Ex Yankee Scouting Notes Recoved at Stadium Dig

During a recent ceremony held at Yankee Stadium, one which the plate and dirt samples were ceremoniously moved from the old stadium to the new, a construction worker uncovered a secret lock box, which is believed to contain some interesting Yankee artifacts.

Inside the box is Lou Gehrig's wallet, Mickey Mantle's custom designed flask, and a half eaten hot dog that is being sent to a lab to determine if it was in fact, Babe Ruth's last hot dog.

Aside from those treasures, the real find is in a notebook that is believed to have been owned by a former Yankee Scouting Director. The notebook details an organizational rift that will have many fans shaking their heads and thanking the high heavens.

According to the notebook, during the first round of the 1992 Baseball draft, Yankee officials were torn over two prospects. Both were shortstops that were born in New Jersey, but sadly, the similarities end there.

According to the notebook, there were a handful of scouts that touted Union, NJ's Arthur Lange, and were hell bent on picking him with the sixth pick in the draft. The other scouts pleaded with Yankee brass to choose a relative unknown; Derek Jeter.

According to the accounts found in the book, Jeter's camp won out. Jeter debut in pinstripes during the 1995 season, and went on to become Captain and win four World Series Championships.

Lange, however, spiraled out of control after the Bombers passed on him. Lange eventually fell to a life of heroine use, over eating, and an unquenchable thirst for jack&coke and Jersey hookers. Lange's career hit a bright spot by landing a sidekick job on the Howard Stern show, but the pain of missing out on the chance to play shortstop for the Yankees never really went away.