Daily jobsite duties: 1. Build new Yankee Stadium, 2. Remove hex
April 15th, 2008 by Rebecca Wasieleski. Posted in Concrete ContractorAs a member of the construction industry, you’re called on to perform jobs of all sizes, restore historic buildings, help give school children a place to learn and sick people a place to regain their health. But did you ever think you’d be called upon to remove a hex placed on the New York Yankees by some Red Sox-rooting, construction worker wise guy?!?! I had a great chuckle when I read an article in the New York Times that detailed two construction workers jackhammering through two and a half feet of concrete in order to excavate a David Ortizjersey a Red Sox fanatic buried in a recently poured slab as a means of placing a hex on the new Yanakee Stadium. Baseball fans, I just don’t get you …
But here’s my question — Should the construction worker who buried that jersey, which resulted in who knows how much rework, get fired? Let me know what you think!
April 15th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I would think a cotton or polyester jersey would just add to the strength of the substrate, so why not leave it there? Just think, Jimmy Hoffa has supported Wrigley field all these years….
April 15th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Sig. Castignoli must have had a great chuckle himself when he saw what a scene he had caused…until he found out the humorless Yankees may press charges. Big babies.
April 16th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Just for sport of conversation I’m here to defend the fan-atics. Espn.com reported a story about how this is somewhat of a common occurrence.
A construction worker working on the current Yankees stadium buried a trinket in the stadium in 1920 - before the Yankees had ever won a World Series - they now have 26.
A Canadian coin was frozen in center ice during the 2002 winter games and Canada won for the first time since the 50’s.
There was also another instance I can’t remember but I have to imagine sports-related or not, certain items get “included” in the construction of all types of projects. Not counting putting hand prints and initials in wet concrete.