Legal Commentary

Why I love the Yankees #5,461: 

A Boston Red Sox fan sneaks his way onto the new Yankee Stadium construction site, and buries an Ortiz shirt in concrete in the visitor's clubhouse construction, to doom da Bombers.

What happens? Ortiz goes into the worst slump of his career. Moral: NEVER taunt the Karma godz!!!!!

No worries. The Steinbrenner boys ain't stupid. We know about curses. We ain't gonna let no steeeenking Red Sox jersey be buried in OUR new stadium! Whaz a little extra moolah to get it out? Priorities are priorities, and we take no chances with curses.

BUT THEN.... when the Yankees crew finds it, class act that it is, the team GIVES IT TO THE RED SOX to be auctioned off for the Jimmy Fund and Dana-Farber Cancert Institute.  the Red Sox's charity for children's cancer research. The winner will get the buried shirt, a brand new Ortiz authentic jersey, a Yankees Universe T-shirt, and two tickets to a TBD Red Sox game (hopefully against the Yankees), where the booty will be presented.

It's on eBay and as of 3:35 today, has a current bid of $36,200. (to bid, you must be pre-approved). This is FOR REAL folks.

OK, Ortiz, I hereby declare your curse is over. Your shirt is outta our stadium. It's OK now. But granted, we'll still all just be a lot happier if you hit all those homeruns when you are playing other teams.

"When it comes to cancer, we're all on the same team," said Mike Andrews, chair of the Jimmy Fund.

BTW, Yankee fans, all proceeds from Yankees Universe T-shirts benefit NYC's Sloan-Kettering  efforts to fight cancer. To buy one, visit here. BTW: I will send $10* to the Jimmy Fund for any Red Sox fan who buys a Yankees Universe T-shirt and sends me a picture proving that he or she has worn it in public. (*Up to $300).
 

Read all about it in The New York Times here, here, here.

P.S. Ain't it just amazing how clever people can be, especially if there is cash to be made? Check out the latest Yankees hats, courtesy of Guzilla on Flicker. (In case you've been living on Mars, Pope Benedict XVI will say mass at our Cathedral Sunday). Click to enlarge so you can see the pinstripes.

Life is good.