While the first programs (Joan Rivers) didn’t come out until October 1986, and it wouldn’t be for another 13 months before Fox began a network Schedule (albeit on weekends only, a slow expansion into the 90’s resulted in the fact that they didn’t go 7 nights until 1993. And a little less than a year after going 7 nights a week, FOX Won the NFC Package. And the rest is history.

Tim Fleischer once worked at WKBW Buffalo NY

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Thanks for posting this! I've been waiting for someone to post that promo at the end announcing the call letters change using all the cartoon clips. I remember seeing that one at the time (although the only clip I remembered was from the He-Man cartoon - "I'll take care of this!").

I'd almost forgotten that the Yankees used to be on MSG! I miss the Old-Timers Days when they would trot out the Scooter, the Mick (who only had a couple of years left), Whitey and Joe D. I think Yogi was still refusing to come back ever since George Steinbrenner fired him like 16 games into the season back in the '80's. Sadly, those greats are no longer with us. A lot of the '78 team is still with us, though.

At this point, the Yankees were tied with the World Champion Blue Jays for first place. They stayed neck-and-neck with the Blue Jays until late September when they went through a stretch where they lost 7 of 9 games.

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Just hours earlier, channel 5 did its last sign off Milkman's Matinee promo, as WNEW 1130 and WNYW 5 were no longer sister stations

The Greatest 🕉🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷

I was literally one day old during this lol. I was born 7/23/1993

1993 was a good summer for the Yankees when it all started. The good old days

Also . . . the tone would be 1 kHz, but if played back at 30 fps it would sound like 1001 Hz.

Great stuff. Love seeing Paul O'Neils number 21 that was just retired and seeing #2 and #20 still active but not Jeter and Posata's yet but retired first! And of course God - otherwise known as #23 ❤️

how great to listen to bobby and scooter again. they are still young on the net.

The sound goes off during Thurman Munson tribute 😫😫😫

@justinjoseph6966...I'm pretty sure Bobby was talking about the third baseman still playing too deep, as he and Phil were discussing the possibility of a bunt. I, too, was pissed off about '94. I remember a great column Mike Lupica wrote in the Daily News that fall, describing what the Stadium should have looked like for the postseason. Then he wrote how Donny sat in his driveway at his house in Terre Haute and sobbed when he got word the season was cancelled. Got to admit, I cried too, just reading it.

Watching this, two things strike me. One, this Yankee team set the record for spending the most days in flat-footed ties for first (18) without ever being in first by themselves. I kept thinking that if they could just get ahead of the Jays, they'd pull away, but it never happened. Two: the fact that the Angels had a couple of players who would go on to help us win World Series, Polonia and C. Davis.

A woman I once worked with turned 40 on this day .

is that Bam Bam Meulins?!?

The spirit of 93! That’s when it all turned around.

The Original. The Real. The Only Yankee Stadium

As soon as I saw those earrings, I was amused at how much more 80's it looked retrospectively.

Mattingly from this era, 84 - 89, was one of, if not the best player in the game. Would have loved to see this version get to perform against the Mariners in the 95 division series. He had a good series regardless, but this version of Mattingly was on a totally different level. Dominant, at the peak of his powers, both offensively and defensively

Back in the 80’s they called them former Beatles. They are forever Beatles. However George said he’s a Willbury.

The 90's were the good ole Yankee days!

Thanks for the post! When the game was so much more fun and simple.

George ❤❤❤

Very odd looking back seeing some else in a Yankee uniform with a 2 on their back. Mike was pretty good though!

Pam Potillo, was on a handful of episodes of “The Cosby Show” as Vanessa Huxtable best friend.

In the reviews for "A Hard Days Night", George was considered the best actor of the four! Ringo, and John "underacted", Paul, overacted, George even keeled and most realistic.

The interviewer looks REALLY 80s.

Bobby called it, Polonia was playing too deep in left! Was watching this game with my grandfather when I was 12 Iike I did many a game back then! This was the pivotal year when the Yankees were just starting to turn the corner. The ‘94 strike still infuriated me because I really thought that was gonna be Donnie’s year!

Thanks for posting! Have you got the forth part of that interview that was broadcast on April 18? Or ANYBODY? Can't find it anywhere... (((

Yes I remember this very well

Life is indeed a dream, it is too short! George here was 43, and in only 15 years he'd be gone!

Sure do miss the WPIX days.

Well this is acting! He was 100% right on that! haha

Amazing how little advertising there is around the stadium

Amazing how little advertising there is around the stadium

Back when uniforms fit and weren't pajamas.

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him making fun of the way she says monty python oh my god 😭 he really had no filter lmfao

Ringo aged the best of the Beatles.

Before that insert (in Gill Sans Medium) was put on with the new calls and owner, it said 'WNEW-TV' on the top, and 'MMI 5 NYC' at the bottom, of this NTSC version of the Philips PM5544 pattern.

Love old Tiger Stadium

I hope you realize the magnitude of this recording, having the actual birth of Fox before its official start on October 9th of that year.

No better hitter in baseball than Donnie mattingly during these years

Also - it was exactly 27 years and 6 months to the day after what until then was WABD changed calls to WNEW-TV on Sept. 7, 1958.

The sign-on V/O was Chuck Caron on that very first day.

I missed those days of TV signoffs and afternoon and Saturday morning cartoons...