On April 14th, Hank Steinbrenner ordered the drilling through four feet of concrete in the new Yankee Stadium upon hearing the news that Gino Castignoli, a construction worker at the stadium and a life-long Red Sox fan, buried a David Ortiz jersey in the concrete somewhere around the visitors' clubhouse floor.Curses in sports, especially baseball, are not uncommon. The most famous of curses, "The Curse of the Bambino", set off over 75 years of World Series title drought in Boston when Babe Ruth was traded from the Red Sox to the Yankees.
To prevent the attempted "Ortiz" curse, Steinbrenner ordered the jersey to be removed. The dig--which cost an estimated $50,000--enraged an already emotional Steinbrenner. Shortly after, Steinbrenner ordered a series of "new" curses on the Red Sox.
In a strange and inexplicable fusion of old curses and random requests, Steinbrenner immediately ordered the four foot concrete hole to be filled with a collection of items thought to inflect bad luck on the Red Sox, who have won two World Series over the past four years.
"I want Bill Buckner's jersey in the hole!" Steinbrenner said, according to team sources, "and put a locket of Carlton Fisk's hair in there as well."
Although it is unclear whether these requests were acknowledged, Steinbrenner continued to issue orders, "Get me a fucking Komodo dragon! I want a [green] monster sacrificed in the name of the Red Sox!" Steinbrenner then became even more irate and turned red in the face, "And bring me a young Irish girl! I'll spill her drunken Mick blood in the hole myself!"
Steinbrenner continued to include items which are seemingly unassociated with the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry, or sports of any kind. "Go get my college transcripts! And that chlamydia test from '87, grab that too!" said Steinbrenner, "And my father's approval! Make sure you put my father's approval on the bottom."
The hole was filled early this morning.
