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Yankees Bury Bernie Williams Under New Stadium For Good Luck
theonion.com — The burial ceremony, which delayed the completion of the stadium approximately three weeks and cost roughly $1.5 million —$1,000 of which will go to Bernie Williams' family—involved placing Williams into a six-foot-deep concrete hole directly where the tattered Red Sox jersey was found.
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- Alix7, on 04/17/2008, -51/+21Make sure they make an extra hole for A-Rod's syringes.
- sgtbutterscotch, on 04/17/2008, -14/+3Everyone, do yourselves a favor and stop reading any other comments right now. They're all ***** and their submitters don't realize is this story sounds exactly like something Hank Steinbrenner would do and that it's a delicious twist on a current event, which sadly enough, I think got less diggs than this.
- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -1/+1someone is good = sterods? Arod has never displayed the muscle gain or side effects related to steroid grow. His power number have been in a perfectly normal grow pattern, his strike out and ground ball rates are normal also. his career weight has been steady most part, last year he reduced his weight and hit for more power. his hitting is base on bat speed (that's why he strikes out an above average amount), and timing (that how he keeps balls that pulled so hard form going foul). Steroid users normally see a gaining in the weight and power as well as contact rates (because the bat speed is built up later in their swing they have more control), and a loss of speed. they also have increased health problem. arod doesn't have any of these symoptons
- cledford, on 04/17/2008, -39/+4that seems gross to me...
- FeartheKnighted, on 04/17/2008, -8/+24Maybe because it's a freaking Onion article.
- zyl0x, on 04/17/2008, -58/+10Buried because a) no comments, b) 30 diggs, and c) the onion. Man.. they're just not that funny.
- troyfoley, on 04/17/2008, -1/+2epic fail.
- RipThe5y5tem, on 04/17/2008, -34/+6I wouldn't be surprised if they buried $100 million under the stadium or good luck.
- jc7012, on 04/17/2008, -9/+3How does one bury good luck?
- enclaved, on 04/17/2008, -6/+3I might be assuming too much, but I believe he meant 'for' good luck since the Yankees have a reputation for purchasing their success.
- jc7012, on 04/17/2008, -9/+3How does one bury good luck?
- acyork, on 04/17/2008, -32/+4photoshopped!
- racco, on 04/17/2008, -33/+7Buried because its in the wrong section
theonion = Comedy section- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -3/+1it's baseball comedy it can go in ether section
- alpha19, on 04/17/2008, -29/+8Damn... I was hoping it would be Bernie Mac getting buried...
- Verme, on 04/17/2008, -40/+6Baseball blows, Yankees suck, get off the front page.
- VacaN, on 04/17/2008, -30/+4Anything for publicity right?
- stev31h, on 04/17/2008, -27/+8dugg for something sports-related finally being worthy that isn't a japanese man flying through the air dunking.
- Steinr, on 04/17/2008, -24/+6What!!?!?! oh its the onion! took me a while to catch one ;-)
- shyboy2008, on 04/17/2008, -37/+3the onion is the most stupid ***** ever. it aint even funny.
- Zihuatanejo, on 04/17/2008, -22/+7"Now, we're not necessarily hoping that having him in the foundation will mean our outfielders will start throwing like Bernie"
I should hope not, Bernie's weak arm was the only flaw in his game. Hilarious nonetheless. - daveluke1, on 04/17/2008, -29/+2How do you report this as possibly inaccurate.
- chrisj33, on 04/17/2008, -5/+1Can I have a facepalm?
- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1you mail digg a 100 buck with the coded prase " $$ form a humorless *****" wrote on it
- Claude1971, on 04/17/2008, -27/+4buried fro being really stupid
- jc7012, on 04/17/2008, -4/+11Your buried fro is being really stupid?
- Claude1971, on 04/17/2008, -11/+1i just misspelled, you can't do grammar, tit
- mjfitzge, on 04/17/2008, -3/+3did you just call him a tit? that is awesome! will you teach me to do grammar like you do?
- Claude1971, on 04/17/2008, -8/+2has tit anything to do with grammar?
- mjfitzge, on 04/17/2008, -3/+3did you just call him a tit? that is awesome! will you teach me to do grammar like you do?
- Claude1971, on 04/17/2008, -11/+1i just misspelled, you can't do grammar, tit
- jc7012, on 04/17/2008, -4/+11Your buried fro is being really stupid?
- wearescience, on 04/17/2008, -27/+6Dugg for just mentioning burying Derek Jeter instead.
- lolmacs, on 04/17/2008, -26/+7How did this make frontpage? Almost every comment is buried lol
- freedomwv, on 04/17/2008, -26/+3This is not even real news
- leondel, on 04/17/2008, -21/+3maybe fun
- Quick2822, on 04/17/2008, -21/+6Without fail, it happens every time here on Digg, I read the title and the description and think .. "really? wtf?" and then in small gray font I then notice.. "theonion.com"
- troycott, on 04/17/2008, -21/+4wow that's kinda ***** up
- namelessXsilent, on 04/17/2008, -21/+3i started reading it as if they meant his jersey was getting buried, then i realized they were talking about Bernie Williams himself. Then i realized i was reading TheOnion
- Striff, on 04/17/2008, -25/+3If the Yankees really want to win another world series they need to bury Steinbrenner and Cashman instead.
- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -1/+1leave cashman alone he has to deal with craze owners and the media already
- briansearles, on 04/17/2008, -24/+2Digg me down!
- Stemnin, on 04/17/2008, -9/+1HOW IT'S UNPOSSIBLE?!
- RRunner316, on 04/17/2008, -24/+3I ***** Wiki'd him to see what his date of his death was and how in the hell I could've missed this on ESPN. Thanks Onion...
- fredgarvin1138, on 04/17/2008, -19/+2Yea! A "Bury all comments" thread!!
- edwartica, on 04/17/2008, -5/+4Pretty fitting, considering the article in question is about burying some baseball player.
- Olympian83, on 04/17/2008, -19/+0If Wes Helms can still play in Florida, if Julio Franco could play last year as a pinch hitter, Bernie can certainly back-up on a number of teams (and he's over a decade younger). His last season in 06 was a good one. I'm a yankee hater, but he'd be great in the Phil's outfield right now with Victorino out for a few games.
- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -1/+1people age fast he doesn't have the rage to play center, and his bat would be replacement level in a conner outfield spot. you would be better off with Kenny Lofton
- m4lomb, on 04/17/2008, -18/+2Can the bury G.W.Bush under the whitehouse too for good luck? Now? Pleaaase!
- edwartica, on 04/17/2008, -4/+2I think that would have the opposite effect.
- petemcfraser, on 04/17/2008, -21/+5Burying all these comments won't put the hex back on the Yankees!
- edwartica, on 04/17/2008, -5/+3Some of us don't believe in fairy tales such as "hexes."
- wsuvtx, on 04/17/2008, -24/+3Who cares about the Yankees? As long as they have A-Rod they will not be relevant.
Furthermore who cares about New York? I am so sick and tired of hearing about New York City, especially the Yankees.- idiggitall, on 04/17/2008, -9/+6New York City = Center of the World.
It's in the bible....check it out. - HelloNavi, on 04/17/2008, -8/+2You're just jealous because you live in washington, and seattle is just a raint wannabe new york.
- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -2/+1how does one of the best players in baseball mack them not be relevant? you can hate his personality be he is a great ballplayer
- wsuvtx, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1I agree that he is one of the best players, however, for him to play on your team is at the expense of the rest of the team. Texas still has not recovered. If he actually cared about the teams he was playing on he would play for less money so the team could afford to build around him. If it was only about his talent, then yes hands down I think he is the best player right now.
But the main thing is that I am tired of the Yankees and NY. Just as I am tired of the Cowboys. Notre Dame. Etc. There are other teams in the world of sports.- jackalsclaw, on 04/20/2008, -0/+1all baseball teams make a lot of money, should the owners get it all (like the marlins most of the time)? texas is still recovering from Signing Chan Ho Park, trading away Chris young and Adrian Gonzalez , trading for Brad Wilkerson , even trading sammy sosa. The rangers haven't made the best moves. Arod did what they wanted him to do it was the rest that didn't live up and cause them to fail.
- wsuvtx, on 04/18/2008, -0/+1I agree that he is one of the best players, however, for him to play on your team is at the expense of the rest of the team. Texas still has not recovered. If he actually cared about the teams he was playing on he would play for less money so the team could afford to build around him. If it was only about his talent, then yes hands down I think he is the best player right now.
- idiggitall, on 04/17/2008, -9/+6New York City = Center of the World.
- gmarlett, on 04/17/2008, -17/+1I hear they are making room for Joe Torre as well... Reuben gives this 4 paws.
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http://thenyyankeeshater.blogspot.com/ - olbap, on 04/17/2008, -23/+1Wow. This is what has become of America. Superstition rules the day. Totally. Sad. And. Pathetic.
- mirunit, on 04/17/2008, -7/+5Wow.... This is "fake news", way to go.
- darny, on 04/17/2008, -23/+7I hate being negative, but I'm getting tired of the onion. They need to break out of what they've been serving up and give us something new.
- bffoley, on 04/17/2008, -20/+2Can you digg down my comment as well? I want to fit in with the twenty -10 posts above me
- edwartica, on 04/17/2008, -19/+2Who's Bernie Williams? Did they dig up his bones from another grave or something? That's kind of morbid.
- Machters, on 04/17/2008, -6/+1i hope you are saying that sarcastically....!! if not you are damn stupid!!!!! and im not a yankees fan
- edwartica, on 04/17/2008, -4/+1I did read the article. Honestly, I had no idea who he was before the article (not a baseball fan, sorry), but yes, I was indeed being sarcastic. Obviously the IQ of the average digger who likes sports is lower than the IQ required to get sarcasm.
- Machters, on 04/17/2008, -6/+1i hope you are saying that sarcastically....!! if not you are damn stupid!!!!! and im not a yankees fan
- mal1964, on 04/17/2008, -18/+1 Bury Williams!
- alittleroy101, on 04/17/2008, -19/+4Bury me you bitches!
- emptyo, on 04/17/2008, -16/+2Insert obligatory "Oh my God, I read the whole article before I realized it was the Onion" post here.
- oseymour, on 04/17/2008, -17/+2Not funny at all, and I'm a Yankee Hater
- hammr, on 04/17/2008, -17/+1weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
- minorthreat, on 04/17/2008, -17/+4looks like we are all getting buried as well
- jackalsclaw, on 04/17/2008, -4/+1what the hell is up with the buring?
- btraxx, on 04/17/2008, -22/+9The burying of comments actually makes sense with this article.
Thanks for your time, now back to being buried. - Machters, on 04/17/2008, -14/+1damn ppl the onion !! just forget it... its just stupid
Ha Ha Ha ......nice one ~.~ - justinzagar, on 04/17/2008, -15/+1Digg me down too!
- daimposter, on 04/17/2008, -17/+3I have a tivo and I'm a season pass subscriber to The Onion video. That is some top notch stuff. You can find some on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_5nLxZVoPo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CqpEacxdS0 - mal1964, on 04/17/2008, -16/+2"On July 28, 1991, Yankee center fielder Bernie Williams was victimized by 6.06(a) when leading off in the bottom of the third inning against the Angels. Bernie bunted a ball foul and was ruled out by ump Ken Kaiser for making contact with a foot on the ground outside the batter's box."
Looks like he learned his lesson. - poploserdigg, on 04/17/2008, -15/+1Burying everything? OMG DIGG USERS ARE SO FUNNY!!
- clemsontigers, on 04/17/2008, -18/+2Another Digg Graveyard?
- sheebz, on 04/17/2008, -19/+3Bury this *****!
- AuburnTigers, on 04/17/2008, -20/+2Digg: Please bury me the most.
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