[1] When it debuted in 2002 as one of the first series to air on YES, Yankees Classics consisted entirely of regular season games from the team's local broadcasts, via WPIX, MSG Network, and WNYW.
Regular season games since YES' launch in 2002 simply take the TV broadcast, with most out-of-date sponsor plugs removed.
A specific Yankees Classic often is shown on its anniversary or on a day when the current team is playing the same opponent.
(For example, on October 2, or when the Yankees are scheduled to play the Boston Red Sox, the 1978 playoff game for the American League Eastern Division title, featuring the improbable home run by Bucky Dent, often is broadcast.)
It has also been observed that while episodes of the biographical program Yankeeography make reference to losing efforts in the careers of its subjects, the Yankee Classics series has yet to air anything but games won by the team.