in front of Sheppard’s plaque in Monument Park. There will also be tributes to the pair before tomorrow’s Old Timer’s Game. The Yankees will be wearing patches Sheppard— on their sleeve —and for Steinbrenner—over their heart (patch pictured, left)—for the rest of the season. The Daily News’ Bill Madden is upset no Yankees players went to Sheppard’s funeral yesterday: “It was just too bad that not a single player whose name Sheppard introduced, ever so properly and eloquently, over 57 years as the Yankees’ P.A. announcer, was among those paying their final respects to the ‘Voice of God.’ Even if one player – certainly one among the former players employed by the team for this very purpose – would have shown up, it would have provided the touch of class George Steinbrenner always made sure to exhibit in these circumstances.”

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Yankees’ Steinbrenner, Sheppard Tributes Tonight & Tomorrow