No, You're A Towel Readers Make a Difference!

I wrote about it yesterday on the blog and then you wrote in in droves after we found out that ESPN had changed the Yankees game to conflict with Yom Kippur...and we got results! The game has been moved back to 1 PM! My response from ESPN to the e-mail I sent:

Thanks for writing.

Major League Baseball and ESPN have agreed to move the September 27th Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees game from 8 p.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET so as to not conflict with Yom Kippur. The game will be televised exclusively on ESPN and ESPNHD.

Sincerely,
ESPN Viewer Response Team

Nice work people and thanks for reading (and Gemar Chatimah Tova)

Yanks/Sox on Yom Kippur (But Will Kevin Jew-kilis Play?)

(or Casey Kotchman for that matter?)

Yankees vs. Red Sox on Yom Kippur? ESPN will have to atone. From the New York Post (H/T @Stefmara):

Major League Baseball and ESPN must be atone deaf.

The Yankees' Sept. 27 home game against the Boston Red Sox has been rescheduled from 1 to 8 p.m. -- putting the first pitch well after the sundown start of Yom Kippur.

The move forces observant Jewish fans to miss the game or risk having a lot more to atone for next Yom Kippur.

"Baseball switched the time because ESPN selected the game," a spokeswoman for the Yankees told The Post. "We were upset by it, but we have no control.

In all seriousness, this sucks. The Yankees may have the division wrapped up, but for those who bought a plan before the season or paid ridiculous prices on StubHub for Yanks/Sox tickets, only to find out they'll be in Temple instead, are getting a really raw deal. I doubt they'd change it back now, but maybe if enough people write angry letters, ESPN will at least think twice about doing this next time.