Yanks fend off new stadium 'curse'

April 13, 2008

"NEW YORK (AP) -- A construction worker's bid to curse the New York Yankees by planting a Boston Red Sox jersey in their new stadium was foiled Sunday when the home team removed the offending shirt from its burial spot.

After locating the shirt in a service corridor behind what will be a restaurant in the new Yankee Stadium, construction workers jackhammered through the concrete Sunday and pulled it out..."

(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/04/13/curse.foiled.ap/index.html)

Christie Anna says: Lame! Had to post the follow-up and voice my displeasure. I liked it better when they brought in the witch. Really, it would have been marvelous to have that legacy at the new stadium. And wouldn't it have been a great scapegoat for when the Yankees implode from now on? The Sox always had Babe Ruth, and it certainly made the fans feel better (well, sort of). Now what are they going to blame? However, perhaps there's a bright side: my dad has theorized that the Sox fan in question inadvertently buried David "Big Papi" Ortiz's batting average in concrete along with his jersey, since Ortiz has been in a noticeable slump of late and did just get a hit in his first at-bat since the shirt was unearthed. So perhaps the Yankees just spent massive amounts of time and money to re-enable their biggest enemy's top slugger. I'm not much of an Ortiz fan, but even I like the irony. Now, Papi, keep up the good work so we can make the Yankees doubt their move. Self-doubt is the fastest way to decimate a team, so that could certainly make it a fun season. And as for the jersey itself, I think it's fantastic that the Jimmy Fund will be auctioning it off. Now, perhaps the new owner will find a way to smuggle it back into the stadium...?

Sox shirt buried at Yankee Stadium

April 11, 2008

"NEW YORK (AP) -- 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...."

(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/04/11/buried.shirt.ap/index.html)

Christie Anna says: Well, here we have it: the first Headlines of Note post. Hopefully it is a decent example of what we're trying to do here: bring you random, interesting and sometimes bizarre news articles from all over the world. We know that everyone's sick of hearing the same stuff over and over and that it can be hard to find the fun stories in amongst the top headlines, so we're going to do the grunt work for you and share anything and everything we think deserves sharing. The world can be absolutely absurd sometimes, and it can absolutely fantastic. We want to make sure every endearing angle is shared: the funny, the ridiculous, the fascinating, and perhaps even the depressing. It's vitally important that we can all look at the news with a sense of humor, so we're going to try to do just that while still keeping ourselves at least somewhat grounded in reality.
This small gem of an article is nicely random, just as we like it. (Of course, it helps that we're all Red Sox fans). It's a great show of sports loyalty - something that's extremely integral to our culture - and a perfect example of what people will do for what they care about. A harmless prank that speaks volumes and amuses at least me to no end. And hey, if it jinxes the Yankees, all the better. *g*
(Edit: So, as a quick update, I heard on NECN news today that apparently a witch was called in an to attempt to counter the curse brought on by the shirt. I love it.)
This is what we're aiming to do: bring you things we think are interesting. Naturally, this means that there will be some subjects that are seen more often than others on this blog; can't be helped, we're biased. We just want to be able to share articles that you guys might not see on your own.
Well, that's enough rambling from me (for now, anyway). We hope you'll enjoy following our blog as much as we're going to enjoy managing it!