Comments on: The Power of Curses

By: hinckley

hinckley — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:54:45 +0000

I do not think that anybody should be to blame for this. You have two teams that ever since the game began have been rivals, and this is just going a little further. It is really all in good fun in my eyes. It was funny that the people building the stadium in New York were Boston fans to begin with. Than they took the time to lay down one layer, let it dry, put the shirt in and than laid the second layer. I mean maybe someone should pay for the damage to rebuild the dugout floor, but nothing beyond that. It is just a game in the end!

By: gstone

gstone — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:38:39 +0000

I can’t believe they dug it up! It would have been great if they hadn’t gone through the trouble. If the Yankees had had a bad season with the jersey down there it would have been more evidence of the curses existence. Great blog. I don’t usually believe in curses as I’m not very superstitious, however I believe that something exists between the Red Sox and Yankees which cannot be denied.

By: jwilsterman

jwilsterman — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:37:50 +0000

This is a great blog entry Tory, definitely one of your best. This gets right to the heart and sole of what makes sports great. That is Competition, not only competition between the teams themselves but between the fans and cities. It should be interesting to see if there is anymore talk of the jersey, or if the Yankee fans will be able to retaliate in an equally clever fashion. The jersey situation is an excellent example of how rivalries can be fun without having to get out of hand. To often you hear stories about brawls breaking out at Sox Yankees games, and in a way that disgraces the games.

By: Annie

Annie — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:44:55 +0000

I honestly think this whole situation has blown way out of proportion. Even though the spirit around the rivalry is fun and entertaining, I think the superstition is stupid. Teams don’t do well because the lack skill or simply don’t match up to the better teams. The Cubs haven’t won for 100 years because they’ve sucked for 100 years, despite having Sammy Sosa for so long. The man is getting in trouble over a silly superstition. No crime was actually committed and the man should be left alone.

By: tapuck16

tapuck16 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:58:27 +0000

Great blog Tory! This is a very interesting topic and I really enjoyed reading it. It never gets boring and always keeps the reader’s interest. Playing sports myself, I agree, superstitions are made very easily, and once they are made, you never stop following them until something new comes up. I think it’s hilarious that a Red Sox fan who currently lives in New York decided to bury a Red Sox jerser underneath the Yankee Stadium. The part that I like most about it is that he actually told people about it. He let it out to the public and all of New York that there is a Red Sox jersey under Yankee Stadium and that there is a chance that they are going to be cursed. If New York fans really had faith in their Yankees they would have just thought that it was a joke and ignored it. However, considering Yankee fans are scared of the rising Red Sox, they all panicked and demanded for it to be dug up. I don’t think that Gino should get in trouble for this. The man is already in a lot of trouble and his act didn’t harm anyone.

By: ...

... — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:20:42 +0000

Although the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry is one that has been plagued with superstition i find it unfair to let the construction worker off the hook so easily. How can you let a man that is being paid to build the new stadium deface it by putting a red sox jersey underneath it. If this stunt was pulled in Boston i can’t imagine the commotion that it would cause. Although this man might have been all fun and games with his original idea he needs to be punished in someway for his actions. I am not saying the yankees should sue him for thousands of dollars, but he should be made to pay for the new cement which would at least show that this kind of activity should not be commended.

By: rob71339

rob71339 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:56:21 +0000

I read about this and would have loved for the shirt to stay there planted in the foundation. It is amazing what a little superstition can do to people. They had to dig through feet of concrete to find this jersey. I completely agree with Sean that the man who buried this jersey in the foundation should not be punished because where does it say that a construction worker cannot bury a jersey in the foundation of the they are working on? I loved the idea as well, I would have loved to hear about it after the stadium was built so no one could do anything about the jersey, but too bad. Oh yeah, and I agree with Sean, GO SOX.

By: sbouchard

sbouchard — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:57:45 +0000

I don’t think that anyone should get in trouble for this. The Red Sox Yankees rivalry has been one of the oldest and most entertaining match ups in all of sports. I was able to witness it firsthand on Friday night when we went and saw the game. It is amazing how passionate the fans are from both sides about their teams. I think that both sides can admit that this was just an extension of the rivalry that might have gone just a little to far. If the Yankees are really that upset then the Red Sox can always pay for the damages. Punishing the one man who did it is only going to make the rivalry turn into a hate fest more then it already is. As much fun as it might be to see a brawl once in a while it is certainly not in the spirit of the game and it does not reflect the overall abilities of the players. This was a great idea and it is to bad that the man got caught. The fact remains that the Red Sox are the best team in Baseball and always will be. GO SOX.