Girl named 'Alexa Rodriguez' attacked by hawk at Fenway

[Kel Varnsen]

Girl named 'Alexa Rodriguez' attacked by hawk at Fenway

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Alexa Rodriguez, 13, left, is attacked by a red-tailed hawk during a school tour of Fenway Park Thursday in Boston. Rodriguez sustained a cut to her scalp and was taken by ambulance to a hospital. (AP Photo/The Boston Globe, John Tlumacki / April 3, 2008)

She wasn't seriously hurt, but some observers saw an omen for a certain New York Yankees slugger in the attack at the home of the Boston Red Sox. The girl's name is Alexa Rodriguez.

Vince Jennetta, a teacher who chaperoned her class trip from Memorial Boulevard Middle School in Bristol, Conn., told The Boston Globe that Alexa is "a little shaken, but OK."

The hawk was perched on a railing in the upper deck behind home plate while the group toured the stadium. The hawk flew at the girl and swooped with its talons extended, scratching her scalp.

A single egg lay in the hawk's nearby nest in an overhang near the stadium's press booth.

The nest and egg were removed at the direction of state wildlife officials.

Bickley and MJ just said her classmates call her Alex!

 

[devilfan02]

Great, we're gonna hear about this for yyyeeeeaaaarrsss

 

[PDXChris]

I am really surprised that there were not any headlines anywhere that read, "Alex Rodriguez attcked at Fenway".

 

[abomb]

I am really surprised that there were not any headlines anywhere that read, "Alex Rodriguez attcked at Fenway".

It looks like the earlier AP report was written before they released her name.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Fenway karma I guess. You get called Alex(a) Rodriguez park at Fenway and expect nothing to happen?


It would be like naming your kid Steve Bartman and then moving to Chicago. On that note, I thought it was funny that a few weeks ago, Alou finally went on the record saying that he wouldn't have been able to make that catch anyway.

 

[BC867]

It would be like naming your kid Steve Bartman and then moving to Chicago. On that note, I thought it was funny that a few weeks ago, Alou finally went on the record saying that he wouldn't have been able to make that catch anyway.

Or Billy Buckner. Felipe would have been able to make that catch and he was an outfielder.

Don't the D'backs have a Minor League pitcher named Billy Buckner, speaking of jinxed names?