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April 15, 2008

The Best Reason To Dig Up That Ortiz Jersey

I’m really surprised at the number of fans and members of the media who are on the Yankees about their efforts to get that Red Sox jersey out of the foundation of the new Yankee Stadium. I’ve seen it referred to as a waste of time and/or money. Some have called the Yankees paranoid and/or stupid. Stuff like this is all over the internet and airwaves.

These people just don’t get it.

The other day, at BaseballThinkFactory.org, I saw something that I believe is being credited to Larry Mahnken on this – and, it’s dead on. The comment: What price would you pay to keep the CHB, RSN, FOX, ESPN, and others from mentioning the buried jersey, over and over, until the Yankees win their first ring in the new Stadium?

If you had a chance to get that thing out of the foundation, you had to go for it – just for this reason alone. If it cost the Yankees $50,000 to make it happen, it’s money well spent...rather than having to hear about it, over and over, etc. - as would be the case.

Posted by Steve Lombardi at April 15, 2008 10:01 AM

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And I heard on 1010-WINS that the Yanks were auctioning off the jersey with the proceeds going to a charity.

Wins all around, IMO

Posted by: Raf [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 15, 2008 03:38 PM