When I wanted to ditch our $160-a-month DirecTV satellite service for a lower-cost streaming alternative, it wasn’t easy. Lisa needs the YES Network, which does show most of the Yankees games. The situation is especially annoying right now, but it has been years in the making.Īnd it’s getting more complicated, as the high cost of sports rights pushes broadcasts away from traditional TV stations and even regional sports networks toward deep-pocketed streaming services. I report on cord-cutting all the time, but I haven’t been able to cut the cord myself because of the damn Yankees. Sports are the glue that keeps many people stuck to traditional TV plans. Sound familiar? It’s a common scenario for fans of Major League Baseball teams, and other sports, too, from football to hockey. It’s expensive to pay for them all, and aggravating to figure out where each game is being shown. For my family, the issue is much closer to home, where my Yankees-obsessed wife Lisa is growing increasingly frustrated-with the Yankees and, for some reason, me-because it’s so hard to watch games that aren’t being shown on the Yankees’ own YES regional sports network.Ī lot of those games are now spread across various TV networks and streaming services. This spring, the New York Yankees season is off to a rocky start, and not just because the team is bumping along near the bottom of its division.
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