DAVID CONE TO RETURN TO YANKEES IN YES BOOTH

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DAVID CONE TO RETURN TO YANKEES IN YES BOOTH (RR)
Published 1/28/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
DAVID CONE TO RETURN TO YANKEES IN YES BOOTH (RR) Dick Williams in the HOF and David Cone in the Yankee booth...this is gonna be some year for Smitty*! David Cone has made peace with the Yankees and will return this year to broadcast about 50 games on YES, The Post has learned. A key pitcher and leader on Joe Torre’s championship Yankees, Cone had annoyed George Steinbrenner by returning after a year away from baseball in 2002 for a brief and failed comeback with the MetsNew York Mets . After his retirement in 2003, Cone was given essentially an open invitation to join the ...

David Cone to join YES booth--Joel Sherman
Published 1/28/2008 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
... A key pitcher and leader on Joe Torre's championship Yankees, Cone had annoyed George Steinbrenner by returning after a year away from baseball in 2002 for a brief and failed comeback with the ...

Cone to join the YES Network again
Published 1/28/2008 by Andrew Fletcher at Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
According to Joel Sherman of the Post, David Cone will rejoin the YES Network to broadcast about 50 games for YES. ...

Cone To Join YES Booth
Published 1/28/2008 by WW Staff at WasWatching.com
Joel Sherman has the story. Can't wait for the first Cone-Leiter debate. I wonder if it will be anything like this:

Cone takes Girardi’s spot on YES
Published 1/28/2008 by Jason at MY BASEBALL BIAS
From the NY Post: …with Joe Girardi having left the YES booth to become Yankee manager, Cone will take the place of his former catcher. Girardi and Cone had a strong relationship as teammates and Girardi caught Cone’s perfect game on July 18, 1999. Besides joining a cast that includes Ken Singleton, Paul O’Neill, Bobby Murcer and John Flaherty in serving as an analyst for games, Cone is scheduled to serve as host for the weekly program Yankees on Deck. He is to replace David Justice, who recently took on a ...

But You Still Don't Have a Dance Coney
Published 1/28/2008 by Mantlemurcer at My Pinstripes
... David Cone has made peace with the Bronx Bombers and will be joining the YES Network's broadcast of about 50 Yankees' games. King George had been annoyed by Cone's return to baseball with the Mets in 2002 (and probably his deal with the Red Sox in '01), but it's all water under the bridge. ...

Conie To Join YES Network
Published 1/28/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
... According to Joel Sherman, David Cone will join the YES broadcast booth next season. I have a feeling Cone will thrive as an analyst and has the personality to back it up. Al Leiter and Cone provide some strong personalities for the network, though they probably will still find themselves behind SNY's trio of Darling, Hernandez and Cohen. ...

Coney’s home
Published 1/29/2008 by Jim Johnson at The Bronx Block
David Cone has taken a spot on the YES crew and will take on some of the duties that were previously held by Joe Girardi and David Justice. Cone will broadcast about 50 games in the 2008 season and will host Kids On Deck. Joel Sherman has the story. I LOVE this. Cone is my all-time favorite pitcher and one of my favorite people of the game. I’m thrilled that we’ll be hearing him next season. Definately looking forward to it.

Coney In Yanks Booth
Published 1/29/2008 by Regis Courtemanche at Mets Heads
Former Mets pitcher David Cone will broadcast at least 50 games for the YES Network in 2008 the Post says. ...

News and Notes
Published 1/29/2008 by Greg Cohen at Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog
... - David Cone will be joining the YES network for the upcoming season. He will broadcast about 50 games on YES, and will host Yankees On Deck. ...

Cone back with Yankees
Published 1/29/2008 by Howard Burns at SPORTS COUCH POTATO
... David Cone is returning to the Bronx as a TV announcer for the New York Yankees, the team for which he pitched a perfect game in 1999, the New York Post reported. ...

Suddenly Suze is in Tampa
Published 3/10/2008 by Fat Willard at Hugging Harold Reynolds
... As we discuss family, this brings us to another important feature of a family unit; Forgiveness. And with that, I want to welcome a new addition to the Yankee broadcast family. Welcome David Cone! The Steinbrenner’s have forgiven David for un-retiring in 2002 to pitch for the Mets. They forgave him for joining the Red Sox in 2004 just like those women forgave David for pounding his ‘little conehead’ in the bullpen. That is all speculation; I really don't know the size of David's little battery mate. ...