Before he was the ESPN personality, Buster Olney was a Yankees beat writer from 1998-2001. In light of Bob Sheppard stepping away from mic, Olney shared an interesting story on his blog about how Sheppard and former team organist Eddie Layton would move toward the back of the press box when a game was nearing it's end. They did this because it put them in prime position to grab the first elevator down to the basement in an effort to beat the crowds leaving the stadium after a game. Olney had a similar routine and would join them.

"When the final out was actually registered, it was like a starting gun went off for the three of us," Olney writes. "We would race toward the elevator, at varying speeds. But Bob was more efficient than Eddie or I, actually; he would make his move at the crack of the bat that lifted a fly to the outfield, for example, assuming that somebody would catch the ball - and if the ball fell, I guess he figured the crowd's reaction would tell him that, and he would just backtrack." His post has more.

Via Zach Links.