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“And any Boston company found trying to bid on the stadium will have to wear a Johnny Damon jersey – a Yankees one, of course – and cut their hair,” Carrion said.
While it’s unlikely that a Boston developer would vie to rebuild the House That Ruth Built, stranger things have happened.
Last year, a Yankees fan won the right to rename Boston’s Fleet Center for a day. Kerry Konrad made the highest bid at $2,300 and chose to rename it Derek Jeter Center. He was promptly given his money back.
Still, local politicians are keeping their eye on the bids that come in.
“I would refuse to register a contract with a Boston firm for public-safety reasons,” said Comptroller Bill Thompson, who approves the winning bid. “Any stadium they build would collapse in the postseason.”
Red Sox fans said they’re happy to leave the job to a New York company. “They’ll overpay and be disappointed – just like having A-Rod on their team,” said Jim McGuire, co-owner of Professor Thom’s, a Bosox-friendly bar in Manhattan.
And the Yankees travel to Beantown today for a three-game rumble with their perennial rivals.
