What really concerns me about the buried Red Sox jersey at Yankee Stadium

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 4/15/2008 on www.nydailynews.com [flag]

Over the past few days, there’s been a whole to-do about some knuckleheaded Boston Red Sox fan/construction worker burying a David Ortiz jersey into the concrete of the new Yankee Stadium. According to a story on nydailynews.com, the Yankees would like the city to press charges against prankster Gino Castignoli, and the team is also considering suing him for the estimated $30,000 it cost the team to excavate the Red Sox jersey this weekend. But there is something else that really ... [link]

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Yankees Might Sue Worker Over Buried Sox Shirt
Published 4/15/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... . Big Apple & Beantown columnists also chime in on the whole affair, with expected results. The D-N’s Lisa Swan proclaims, “I hope somebody locks this guy up and throws away the key. And I hope he gets sued into oblivion .” Meanwhile, Eric Wilbur of the BOSTON GLOBE ...

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THT Live: Oh the Horror

The Hardball Times found this 4/14/2008 on www.hardballtimes.com

Construction crews were diverted for a few hours in New York to jackhammer through concrete and dig up the buried Boston jersey at new Yankee Stadium. It has the Yankee brass talking possible criminal charges which is ridiculous.

The Curse of the Yankees

Posted 4/15/2008 on The Ghosts of Wayne Fontes

A Boston fan recently tried to curse the new Yankee Stadium by burying a Red Sox jersey under it. However, the project manager found out and jackhammered through several feet of cement to unearth the David Ortiz special . It seems nobody wants his or her stadium cursed, unless you're the Florida Marlins. However, if you're like the stalwart Red Sox fan and want to curse professional sports ...

Gino talks about burying jersey at new Yankee Stadium

Posted 4/14/2008 on Fire Brand of the American League

Gino talks about burying jersey at new Yankee Stadium This entry was posted on Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pm and is filed under New York Yankees , Boston Red Sox / Evan Brunell . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response , or trackback from your own site. BallHype: hype it up!

Construction workers find Schilling buried under new Yankee Stadium

Posted 4/14/2008 on Serious Sports News Network

NEW YORK CITY, NY — Having previously excavated a David Ortiz jersey from the bowels of the new Yankee stadium, construction workers on Sunday discovered another artifact placed there for the sake of “cursing” the new stadium: right-handed pitcher Curt Schilling . The Red Sox have since apologized for delaying the process of constructing the new stadium, but feel the ...

Yanks remove Red Sox jersey from stadium concrete

Posted 4/14/2008 on MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

A construction worker's bid to curse the New York Yankees by planting a Boston Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled when the home team removed the offending shirt from its burial spot. After locating the shirt in a service corridor behind what will be a restaurant in the new Yankee Stadium, construction workers jackhammered through the concrete Sunday and pulled it out. The team said ...

Now it’s time to plot some revenge

Posted 4/14/2008 on Bugs & Cranks

Now that the New York Yankees have unearthed the David Ortiz jersey buried in the floor of the new Yankee Stadium, it’s time to plot revenge on the Red Sox. Here’s a list of 10 items the Yankees should hide in Fenway Park. Oh, and kudos to my buddy Rick for kicking me in the butt and making me write this. The bat used by Bucky ‘Bleepin’ Dent to hit his 1978 ...

Shirt Dug Up - Big Papi Cursed?

Posted 4/14/2008 on Pinstripers

Apparently there may have been some truth to the rumor of the shirt being buried in the cement at Yankee stadium. Current reports are saying that the two men who brought the story to light were able to identify exactly where the shirt was buried. After several hours of work with a jackhammer, crews were able to uncover the shirt which turned out to be a David Ortiz jersey. So I'm wondering if

Not in Our New House

Posted 4/13/2008 on Unbiased Yankee Fan

Construction workers unearth buried Red Sox jersey I kind of like this move because it tells Boston that they can suck it for having one of their own try to taint the new Yankee Stadium. It also tells me that the Yankee brass was scared shitless of being cursed by a construction worker and doubts its ability to put together the best team in baseball. You don't spend five hours drilling to ...

The Curse of the Sox is No More

Posted 4/13/2008 on Mets Prospects Minors Blog | MetsProspectus.com

ESPN : "Crisis, and curse, averted. It took about five hours, but the Red Sox jersey that was embedded in the concrete of the Yankees' new stadium to place a curse on the New York franchise has been unearthed with jackhammers. Earlier this week, a construction worker who is a Boston fan working on the concrete crew at the $1.3 billion new Yankee Stadium buried a Red Sox shirt in with the ...