Hank Steinbrenner is a gift from the heavens. There really is no other way to put it. Every single time he opens his mouth, he spews pure gold. The guy has absolutely no filter. The target of his latest barbs is Gino Castignoli, the construction worker who, earlier this week, admitted to burying a Red Sox jersey into the concrete underneath the visitor’s dugout of the new Yankee Stadium. Yes, the part owner and future CEO of arguably the most prestigious franchise in all of sports is now embroiled in a war of words with a construction worker. After a few of Castignoli’s co-workers unearthed the David Ortiz jersey that he planted last year, Steinbrenner had this to say:
“I hope his coworkers kick the shit out of him. It’s a bunch of bullshit.”
Not to be outdone, Castignoli, who according to the article once plead guilty to being involved with a gambling operation that had ties to the Gambino crime family (this just keeps getting better), retorted with this gem:
“So, then, why is he making such a big stink about it? If it’s no big deal, why not let it lay? Apparently, it’s bothering him. 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.”
The way I see it, Hank is hoping that Castignoli’s’s co-workers do the dirty work while Gino is willing to take on both Hank and his 38 year old dead-armed catcher. Score one for the common man. And aside from the vast amounts of obvious entertainment this story provides, what I really find fascinating about all this is how in the world did a guy from the Bronx named Gino Castignoli become a Red Sox fan? That has to be a Chaminade/Appalachian St. level upset.
