Report: Worker tries to jinx Yanks with buried Red Sox shirt

A Worker tried to plant a curse on the Yankees and New Yankee Stadium.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK - Say it ain’t so, George!

A construction worker on a concrete crew at the new Yankee Stadium secretly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under the future visiting clubhouse in an effort to jinx the Yankees, the New York Post reported Friday.

The paper cited two construction workers it did not identify, saying they were not authorized to speak with the media. One of the workers said the T-shirt was poured in a slab in the visitor’s clubhouse.

“It sounds like a tall tale, and it would take more than a Red Sox T-shirt to put a curse on the Yankees,” team spokesman Howard Rubenstein was quoted as saying.

The Yankees move to the new ballpark in 2009.

My Take:
Yankees-Red Sox is in the air! Can You Feel It? The Greatest Rivalry in Sports is about to extend into the next generation. If the story is true, nice job by the construction workers! They did they're part to keep the Yankees-Red Sox fire burning!

BTW, The Yankees beat Boston 4-1 Friday. The only offense for Boston coming from a J.D. Drew Solo Homerun.

On Saturday, Fox will have Yankees-Red Sox from Fenway Park! Mike Mussina is pitching for the Yankees, opposed by Fireballer Josh Beckett. I expect this game to come down to the bullpen, as both starters could be bailed out by their team's potent offense as long as the starters pitch well in the game.

Watch Yankees-Red Sox Saturday on Fox and Sunday Night On ESPN!