YES Network--at height of Yankee interest--will show college football replay tonight--Neil Best

• Mr. Best reports even the Mets channel is reporting from Anaheim today. But not the so-called Yankee channel, the YES Network.

Neil Best Watchdog: "The Yankees had a workout in Anaheim today. The Yankees are in the middle of the ALCS.

• The YES Network exists to cover the Yankees.

• The YES Network has its on-air personnel in Anaheim for Game 5.

So it would be a natural for the network to offer a one-hour ALCS special at 7 tonight, before the NLCS game starts on TBS.

• Wouldn't it?

• Newsday is reporting from the workout. So is ESPN.
• So is . . . SNY! (the Mets Channel)

But no. Instead, YES will show a replay of Saturday's USC-Notre Dame game at 7.

• Its only coverage today of the Yankees' biggest series in five years

• will come via its simulcast of Mike Francesa's radio show, which is on when many people are at work.

• Strange." Neil Best, "YES takes day off from ALCS," 10/21/09

I've posted on this blog that the YES Network's editorial mentality is detached from the Yankee fan. It exists somewhere else. A few years ago I wrote letters to executives there which of course was a waste of time. I did receive a courtesy letter back from a mid level person, and his response only confirmed what I saw as problems. There are many forces in play at the YES Network. Its significant hires were made by Leo Hindery (Hindery himself has moved on) and the majority owner is Goldman Sachs. I don't ask for a bunch of homers, but a rogue operation isn't helpful either. (ed.)

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