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New York and Staten Island, NY] The YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports) Network and the Staten Island Yankees announced today that they have reached an agreement to broadcast nine SI Yankees games during the 2002 NY-Penn League season. All nine Baby Bombers games will be broadcast live.
The broadcast schedule begins with the June 20th game against the Brooklyn Cyclones, the first of four Brooklyn games scheduled on YES (July 7, 8, and 25). The other game dates are June 24, July 14, 22, August 5 and 25.
We are so pleased to announce this new partnership, stated Staten Island Yankee Chief Operating Officer Josh Getzler. It will provide a wonderful and strong outlet for our fans all over the region to see us on a regular basis. Broadcasting on YES also serves to accentuate the strength of the relationship between the New York Yankees and the Staten Island Yankees. We look forward to a longtime presence on YES.
John Filippelli, Executive Vice President, Production and Programming, YES Network, stated, Were very excited to add the SI Yankees to our roster of premier sports teams on YES. We think the addition of this local professional team is the kind of programming YES viewers expect and will appreciate.
About YES Network
The YES Network launches March 19 as a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week premier sports and entertainment television network featuring the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. The YES Network will be available to viewers in New York, Connecticut, and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. In addition to 130 Yankees games, YES will broadcast other professional and collegiate sports teams as well as classic sports footage. The YES schedule will also include original biography, interview, and magazine programs.
About Staten Island Yankees
The Staten Island Yankees are the short-season Class A Affiliate of the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees. Staten Island will open up the 2002 season on June 18, as they will host the Brooklyn Cyclones, jumping right into the Battle of the Boroughs. Individual game tickets will go on sale on a new date, March 16 at an Open House beginning at 10:00 a.m.
