For those who missed it, and there do seem to be many, some Boston fan Bronx boy construction worker buried a David Ortiz Red Soxs Jersey in the foundation of the new stadium last year. I remember hearing this last year, maybe no believed it and it died.
The man, Gino Castignoli approached the NY Post with his story Friday. On Saturday two construction workers seemed to remember jerky Gino and had a clue where the shirt was. Jack hammers came out and this morning the shirt after being located on Saturday, was ceremoniously lifted from the stadium concrete. I haven't seen or heard of it's final disposition, but I will be interested in tonight's local news.
Pictures from yesterday's dig out can be found in today's NY Post. http://www.nypost.com/
In reality the only jinx appears to have been on Red Soxs slugger David Ortiz. Ortiz has been battling knee problems since last year. Coincidentally they coincide with the approximate time the shirt was buried in the rubble. It would be comically funny if the hex had backfired and it had been on Big Papi all this time. We will know for sure if he makes tonight lineup and starts putting them up on the edge of the Green Monster again. I hope not, it's even steven and I am hoping for a Yankee win.
In this silly shirt retrieval you have to wonder if the guys who jack hammered the shirt out got paid or did it for the team. With what construction guys get, that could have been a few thousand. Also will this delay the new digs in any way? There is a now a 4 x 3 x 3 hole that has to be refilled.
Personally I would erect a plaque on the site when the new stadium opens so all fans for posterity can remember one Bronx boy, Gino "The Jerk" Castignoli ; who thought he put one over on the Yankees.
No one cares about rodents and roaches, but bury one Red Sox's shirt and all stops are p
ulled out to get it out. I will remember that when I see the first squirrel of 2009 sunning himself on the foul pole or the Yankee dugout. Rodents can stay but Red Soxs are true vermin. Sorry Boston fans, but that seems to be how the Steinbrenner boys feel.To read more:
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Word was it cost 50K to dig up the shirt and repair the area.
Also, Hank and Hal picked up the tab, something the media failed to report.
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