The Curse of the Red Sox Phases Yanks

If you have not been paying attention to the wide world of sports, shame on you. That means you have not seen the hilarious stunt that a couple of Red Sox fans pulled on the infamous New York Yankees. During the preliminary construction of the brand new, state-of-the-art, new Yankee Stadium, two Boston fans who happened to be workers on the project cemented a Red Sox jersey into its foundation. Laughs were shared, some healthy banter exchanged-just good clean fun. Then Hank Steinbrenner opened his mouth. Again.

"I hope their co-workers beat the [expletive] out of them. . ." This quote brought to you by a raving lunatic. There comes a time in everyone's life when you need to grow up just a little bit. Even if your dad is the most famous owner in sports history, it gives you no excuse to act like a complete and utter moron. And frankly, Yankee fans, that's all Hank Steinbrenner is. A crazy person is running the front office of the New York Yankees.

Case in point: No one cares that much about a ratty old t-shirt buried in four feet of cement. And if you do care that much, that says a lot about you. Baseball is a very superstitious sport, granted. But the fact that a couple of idiots, and I'm openly admitting these two guys were idiots, cemented a shirt is not going to win you or lose you any more games. But Hank didn't want to hear that. So the shirt was exhumed, and Steinbrenner was free to open his fat, moronic mouth.

"But it's the principle of the thing," my roommate told me. "You wouldn't like a Yankee t-shirt buried in the cement of Fenway." No, I probably wouldn't. Because I generally wouldn't care. But this is the second time that Steinbrenner has made completely ridiculous comments about Boston, its fans, and its team.

Step back a couple months before the season. During an interview, Steinbrenner responded to a question about Red Sox Nation with this articulate, proper, response: "Red Sox Nation? What a bunch of [expletive] that is. That was a creation of Red Sox fans and ESPN, which is filled with Red Sox fans." Firstly, that statement doesn't even make sense. There are probably a lot of Yankee fans who work for ESPN. I think it would be a safe bet. Steinbrenner continued, "Go anywhere in America and you won't see Red Sox hats and jackets, you'll see Yankee hats and jackets. This is Yankee country. We're going to put the Yankees back on top and restore the universe to order."

Two. . .three things. This isn't Yankee country, this isn't Red Sox country, this is America. Secondly, I don't know how a game of baseball is going to restore the universe, but Steinbrenner seems to be pretty sure he knows. And thirdly, the universe, believe it or not, has been working and in order for some time now.

So more power to you, Steinbrenner brothers and your loveable, rather cuddly father. You have continually made the great game of baseball into a drama- filled sideshow. "Red Sox Nation" aside, Boston's wrap sheet is not that bad. Sure, they might have created one of the most annoying cult followings of "band-wagoners," but they did so by beating you. And sure Yankee fans, you may cringe every time you hear the Dropkick Murphys played at Olde's or Clubbie's, but again, it's your team's fault for not beating the apparently universe-altering team, the Boston Red Sox.

Thankfully, Steinbrenner's words don't affect my opinion of Yankee fans. I tend to like about 75 percent of you. However, if you happen to believe him, like I think he hopes you do, well, then my friends, you're just full of [expletive].