It’s Sunday as soon as extra, and you already know what meaning — it’s time for our weekly social media roundup! This week, we focus not simply on the current, but additionally on the legacy of the previous, as we celebrated Jackie Robinson Day this Wednesday. How did the Yankees acknowledge this necessary day — in addition to the opposite goings-on of the early season — this week? Let’s discover out!
Jackie Robinson Day
As you could possibly most likely guess from the highest picture, the article heading, and the intro, we start this week with Major League Baseball’s annual celebration of Jackie Robinson, whose story — as well timed as ever — wants no introduction.
Cam within the Garden for NBA Playoffs
Because the Yankees had a matinee on Saturday, they’d some uncommon free time at evening, so after serving to beat the Royals on Friday evening with six innings of three-hit, one-run ball, Cam Schlittler was among the many many celebrities at Madison Square Garden for the New York Knicks’ playoff opener. He bought a really good hand from the gang, who bought to see the Knicks take down the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1, 113-102.
Daily Comments from Dave
Yankees radio broadcaster Dave Sims discusses the Yankees’ hectic week on his Instagram.
Behind the NY
The Yankees continued to add episodes of their YouTube sequence, Behind the NY.
Welcome again, Paulie!
Over the primary couple of weeks of the common season, the YES broadcast rotated David Cone and Joe Girardi alongside Michael Kay. But you already know who was conspicuously lacking? That’s proper — the Warrior himself, Paul O’Neill. Well, in the end, the previous Yankees proper fielder made his season debut on the ballpark.
The Game Belt
The Game Belt bought handed round fairly a bit this week.
Batting observe with the WPBL
The Yankees invited the gamers from the brand new Women’s Professional Baseball League to take batting observe at Yankee Stadium final weekend, a present of assist for the brand new league, which launches this summer time.
The House of Horrors Returns
Guess what’s again! That’s proper — the Trop. (refrain of boos and hisses)
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Yeah, I’m not joyful about it both. At least the Rays lastly have one thing that resembles concrete plans for a brand new ballpark.
Of course, the Trop did give us our first “opposing mascot attempts to troll with Meredith Marakovitz during the pregame show.” As the YES Network account mentioned, she actually is a mascot whisperer, and handles their shenanigans like a champ.
Banana Ball
The Savannah Bananas might be taking part in at Yankee Stadium subsequent weekend, because the Bombers are on the street. One of their gamers posted to Instagram to specific his pleasure over fulfilling his childhood dream of taking part in at Yankee Stadiuim.