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YES is caught stealing
Topic Started: Apr 1 2006, 01:02 PM (60 Views)
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BY BOB RAISSMAN
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER

After a two-day audition as a SportsNet New York Mets studio analyst, John Flaherty yesterday jumped ship, agreeing to a deal with the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network.

Industry sources said when YES suits saw Flaherty on SNY - he worked in the studio following Mets-Marlins (Wednesday) and Mets-Cardinals (Thursday) - they moved quickly to sign the ex-Yankee catcher, who retired during a spring-training stint with Boston after 14 seasons in the big leagues.

"Someone in the Yankee organization - high up in the organization - saw John working on the Mets station and wasn't real happy," one source said.

Alan Nero, Flaherty's agent, downplayed any Mets-Yankees competition angle. Nero said that over the past two years, John Filippelli, YES' executive producer, has served as a mentor to Flaherty, helping him prepare a broadcasting portfolio.

Eric Handler, a YES spokesman, said Flaherty - Jorge Posada's backstop backup from 2003-05 - likely would play a major role on the new "Yankees Batting Practice Today" show, working primarily home games at the Stadium rather than in YES' Stamford, Conn., studio.

With the exception of his two-day trial at SNY, Flaherty - who played for Tampa Bay, Boston, Detroit and San Diego in addition to the Yanks - has no prior broadcasting experience.

Nero said Flaherty also drew interest from the Madison Square Garden Network and ESPN.

"John is humbled by all the interest he received," Nero said. "In the end, YES was the most comfortable fit for him because of his relationship with (Filippelli) and the fact he will be interviewing his former teammates."

Nero said Flaherty likely would make about 30 YES appearances, which is exactly the limited workload he was looking for. Flaherty also will do some game analyst work on YES' Staten Island Yankees telecasts as well as working a few Yankees games in the analyst's role.

Originally published on April 1, 2006
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This is why the Yankees are the Yankees and the Mets are the Mets.
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Good to see Flash come back and get a role with the YES network. I think he will do a wonderful job in this role.
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Wow, that was uncalled for. I guess props go to the SNY staff for getting him first, leading to the necessity of stealing by YES.
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Don't you have anything better to do than troll the Yankee board, Ray?
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Apr 1 2006, 03:52 PM
Don't you have anything better to do than troll the Yankee board, Ray?

Who's trolling? I'm giving an opinion on the matter at hand.
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:rolleyes:
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