Sunday, it was discovered that a construction worker, who was a fan of the Boston Red Sox, buried a jersey in concrete at the new Yankee Stadium during the building phase of the athletic facility.

In baseball, this could be serious. Curses are big business and very worrisome. Not letting a goat into Wrigley Field, trading Babe Ruth from the Red Sox to the Yankees (broken, of course) and the Japanese curse that apparently Col. Sanders put on the Hanshin Tigers called, without irony, the Curse of the Colonel.

Apparently Gino Castignoli buried the Red Sox Jersey during construction of the stadium in the Bronx. Over the weekend, concerned fans and fellow construction workers phoned in tips and, lo and behold, after five hours of jackhammering through two feet of concrete and much superstitious hand wringing, a jersey with David Ortiz’s name and #34 was discovered amongst the rubble.

No word yet if the District Attorney’s office is going to file charges, but according to a Yankee spokesman, the franchise will most likely auction off the shredded jersey off for charity.

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Tags: Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Babe Ruth, Curse, David Ortiz, Baseball Curses

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