New York Yankees: Yankee fans try to divert their attention by watching famous Yankee moments!

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees celebrates at home with teammates Jorge Posada #20, Mariano Rivera #42, Alex Rodriguez #13 and Curtis Granderson #14 after hitting a solo home run in the third inning for career hit 3000 while playing against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on July 9, 2011 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Heiman/Getty Images)

New York Yankees fans are at a loss without the baseball season starting this week.  Already deprived of a complete spring training season, Yankee fans are beside themselves with no games being played.  Many fans are turning to famous Yankee moments of the past broadcast on the YES Networks, Yankee Classics, Youtube videos of famous Yankee moments, and other videos to quench their thirst for baseball.

A few weeks ago, MLB shut down the balance of spring training and announced a two-week delay to the start of the regular season.  A lot has changed since then as the coronavirus is spreading around the country.  New York is the epicenter center for the spread of the dire virus, but other areas, including Florida’s southern counties, Los Angeles, and New Orleans, are beginning to catch up.

The original two-week delay now appears to be two months or more.  So what are fans trying to do to divert the onslaught of coronavirus news into something baseball to watch or take part in.   They are watching classic games and searching the internet for anything Yankees they can find.

Because of the rich history of the New York Yankees, there are plenty of famous Yankee moments to search for.  Moments like Aaron Judge’s first home run,  Bucky Dent’s famous home run against the Red Sox, Aaron Boone’s home run to left against the Red Sox winning them the pennant are just a few.  Searching back, they can enjoy Yankeeographies of the M & M boys home run race when Maris overtook Mantle for the 61 home run record, to famous Yankee catcher Yogi Berra’s jump into the arms of Don Larsen when he completed the first-ever perfect game in World Series history.

There is no shortage of Yankee stuff on the net if you are creative.  Just type in New York Yankees in the Youtube search engine, and you will see what I mean.  Meanwhile, the YES Network has a schedule of Yankee Classic games of the past, as well as more recent games like the postseason games from last year.  There are all the wonderful Yankeeographies featuring the stories of the lives of Yankee greats.  There is Yankee Magazine, and the program they call “Homegrown” lets Yankee fans know what’s going on with minor league players.

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