Curse Avoided?

Earlier this week it was reported that a construction worker who was working on the new Yankee Stadium buried a Red Sox jersey in the concrete foundation of the new stadium. The worker was a Red Sox fan and hoped that burying the jersey would jinx the Yankees and create a new curse on the team.

The Red Sox were blessed with the Curse of the Bambino from 1918 to 2004, when they finally won a World Series after 86 years. The Sox fan was hoping that a curse like this would be created by burying a David Ortiz jersey under the new stadium. Two workers figured out where the jersey was and dug a two-foot by three-foot hole. The workers even had to use jackhammers to break the concrete and find the jersey. Yankees co-chairperson Hal Steinbrenner had something nice to say about the Sox fan. He said, "I hope his co-workers kick the [expletive] out of him." The Yankees may pursue a lawsuit on this construction worker.

I think pursuing a lawsuit is a little harsh. The Red Sox fan was trying to be funny and gain popularity by burying the jersey under the stadium. Besides, why would the Yankees need to win money from this guy? I would much rather see the worker's face and name be made available to the public. That would be a good punishment for him. I wonder how fans in Boston would feel if a Yankee fan buried a Yankee jersey under Fenway Park, or if they were building a new stadium. Boston is crazy about their Sox, so I think they would make a bigger deal over an incident like this if it happened to them. It just goes to show you what type of people Red Sox fans really are.