YES and MSG Network are partnering on a new venture that eventually could lead to a direct-to-consumer streaming service that offers the Yankees, Knicks, Rangers, Nets, Devils and Islanders on one platform. The two sides are not there just yet, but announced on Thursday the creation of Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, which is a … Read more
Vinsanity is coming to YES for a handful of Nets games, The Post has learned. Vince Carter, who was let go by ESPN this summer, will analyze a small package of games this season. Sarah Kustok and Richard Jefferson will remain the analysts on the bulk of Nets’ telecasts. The Nets will have more regional … Read more
Michael Kay had a feisty exchange with a Yankees fan who accused him of going soft on Brian Cashman as the team has struggled to open the season. Twitter user @PlayoffBader DM’ed Kay, received a lengthy response from the Yankees’ play-by-play broadcaster and opted to publicize it. “You watch every game, right?” the Twitter user … Read more
In his 31 years as a Yankees’ broadcaster, Michael Kay has created for himself a steady dilemma. He has painted himself into a corner that his fame and fortune cannot escape or reconcile. On one hand, he wants to be respected, admired and most of all cherished by local sports fans despite his obvious, admitted … Read more
Michael Kay caught some heat this week for his comments about a bat boy during the Yankees-Guardians game and he’s not too happy about it. Monday night in Cleveland, Kay critiqued the appearance of the bat boy in the Yankees’ dugout, saying it went against former Yankees owner George Steinbrenner‘s “Neatness Counts” policy that was … Read more
YES Network is still hoping to have a direct-to-consumer Yankees product by Opening Day on Thursday, The Post has learned. If YES DTC can’t launch by Thursday’s Yankees-Giants first pitch, then the plan is to have it ready shortly after with the expectation for it to be available by sometime in April at the latest. … Read more
John Sterling will be 85 in July, and is not going anywhere as the Yankees’ radio play-by-player. WFAN and the team expect him to do most, but not all, of the games this upcoming season. This is why Justin Shackil is on the verge of what one day could become a very big job, The … Read more