NewsWhore
04-25-2008, 05:10 PM
The Boston Red Sox David Ortiz jersey dug up at the new Yankee Stadium earlier this month has been auctioned for a whopping US$175,000. The jersey has been the subject of much lore and talk. In all, 282 people bid on the jersey, but it was all worth it in the end, as the money will be donated to a non-profit organization, The Jimmy Fund. The lucky purchaser, known only as 2004carman, will also receive tickets to watch the Sox play, a replica David Ortiz Jersey and a Yankee Universe t-shirt. The New York Post reported that construction worker Gino Castignoli had buried a David Ortiz jersey at the site where the new Yankee Stadium is being built. Castignoli, a Red Sox fan, was hoping to give the hated Yankees more bad luck while adding more luck to the Red Sox. After hearing of the "myth", construction workers on the site approached management, saying they knew where the jersey might have been buried. With permission from the Yankee brass, workers proceeded to dig out the David Ortiz #34 jersey. Digging took five hours and cost US$50,000.
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