ESPN and Major League Baseball yesterday changed back the start time of the Sept. 27 Red Sox-Yankees game after getting backlash for moving it to the middle of Yom Kippur.
The game will now start at its original time of 1 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.
ESPN, MLB Atones, Moves Yankees Game out of Yom Kippur
ESPN and Major League Baseball yesterday changed back the start time of the Sept. 27 Red Sox-Yankees game after getting backlash for moving it to the middle of Yom Kippur.
The game will now start at its original time of 1 p.m. instead of 8 p.m.
“I am pleased we were able to resolve this sensitive issue that impacted many baseball fans and are able to move the game at Yankee Stadium to 1:00 p.m.,” Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement.
The game will be shown exclusively on ESPN.
Starting at the later time would have left observant fans holding useless tickets or unable to even watch the game on television. Yom Kippur, considered the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, begins at sundown on Sept. 27.
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn and Queens), who wrote a letter to ESPN and the Commissioner of Baseball yesterday asking for the switch, said they did the right thing.
Meanwhile, the Yankees announced that the majority of postseason ticket prices will be less than what was charged in the 2007 postseason. Regular season ticket prices, excluding suites, will be charged for the American League Division Series.
CN
But there aren’t any Jews on the Yankees now – so the Yankees can play, no problem. Only the Red Sox have a Jewish player – Kevin Youkilis – but it’s good that he doesn’t have to play on Yom Kippur.
me
its not only the player its also all the fans that are going to be watching the game
sam the internet troll
This story is a Chillul Hashem and a complete mockery of Judaism! Doesn’t anybody else see it!?
On the day before Yom Kippur starts, a mere 5 or 6 hours before the start of “the holiest day in the Jewish calendar,” Jews are worried about being able to watch the Red Sox/Yankees game!? Then they can laugh and rib each other during Kol Nidrei later that night and talk about the game!!
This change wasn’t made for any Jewish players – it was made for nominally religious Jewish fans who would otherwise – horror – have to miss watching the game while they sat through a boring shul service looking at their watches.
Or put another way – the switch was made so that Jews wouldn’t have to chose between Yom Kippur and baseball!! What does that say about Judaism!? All Jews should be embarrassed at this entire ridiculous affair.
Kiddush HaShem
To Sam the Troll:
Better they should laugh and rib each other over nonsense then to be like those who fight over nonsense. It’s indeed a kiddush Hashem that even those Jews who are very distant from Yiddishkeit still have a Jewish awareness at Yom Kippur time.
yankees rock on yom kippur
well if kevin youkelis wont play on yum kippur the red sox will win and we dont want that do we!!!!!
many
yankees rock
go red sox!!
may we have a sweet new year and may the red sox win!!
levi
jeter is jewish!
his mother is jewish and father black