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July 06, 2007

YES/FOX O.T.D. Split

Am I the only one bothered by the fact that YES and FOX are sharing the day tomorrow for the Yankees...with YES getting the Old-Timer's Day stuff and then FOX picking up the Angels-Yanks game?

I hope FOX does what YES would do on a day like Old-Timer's...meaning show clips from the Old-Timer's game, joke about it, and maybe get a few guys to come up into the booth for an inning or two.

If I understand it correct, hardly any teams have Old-Timer's Day things these days. It would be smart for FOX to tap into something unique here and let the nation get a whiff at how cool Old-Timer's can be for a team (and it's fans).

And, it would be even smarter for the Yankees to schedule Old-Timer's on a day where FOX doesn't want the game...and ensure that YES gets to run the whole day...and then prolong the special-ness (is that a word?) of the afternoon for Yankees fans (instead of having it potentially cut off the minute that FOX takes over for the day).

Posted by Steve Lombardi at July 6, 2007 10:55 PM

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I think the Yankees picked the day before FOX did. I believe it's always the last Saturday home game before the all-star break.

Posted by: Jen [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 7, 2007 12:28 AM

I see that Joe Girardi and Kenny Albert are calling the game on FOX, so hopefully Joe will fulfill your wish and can get a few guys in the booth during the game.

Posted by: Jen [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 7, 2007 01:19 AM

You're not the only one bothered by it. And I hope that the FOX guys have the guys come up to the booth for an inning or two.

Few teams have Old Timers Day, and to be honest with you, I am not surprised. Seems the trend now is to honor players or teams.

But it would be nice to see some of the older players get their day in the sun, at least for one more day. They don't even have to play, just be acknowledged. Remember how big the "All Century Team" went over, back in '99? That alone should've had a good number of teams bringing back Old Timer's Day.

Baseball is rich in history, the game and teams should do more to embrace it.

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at July 7, 2007 09:19 AM