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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 20, 2011
Luis Sojo has unusual visitor in office (The Canadian Press)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Yankees minor league manager Luis Sojo has had many unexpected visitors in his office, including late New York owner George Steinbrenner and one-time teammate Bernie Williams.
Luis Sojo has unusual visitor in office (AP)
Yankees minor league manager Luis Sojo has had many unexpected visitors in his office, including late New York owner George Steinbrenner and one-time teammate Bernie Williams. After a recent game involving his Class-A Tampa Yankees, Sojo had his most unique guest. Sitting on the couch as he entered his office was a raccoon.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 20, 2011
Steinbrenner remembered 1 year after his death (AP)
Former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was remembered Wednesday night before a minor league game on the first anniversary of his death. A short message was read over the public address system and a moment of silence was observed before the Tampa Yankees hosted the Palm Beach Cardinals at Steinbrenner Field.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on July 13, 2011
NY Daily News cartoonist Bill Gallo dies (AP)
Bill Gallo, a cartoonist and columnist for the New York Daily News, whose playful characters included depicting the blustering New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in a spiked Prussian military helmet, has died. He was 88. Gallo, who worked for the paper for seven decades, died Tuesday from complications of pneumonia at White Plains Hospital, according to the Daily News.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 11, 2011
Steinbrenner helped FBI before winning pardon (The Canadian Press)
WASHINGTON - The FBI released documents Monday stating that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner assisted the agency in two investigations — one of them apparently a terrorism probe — in the years leading up to his pardon by President Ronald Reagan on a campaign-contributions conviction.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 9, 2011
FBI: Late George Steinbrenner helped in investigations (Yahoo! Sports)
The Boss was also The Confidential Informant. That's right, late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner reportedly helped the FBI in two investigations, including one that was reportedly a terrorism probe, in the two years prior to being pardoned by then-President Ronald...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 9, 2011
Steinbrenner helped FBI before winning pardon (AP)
The FBI released documents Monday stating that New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner assisted the agency in two investigations -- one of them apparently a terrorism probe -- in the years leading up to his pardon by President Ronald Reagan on a campaign-contributions conviction. The Associated Press and other news organizations requested the FBI file under the Freedom of Information Act...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on May 9, 2011
Yankees to honor Steinbrenner at spring opener (AP)
There will be a major absence at the ballpark when the New York Yankees play their 2011 spring training opener. Saturday's game between New York and the Philadelphia Phillies will be the Yankees' first spring game since team owner George Steinbrenner died in July at the age of 80. Steinbrenner will be honored during a pregame ceremony at George Steinbrenner Field that will include his wife...
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on February 25, 2011
Yankees put Steinbrenner statue at spring complex (AP)
The New York Yankees have put a statue of former owner George Steinbrenner at the team's spring training complex. The 600-pound, life-size bronze statue was put on a marble stand Friday at the entrance of the ballpark named for Steinbrenner, who died at 80 in July. The 6-foot statue, on a 3-foot granite pedestal, is identical to one in the lobby of new Yankee Stadium.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on January 7, 2011
U.S. gov’t had ‘extreme interest’ in Steinbrenner probe (The Canadian Press)
WASHINGTON - Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox expressed "extreme interest" in a 1970s criminal investigation of New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for illegal campaign contributions, according to documents released Thursday.
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This post was written by Yahoo! Sports - MLB - New York Yankees News on December 23, 2010
