Concrete Proof of Red Sox Jersey in New Yankee Stadium

The Bronx-born Yankee-hating and Red Sox-loving construction worker who buried a Red Sox jersey in the new Yankee Stadium has given photographic evidence to the Post proving it's no tall tale. "Gino" explained, "As I stuck it in, I said, 'The Yankees are done for the next 30 years.' I only put a 30-year curse because I'm 46 and in 30 years I'll be dead, and I won't care if the Yankees win then."

Well, at least Gino, who currently works at a construction site in Manhattan, is being rational. He said the jersey, buried somewhere along the third base line, is a David Ortiz jersey, "The reason why is George Steinbrenner told [Yankees GM Brian] Cashman to get Ortiz and Cashman told him, we don't need him, We have [Jason] Giambi and Nick Johnson.'" The Curse of Big Papi?!?!

While there are a range of reactions from Yankee players (Jeter: "I am sure somebody, a Yankee fan, would dig it up, right?"; Petitte: "I'm not a superstitious person. It is kind of funny, though."), the most heated seems to be from Mayor Bloomberg:

"It is an outrage!" the Boston-born Bloomberg told The Post before the Yanks played the Sox last night.

"The one thing that I'd really like to be able to do is to go in there and pitch for the Yankees and beat the Red Sox with a perfect game. That would be a way to end the curse," the mayor said.

"They envy the Yankees. They wish they were the Yankees. And every once in a while, you might not win the whole thing, but to say that the public is on the side of the Yankees is an understatement."

Hmm. Maybe he should take a cue from Yankees fan Christopher Rogers who said, "[Red Sox jerseys] should be buried under two tons of concrete. Buried because that's what we do. We bury them."

The Yankees now have a new official statement: If they are able to find the jersey, "we will say thanks to The Post for showing us where the T-shirt is, so that we can put an extra layer of concrete over it to make sure it stays buried." And today's Yankees game against the Red Sox is at 3:55 p.m., with Mike Mussina pitching against Josh Beckett.

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By Jen Chung in News on April 12, 2008 10:42 AM

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theodicy4

No wonder Ortiz is having the worst start of his career. 3/43 .070 average 1 hr 3 rbi's

It's because his jersey was in Yankee stadium. I'm glad they found it cause now Ortiz will go back to his normal dominate self.

Think2wice

This can either psyche them out forever or just give them a scape goat for all future failures. Either way superstitions are childish and self-fulfilling.

redhookreject

My first thought when I saw these pictures was, are we sure that this isn't some prankster in Bean town having a laugh as this? This could well be the foundation of some new Walmart in Newham.

and why am I convinced this is a prank, cause no Yankee fan cement pourer ( or whatever they are called) would have let this happen. Surely someone would have seen this, and punched the guys lights out.

This is just another example of the Boston inferiority complex, that they have to create a curse. Guys, it happens when you sell off your franchise not when you put a kit in cement. city of pikies, Boston is.

99centmenu

"They envy the Yankees. They wish they were the Yankees.

shit, and how. they're even trying to put their own curses on us, now.

also, "the curse of big papi" is the stupidest name for anything ever created, ever.