Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network
Type	Regional cable television network
Country	United States
Availability	NY metro area; nationwide
Founder	YankeeNets
Slogan	The Home of Champions
Owner	Yankee Global Enterprises LLC, Goldman Sachs
Launch date	March 19, 2002
Website	YESNetwork.com

The Yankees Entertainment and Sports (YES) Network is a New York City regional cable TV channel dedicated to broadcasting baseball games of the New York Yankees, and basketball games of the New Jersey Nets. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002. The channel is available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and parts of Pennsylvania and nationally on DirecTV. Image File history File links YES_Network. ... Coaxial cable is often used to transmit cable television into the house. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... The New York metropolitan area is the most populous in the United States and the fourth most populous in the world (after Tokyo, Seoul, and Mexico City). ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Yankee Global Enterprises LLC (Yankee Global) was formed in 1999, and is the owner of the New York Yankees baseball club and the YES Network cable channel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Yankee Global Enterprises LLC (Yankee Global) was formed in 1999, and is the owner of the New York Yankees baseball club and the YES Network cable channel. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by throwing a ball through a high hoop (the basket) under organized rules. ... ‹ The template below (Taginfo) is being considered for deletion. ... is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... NY redirects here. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... Official language(s) English Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Largest metro area Hartford Area  Ranked 48th  - Total 5,543[2] sq mi (14,356 km²)  - Width 70 miles (113 km)  - Length 110 miles (177 km)  - % water 12. ... Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ...

Founding

YES was the product of a 1999 merger of the business operation of the Yankees and Nets, into a holding company called YankeeNets. One of the reasons that the teams merged was to give them better leverage over their own broadcast rights, with the belief that they would get a better deal if they negotiated the rights to both teams together. Two years earlier Cablevision, who at the time owned the Nets' broadcast home SportsChannel New York (now Fox Sports Net New York), became the sole owner to the television rights of all seven MLB, NBA and NHL teams in the New York market when they acquired the competing Madison Square Garden Network, which had the Yankees broadcast rights since 1989. This led to monopoly-like tactics, including the shift of some games to MSG Metro Channels, which had very limited distribution because Cablevision, Comcast, and Time Warner Cable routinely fought over carriage deals. Cablevision attempted to buy the Yankees outright, but could not agree to acceptable terms with George Steinbrenner and his partners. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Yankee Global Enterprises LLC (Yankee Global) was formed in 1999, and is the owner of the New York Yankees baseball club and the YES Network cable channel. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Cablevision (disambiguation). ... Fox Sports Net headquarters in Los Angeles. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Madison Square Garden Network, known simply as MSG in the metro New York area has been coving NY sports for over a decade. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... A monopoly (from the Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service, in other words a firm that has no competitors in its industry. ... MSG Metro Channels were a series of local-minded New York City cable networks which launched in 1998 and folded in late 2005. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company[1] and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions. ... George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio), often known as The Boss, is an American businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseballs New York Yankees. ...

YankeeNets discussed multiple options with potential partners to either stay with Cablevision or start their own network. The ultimate decision was to start their own network, ending the five year monopoly that Cablevision had held on local New York sports. The Yankees' success in the late-1990s was a key factor in the decision, as they had become a much more valuable brand than ever before.

Ownership

When YES launched, Goldman Sachs owned a minority share of the network. In late 2003, the Yankees and Nets decided to part ways, with the Nets being sold to a group led by real-estate developer Bruce Ratner. In 2004, YankeeNets was renamed Yankee Global Enterprises LLC, which owns the Yankees and YES as separate companies. Therefore, the Yankees technically do not own YES. The Yankees, however, receive a rights fee from YES that is somewhat higher than MSG previously paid. In 2007 the portion of the network owned by Goldman Sachs was put up for sale for estate taxes reasons [[1]]; the Yankees will reportedly keep their stake in the network. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bruce Ratner (born January 23, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio) is president and CEO of Forest City Enterprises, New York Citys most active real estate developer during the 1990s. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yankee Global Enterprises LLC (Yankee Global) was formed in 1999, and is the owner of the New York Yankees baseball club and the YES Network cable channel. ... The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ...

Headquarters

The YES Network offices are based at the Chrysler Building in Manhattan. Yankees and Nets pre- and post-game shows are produced in studios that are located in Stamford, Connecticut. [2] It has been speculated that YES may move its studios to the New Yankee Stadium when that venue opens in 2009. The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region South Western Region Settled 1641 Incorporated (city) 1893 Consolidated 1949 Government  - Type Mayor-Board of representatives  - Mayor Dannel Malloy (Dem) Area  - City 134. ... New Yankee Stadium is the working title for a new stadium for the New York Yankees, currently under construction. ...

YES original programming

YES has also featured original programs, some of which have won local New York Emmys. In addition to live coverage of Yankees and Nets games, and their respective pre- and post-game shows, other original programming on YES includes: An Emmy Award. ...

• Yankees Magazine
• Yankees Classics
• Nets Magazine
• This Week in Football, a weekly NFL highlight and analysis program.
• CenterStage, an interview program.
• YES' Ultimate Road Trip, a reality show which combines elements of The Real World and Road Rules as it follows a group of Yankee fans throughout an entire 162-game season.
• Yankeeography, a Biography-like program focusing on notable current and former Yankees personalities.
• Mike and the Mad Dog, a video simulcast of the popular WFAN radio show.
• the children's programs Yankees on Deck (formerly Kids on Deck) and Giants on Deck
• Boston vs. New York Poker Challenge, a poker tournament matching Yankee fans against Boston Red Sox fans. It is a co-production of YES and the New England Sports Network (NESN), a Boston-based regional sports channel.
• Yankees Batting Practice Today, which is an expansion of the Yankees pre-game show, though it does not air before every game. The show's highlight is its coverage of batting practice for the game to follow it, although much of it actually involves magazine-style features. The show also provides interviews and sports highlights.
• Yankees-Steiner: Memories of the Game, based around Yankee-related, and other baseball and sports memorabilia and co-produced by Yankees-Steiner Collectibles, a joint venture of the Yankees and Steiner Sports Marketing and Memorabilia.
• Behind the Plate, looks at baseball from the viewpoint of two former Yankee catchers, John Flaherty and Joe Girardi. [3]
• Tales of Triumph, an anthology series based around stories from memorable Yankees victories
• Yogi and a Movie, sports movies and wrap-around commentary from Yankee Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra.

YES has broadcasted notable Yankees and Nets press conferences live, including those of free-agent signees Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon; of trade acquirees Randy Johnson and Alex Rodriguez; and the announcement of Derek Jeter being named team captain. On August 16, 2006, YES covered the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Yankee Stadium, which is scheduled to open in April 2009. YES also aired the naming ceremony for the Nets' planned area in Brooklyn, to be known as Barclays Center, and scheduled to open in Fall 2009. Yankees Magazine is a show on the YES Network, which provides in depth coverage of New York Yankees players, coaches and alumni on and off the field. ... Yankees Classics is a program on the YES Network which features classic games featuring the New York Yankees. ... Nets Magazine is a television program on the YES Network, which provides an in depth look at the New Jersey Nets basketball team, on and off the court. ... This Week In Football is a weekly football show that shows that airs on the YES Network. ... CenterStage is a show on the YES Network, which talks with figures from the world of sports and entertainment in front of of studio auddience. ... YES Ulitimate Road Trip is a reality television series that appears on the YES Network. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... For other uses, see The Real World (disambiguation). ... Road Rules, MTVs second reality show, debuted on July 19, 1995. ... Yankeeography is a biography style television program that chronicles the lives and careers of the players, coaches, and other notable personnel associated with the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. ... Biography is a documentary television program. ... Mike and the Mad Dog is an afternoon drive sports radio program on WFAN in New York City. ... WFAN (660 kHz), often referred to as Sports Radio 66 or The FAN, is a radio station in New York City. ... Boston vs. ... A game of Texas hold em in progress. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... The New England Sports Network, or NESN [NESS-en], is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... John Timothy Flaherty (born October 21, 1967 in New York, NY) serves as a backup catcher for the Boston Red Sox in the major leagues. ... Joseph Elliot Girardi (born October 14, 1964 in Peoria, Illinois) is the co-host of Behind The Plate and color commentator on the YES Network and a former catcher in Major League Baseball, for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, and St. ... The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located at 62 Main Street in Cooperstown, New York, is a semi-official museum operated by private interests serving as the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, the display of baseball-related... Yogi Berras number 8 was retired by the New York Yankees in 1972 Lawrence Peter Yogi Berra (born May 12, 1925 in St. ... Hideki Godzilla Matsui , born June 12, 1974) is a Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other persons named Randy Johnson, see Randy Johnson (disambiguation). ... Alexander Emmanuel Alex Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975, in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican-American baseball infielder. ... Derek Sanderson Jeter (born June 26, 1974, in Pequannock Township, New Jersey) is an American Major League Baseball player. ... is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Groundbreaking is a traditional ceremony in many cultures that celebrates the first day of construction for a building or other project. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... The Barclays Center is a proposed sports arena to be built partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority-owned Atlantic Yards at Atlantic Avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. ...

Minor-league baseball and college sports

Since the network's debut, YES has aired select cablecasts of the Yankees' minor league teams: the Yankees' former Class-AAA team, the Columbus Clippers of the International League, and the Class-A (short season) Staten Island Yankees of the New York-Penn League. Class-Level Triple-A (1966-Present) Minor League affiliations International League West Division Major League affiliation Washington Nationals (2007-Present) New York Yankees (1979-2006) Pittsburgh Pirates (1977-1978) Current uniform Name Columbus Clippers (1977-Present) Ballpark Cooper Stadium (1977-Present)(formerly known as Franklin County Stadium from 1977-1984... The International League (IL) is a minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States and Canada. ... The Staten Island Yankees are a minor league baseball team, located in Staten Island, New York. ... The New York - Penn League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. ...

Clippers games were locally produced in Columbus, Ohio. After the 2006 season, the Yankees ended their affiliation with the Clippers, and will be affiliated with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees (formerly Red Barons) beginning in 2007. There are no current plans to televise games on YES, although the team has local coverage in its own market. Staten Island Yankee games are produced by YES, using the same graphics and talent as the major league Yankee games. Nickname: Location in the state of Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Ohio Counties Franklin, Delaware, and Fairfield Government  - Mayor Michael B. Coleman (D) Area  - City  212. ... League International League Division North Year founded 1989 Major League affiliation New York Yankees Home ballpark PNC Field Previous home ballparks City Moosic, Pennsylvania Current uniform colors Navy Blue, Grey, White Previous uniform colors Red, Blue, White Logo design Baseball bat and Uncle Sam hat with the Yankees wordmark centered...

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Relationships with New York Giants and Manchester United

In 2000, YankeeNets engaged in a marketing agreement with the New York Giants of the National Football League. This relationship has resulted in exclusive Giants programming on YES, including Giants Online and Giants on Deck, which have remained on the air after the YankeeNets breakup. In 2007, the Giants ended their relationship with YES and moved their programming to the Fox-owned duopoly of WNYW and WWOR-TV ([4]). City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner John Mara (50%) and Steve Tisch (50%) General manager Jerry Reese League/Conference affiliations National... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest and most prestigious professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... WNYW, channel 5, is the flagship television station of the News Corporation-owned Fox Broadcasting Company, located in New York City. ... WWOR-TV, channel 9, is a MyNetworkTV-affiliated television station licensed to Secaucus, New Jersey, and serving the New York City metropolitan area. ...

YankeeNets also had a similar relationship with British football club Manchester United. YES formerly broadcast tape-delayed and classic United games produced by the team's MUTV in the network's earlier days. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... MUTV is a British subscription based television channel, operated by Manchester United F.C.. The channel offers Manchester United fans exclusive interviews with players and staff, full matches, including all Premier League games (not broadcast live), reserves games and classic matches plus footballing news and other themed programming. ...

Other sports programming

In addition to the cablecasts, the YES Network also produces the over-the-air broadcasts of Yankee games on WWOR-TV, using the same on-air talent. (From 2002 to 2004, WCBS-TV carried the broadcasts.) YES also co-produces the Yankees radio broadcasts, currently airing in English on WCBS and in Spanish on WKDM (the Spanish feed is simulcast on YES as secondary audio). WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. ... WCBS (880 kHz. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

In April 2006 WWOR-TV began airing late regular season games, first-round and most second-round Nets playoff games when there are conflicts with the Yankees [5]. Nets games previously aired on WLNY when YES had scheduling conflicts with the Yankees. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... WLNY is an independent television station primarily serving the Long Island section of New York state, licensed to Riverhead, NY with the studios in Melville. ...

YES also attempted to secure TV rights to the New Jersey Devils, formerly owned by an affiliate of YankeeNets, but with the team now under a different ownership group, it opted to renew its contract with the MSG Network and FSN New York in 2005. The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

YES broadcasts NBA TV's daily news and fantasy basketball shows (usually a rebroadcast, but occasionally live in the early AM drive hours) and The Marv Albert Show. YES also airs reruns of the 1978-1981 CBS drama series The White Shadow, which also airs on NBA TV. YES also airs This Week in Baseball a couple of days after new episodes premiere on Fox during the MLB regular season. NBA TV is a television network that is dedicated to showcasing the sport of basketball in the United States. ... Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig on June 12, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television and radio sportscaster, honored for his work as a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame and is commonly referred to as the voice of basketball. ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... The White Shadow was a U.S. television series that ran on the CBS network from November 27, 1978 to March 16, 1981. ... This Week in Baseball is a weekly television program, originally designed to show highlights of the previous weeks Major League Baseball action. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...

On air personalities

Current personalities

• Marv Albert - lead play-by-play broadcaster for Nets games
• Michelle Beadle - host, YES' Ultimate Road Trip; correspondent, Yankees on Deck
• Keith Byars - co-host of This Week in Football
• Tim Capstraw - alternate Nets game analyst
• Howard Cross - co-host of This Week in Football
• Gordon Damer - fill-in studio host
• Ian Eagle - alternate play-by-play broadcaster for Nets games
• John Flaherty - Yankees sideline reporter and game/studio analyst; co-host of Behind the Plate
• Joe Girardi - Yankees sideline reporter and game/studio analyst; co-host of Behind the Plate
• Mark Jackson - Nets game analyst
• Kimberly Jones - Yankees clubhouse reporter
• David Justice - Yankees studio analyst; host of Yankees on Deck
• Michael Kay - lead play-by-play broadcaster for Yankees games; host of CenterStage
• Al Leiter - Yankees game/studio analyst
• Bob Lorenz - lead studio host
• Bobby Murcer - Yankees game analyst/studio analyst
• Gary Myers - co-host of This Week in Football
• Nancy Newman - fill-in studio host and reporter
• Paul O'Neill - Yankees game/studio analyst
• Larry Pasquale - contributor for This Week in Football
• Chris Shearn - producer/on-air wrap-around host of Mike and the Mad Dog; host of Yankees Batting Practice Today; sideline reporter for college game broadcasts
• Ken Singleton - Yankees game analyst/alternate play-by-play
• Jim Spanarkel - Nets game/studio analyst
• John Sterling - host of Yankeeography and Yankees Classics
• Tom Verducci - contributor for Yankees Hot Stove

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Former on air personalities

• Leslie Boghosian - studio host/reporter (2002-2006)
• David Cone - Yankees game analyst (2002; left to pitch for the New York Mets in 2003 before retiring as a baseball player)
• Fred Hickman - studio host (2002-2004; now with ESPN)
• Jim Kaat - Yankees game analyst (2002-2006; now retired from broadcasting)
• Charley Steiner - occasional host of Yankees-related programs (2002-2004; now a radio and television play-by-play broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers)
• Kelly Tripucka - Nets game analyst (2003-2005; now a scout for the New York Knicks)
• Suzyn Waldman - Yankees clubhouse reporter (2002-2004; now a color commentator for YES-produced Yankees radio broadcasts on WCBS radio)

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Controversy

A dispute over being carried by Cablevision, who attempted to purchase the Yankees in 1998 and carried the team's games on MSG Network, at the time of the channel's launch led to a year without Yankee games for all Cablevision subscribers until New York State's government stepped in and negotiated a temporary deal. The two sides eventually signed a long-term carriage contract in 2004. Ironically, when MSG first signed its TV deal with the Yankees, Cablevision (which owned SportsChannel New York) and MSG also had a lengthy carriage dispute. For other uses, see Cablevision (disambiguation). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...

Dish Network remains the only cable or satellite provider in the New York City area not to carry YES, and has indicated that it will not offer YES unless YES asks for a lower subscription fee.[6] YES, however, has a most favored nation clause with all of its cable and satellite operators. If YES lowered its price for one operator, it would void all other contracts. Ironically, YES minority owner Goldman Sachs also has an ownership stake in Dish Network parent Echostar. DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television and audio programming to households and businesses in the United States, owned by parent company EchoStar Communications Corporation. ... Most favoured nation (or most favored nation, MFN) is a term used in international trade. ... EchoStar Communication Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal which DISH Network markets. ...

In 2003, now-former Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer said some negative things in the media about owner George Steinbrenner. In response, Steinbrenner is rumored to have ordered YES not to show Zimmer on camera during its Yankee cablecasts.[7] Donald William Zimmer (born January 17, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a former infielder, manager and coach in Major League Baseball. ... George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio), often known as The Boss, is an American businessman and the principal owner of Major League Baseballs New York Yankees. ...

In April 2005, YES declined to broadcast pre-game Opening Day festivities celebrating the Boston Red Sox' 2004 World Championship prior to a Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Instead, a fixed camera shot was focused tightly on correspondent Kimberly Jones as she described in general terms the events surrounding her; afterwards, YES was roundly criticized for the censorial move. Ironically, Yankees players not only witnessed the ceremonies, but graciously applauded them from the top steps of their dugout. [8] “Fenway” redirects here. ...

During the 2005 season, local New York newspapers reported that the post-game questions asked to Yankees manager Joe Torre by Jones were being sent to her by top-level team executives (quite possibly on directives from Steinbrenner), and that Torre did not feel comfortable answering them. Since the 2006 season Torre, who had been paid a fee by YES to be interviewed after each Yankees game since the network's inception, did not have a post game interview specifically for the YES Network. YES must now send its reporter to his regular session with other media outlets. Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is currently the manager of the New York Yankees and a former Major League Baseball player in the National League for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. ...

YES Network HD

In September 2005, YES introduced a high definition version of the network, available through RCN, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Cablevision among other providers. On April 1, 2007, YES Network launched a full-time high definition simulcast of the channel. Image File history File links YES_HD.jpg‎ [edit] Summary YES Network HD Current Logo from http://www. ... Projection screen in a home theater, displaying a high-definition television image. ... RCN can refer to: RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional), is a radio and television network in Colombia. ... Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company[1] and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... For other uses, see Cablevision (disambiguation). ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Trivia

• During every Yankee home game telecast, the performance of God Bless America, preceded by a patriotic speech by Bob Sheppard, is shown before going to commercial break for the seventh inning stretch.
• When the network launched in 2002, the domain http://yesnetwork.com was registered by a seminar training company called the Yes! Network. YES temporarily used the domain http://yesnetworktv.com, before making a deal with the Yes! Network, who moved to the new domain http://yesmidwest.com.
• Early in the 2006 season, website design and maintenance of yesnetwork.com was taken over by MLB, who operates websites from other team-owned regional sports networks including the Mets' SportsNet New York, the Cleveland Indians' SportsTime Ohio, and the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, whose ownership is shared by the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals.
• On air promos for CenterStage end with the guest saying, "Only on YES." This tagline is rarely used for any other on air promos on the network.

God Bless America is an American patriotic song originally written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. ... SportsNet New York (SNY) is a New York City-based sports cable network which airs in the New York metro area and all of New York state, and nationwide via satellite. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 3, 5, 14, 18, 19, 21, 42, 455 Name Cleveland Indians (1915–present) Cleveland Naps (1905-1914) Cleveland Bronchos (1902-1904) Cleveland Blues (1901) Other nicknames The Tribe Ballpark Jacobs Field (1994–present) Cleveland Stadium... SportsTime Ohio (or STO) is a regional sports television network in Cleveland and northern Ohio, Launched in 2006. ... Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is a team-owned regional sports network that televises both Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles games in the mid-Atlantic region (Harrisburg, PA to Charlotte, NC) When the Montreal Expos were relocated to Washington, D.C. in 2004, the issue arose regarding television rights for... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 4, 5, 8, 20, 22, 33, 42 Name Baltimore Orioles (1954–present) St. ... Major league affiliations National League (1969–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 42 Name Washington Nationals (2005–present) Montreal Expos (1969-2004) Other nicknames Nats, Nacionales (Spanish) Ballpark RFK Stadium (2005–present) Hiram Bithorn Stadium[3] (San Juan) (2003-2004) Olympic Stadium (Montreal) (1977-2004) Jarry Park...

External links

• YES Network eebsite
• Official Information On YES HD
• LyngSat Entry