You know it's time for the Sox-Yanks rivalry to ramp up when random (and hilarious) stories start popping up. Via the always reliable New York Post (cough, cough) - but too funny not to post:

The new Yankee Stadium may be cursed!

A devilish Boston fan working on a concrete crew at the $1.3 billion stadium covertly buried a Red Sox T-shirt under what will become the visiting team's locker room to jinx the Yanks, two construction workers told The Post yesterday.

"In August, a Red Sox T-shirt was poured in a slab in the visitor's clubhouse. It's the curse of the Yankees," one worker said. "Nobody knows about it. It's in the floors, it's buried."

The workers say they now fear that they unwittingly helped hex their beloved Bronx Bombers.

"I don't want to be responsible for sinking the franchise," said a second worker, who witnessed the sabotage. "I respect the stadium."

The Post has withheld their identities because they are not authorized to speak to media.

Brilliant work, anonymous construction worker guy. Hexes are nonsense, but I applaud the gesture because it will rankle the souls of the Steinbrenners, I'm sure.

hat tip to snbgizmo for the article