
Guide Note: Gino Castignoli is a construction worker who buried a Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz jersey within the newly constructed New York Yankees stadium in an effort to curse the home team.
The Bronx born and raised, Boston Red Sox fan worked on the site for just one day. He reportedly wore the jersey to work on a Saturday in August 2007, than removed it and placed it under a restaurant under construction on the third base side of the stadium.
Castignoli has been a Red Sox fan since 1975 as a fan of famed slugger Jim Rice.
Fast Facts:
- The Jersey was located and removed
- Located under two feet of concrete
- Buried on the third base side under a restaurant under construction
- Worked one day on the site
Quotes:
- "I hope his coworkers kick the [expletive] out of him." - Hank Steinbrenner
- "Tell Hank he can come meet me if he wants to try - and tell him to bring [catcher Jorge] Posada, because he's the one Yankee I can't stand." -Gino Castignoli
- As it turns out, Castignoli, 46, has been in trouble before. The hulking mason once pleaded guilty to involvement in a $40 million illegal gambling operation with ties to the Gambino crime family. -New York Post
- Also try: Yankees Dig Up Red Sox Shirt
The Mahalo Top 7
- New York Post: Hammering the Hex (April 13, 2008)
- New York Times: The Big Dig: The Yankes Uncover a Red Sox Jersey (April 14, 2008)
- FOX Sports: Workers Foil Bid to Curse New Stadium (April 13, 2008)
- Wikipedia: Gino Castignoli
- The Associate Press: NY Yankees Remove Buried Red Sox Jersey(April 13, 2008)
- NJ.com: Bosox jersey Pulled from beneath new stadium floor (April 14, 2008)
- ESPN.com: Yankees will donate once-buried Red Sox jersey to Boston-area charity(April 13, 2008)
Gino Castignoli News and Articles
- Topix.net: Gino Castignoli
- Google News: Gino Castignoli
- TheBostonChannel.com: Yankees Dig Up Red Sox Shirt Buried In New Stadium (April 13, 2008)
- Village Voice: Runnin' Scared What the Hex? The Continuing Saga of the "Sox Curse"
- Newsday.com: Yankees could pursue charges against Red Sox jersey prankster (April 14, 2008)
- BostonHerald.com: Curses! (April 13, 2008)
- STLtoday.com: Yankees foil Red Sox fan's attempted stadium curse (April 14, 2008)
Gino Castignoli Blogs and Commentaries
- Google Blog Search: Gino Castignoli
- Co-Ed Magazine.com: Reversing the Curse: Red Sox Jersey Excavated From Yankee Stadium (April 13, 2008)
- Seasoltz Sports: Sox Jersey Uncovered At New Yankee Stadium « Seasoltz Sports (April 13, 2008)
- Boston Dirt Dogs: Papi's Coming Back
- FOX Sports: Charges ahead for planted Sox shirt?
- NPR: Red Sox Fan Foiled in Attempt to Curse Yanks
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