pinstripealley.com - 7/17/2009
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A recent Yankee IFA signing is not who he says he is -
Two weeks ago, the Yankees signed a shortstop purporting to be 16-year-old Damian Arredondo from the Dominican Republic to an $850,000 bonus. Now Major League Baseball's Department of Investigations has determined that Arredondo is not ...
MLB Nixes Yanks Signing of Damian Arredondo
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/17/2009 — From SI.com : A top New York Yankees prospect is not who he claims to be, sources tell SI.com. Two weeks ago, the Yankees signed a shortstop purporting to be 16-year-old Damian Arredondo from the Dominican Republic to an $850,000 bonus. Now Major League Baseball's Department of Investigations ...
Liar! Liar! Liar!
fivemagazine.com 7/3/2009 — That led to one of the most heated recruiting battles in recent college history. In 2005, Gordon gave the University of Illinois an oral commitment. But EJ – “Eric Jr.” – would rather have played at Indiana University. Gordon’s father however did not like Indiana’s then coach Mike Davis or the ...
How the New York Yankees Got to the Bronx —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/16/2009
Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchased the defunct Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and moved it to New York for the 1903 season. The team played at Hilltop Park at 168th and Broadway, and because of the location they were known as the Highlanders. ...
YANKEES SPREAD HOPE AT THE STADIUM —
NY Post: Sports 7/17/2009
> To introduce HOPE Week (Helping Others Preserve & Excel) Yankees players will reach out to an individual family or organization worthy of recognition and support. All celebrations will culminate at Yankee Stadium, but other activities will ...