Sox v. Sox Food Bet

From Bostonist, the details on the inevitable food-based wager between the respective politicos in Boston and Chicago:

Gov. Romney will be sending Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich some Union Oyster House clam chowder if the Red Sox lose; if the White Sox lose, Romney can expect slices from Connie's Pizza and some Eli's cheesecake. Even the mayors are getting involved with Menino offering Mayor Richard Daley a Legal Seafood dinner, Dunkin' coffee, hot dogs and some Sam Adams to wash it all down. But Daley has truly outdone Boston with its food, which should be expected since Chicago is one of the best cities in the nation to eat your way thru. If the Red Sox win, Menino will be chomping down on lots of goodies, including pizza, cheesecake, Tootsie rolls, Rainbow Cones, Vienna Beef, and Robinson's No. 1 Ribs to name a few.

These wagers are really becoming debased. Tootsie Rolls? Unfortch, the notion of competition has given way to an excuse to pimp whatever food a given politico's people feel like pimping. I have been a fan of these bets over the years, but think they really work better when there is humiliation involved. Not a fan of Rudy, but he did man up when the Jersey Giants fell to the Ravens. For the truly curious, the details of what Mumbles won last year when the World Champion Boston Red Sox swept the Cardinals. If I ran the zoo, I would throw the publicists out on their bony asses, and propose a much steelier all-burrito bet: The notorious Guapo from El Pelon, against the infamous southside staple steak burrito from Maravilla. That would tell us something about our leaders. Irregardless, here's hoping Mitt gets a chance to choke on that cheesecake. Go Red Sox!

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If Romney was a native, he'd make Daley eat NECCO wafers.

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Somebody's gotta say it (and I guess that somebody is me):
Go White Sox!