The Big Dig, New York Style: The Yankees Host an "Excavation Ceremony"
It’s been a wild season for the New York Yankees and we’re only 2 weeks into it! No, I’m not talking about the lack-luster season which currently leaves the Yankees at .500– second to last in the AL East. I’m referring to the “Curse of the Bambino” reversed– the buried Boston Red Sox jersey in the new Yankee Stadium.
For those of you who don’t follow urban myths and baseball superstitions, here is the short of it: In August 2007, a construction worker buried a Boston Red Sox jersey in the ground of what would be the future visitors clubhouse at the new Yankee Stadium. This information, which came to light just last week, caused panic in the community. A second worker was quoted in the New York Post as saying, “I don’t want to be responsible for sinking the franchise. I respect the stadium.”
As the week continued, there were many question surrounding the story, which seemingly had no answer. Was there really a Red Sox jersey interred in the new stadium? Or was this just pure fiction, an evil ploy by the Boston Red Sox to plant seeds of self-doubt in the Yankees? The story oscillated between truth and fiction for the remainder of the week.
The case was solved on Sunday morning with a jackhammer, two construction workers, and multiple members of the media. An “excavation ceremony” was held, the construction workers hammered through two and a half feet of concrete to dig up… a Boston Red Sox jersey.
The #34 David Ortiz jersey is now on its way back to Boston where it will be auctioned off for charity. The Bronx district attorney’s office is deciding whether the original construction workers who buried the jersey committed any criminal acts. And the rest of Manhattan is left wondering how much over budget this stunt puts the new $1.3 billion Yankee Stadium.
Play ball!
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2 opinions for The Big Dig, New York Style: The Yankees Host an "Excavation Ceremony"
Troy
Apr 17, 2008 at 3:49 am
$50,000 and five hours is what it took for them to dig up that rag at Yankee Stadium. Now I think I am offically a Mets fan.
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