Does ketchup go well with devilfish ? Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is about to find out . Kilpatrick is require to encounter a load of Pittsburgh delicacy , admit Heinz ketchup , Primanti Brothers sandwiches and an octopus from Wholey ’s Pisces Market after advance a bet with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl on the resultant of the Stanley Cup finals .
No such wager on the NBA Finals was wide report in the days take up to Game 1 between the Celtics and Lakers , but there ’s still time for Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to announce a bet . tally legendary sportswriter Frank Deford among those who hope they do n’t . " It ’s like teams pullulate the Gatorade on the omnibus , " Deford separate theBoston Globebefore February ’s Super Bowl . " The first metre it was funny , the 2d time , OK . And then it never ends . It ’s really time to end this . "
Is it time for civil bets to be retire ? Take a look back at some of the more cockeyed wagers from the past 25 years and determine for yourself . Future public official , take note .
1 . SUPER BOWL XVII : WASHINGTON REDSKINS VS . MIAMI DOLPHINS
If Virginia Gov. Charles Robb and Florida Gov. Bob Graham require to be halting , they might have wagered crates of apples and oranges , severally , on the 1983 face-off between the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins . Instead , they come originative . Robb put a Virginia pig named Josephine on the line , an ode to the Redskins ' little and big - belly out offensive linemen , who were conjointly come to to as the Hogs . Graham countered with 3,000 live Florida honeybees , a nod to the Dolphins ' Killer B ’s justificatory unit lead by the like of Bill Barnett , Bob Baumhower and Doug Betters .
Clearing space for play back John Riggins , the Hogs got the in force of the B ’s in the secret plan and the Redskins acquire 27 - 17 . The delivery of the bees — Graham tripled his original offering and air 9,000 total — was delayed until April by cold weather . In the interim , Washington Postcolumnist Jack Eisen put in writing what many locals were credibly inquire : " What f’hevvin ’s saki does Robb plan to do with a beehive of bees , unless they ’re rail to prick only Republicans?“ In fact , Roanoke , Va. , metropolis financial officer and apiculturist Gordon Peters housed the bees in a Super Bowl beehive display in his " Honey - N - Hive Supply" memory . by nature , Virginia State Sen. Dudley " Buzz" Emick — his byname predated the wager , trust it or not " “ assist in the legal transfer .
2 . 1986 WORLD SERIES : BOSTON RED SOX VS . NEW YORK METSIf only Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn had the foresight to bet the rights to Bill Buckner in his bet with New York City Mayor Edward Koch . After the Mets capitalized on Buckner ’s infamous error to derive back and win Game 6 and then went on to advance Game 7 , Flynn send off Koch victory crocks of Boston broil beans and New England clam chowder . Flynn also agreed to fly a New York flagstone above Boston City Hall for a week , though he reject to unfurl the " I Love the New York Mets : Do n’t trample on Me" assortment that Koch mail him . That ’s when this otherwise traditional stakes got interesting .
Three days after it was raised , a group that called itself the Red Sox Revenge Squad stole the pin . The group told a Boston newspaper publisher that it would hold the banner surety until the Mets issued a formal apology " for the behaviour of their security department strength and fans" after Red Sox secretaire Jack Rogers was hit by a feeding bottle accompany Game 7 . It also demand that Koch " dress up in a bunny rabbit outfit and scream to the people of New York , " ˜Ray Knight ( the Mets ' third baseman and Series MVP ) is my Cabbage Patch twin . ‘“ A cheap impersonation flag was raised follow the theft and Koch refused to give in to the demands . He issue a monition to the stealer , saying he " salted" the flag with a mysterious substance that causes it and anyone holding it to unthaw in three weeks , " just like the tape inMission : Impossible . “ Koch also suggested that , if catch , the culprits should be point in the Boston Common stocks . Flynn fired back through a spokesman : " I think New York City should be aware that the punitive discourse apply during the Pilgrim epoch has go the way ofCotton Mather . “ Zing .
3 . 1988 NBA FINALS : DETROIT PISTONS VS . LOS ANGELES LAKERS
When Walter Moore learned that Inglewood , Calif. , Mayor Ed Vincent was offering up a transcript of the Los Angeles Lakers ' drug awareness video " ˜Just Say No ' as his half of their friendly bet , the Pontiac , Michigan city manager ’s patrician - arrest influence shined through . " At least he is n’t offering sushi,“ said Moore , who offered two weeks ' use of a effervescent new Pontiac Grand Prix and some Everlite bulbs ( another Pontiac Cartesian product ) in commutation for the prerogative to play the TV " for the entire Pontiac City Council . “ Just say yes to watching the video , which features classic verses like this one :
Alas , Moore and the city of Pontiac missed out on Kurt Rambis ' light - underdrawers , A.C. Green ’s killer shades , and James Worthy ’s amazing solo , as the Lakers hold in seven games . Vincent enjoyed his railcar , which he presumably drove to all of the local sushi bars while continuing to fight the war on drugs . " It ’s kinda nice,“ Vincent articulate . " Has some nice piston . “
4 . 1993 WORLD SERIES : TORONTO BLUE JAYS VS . PHILADELPHIA PHILLIESA mayor has yet to wager his first born child on the final result of a sporting event , but the Philadelphia Zoo did put up some of its extremely rare , yet - to - be - assume bloodless Panthera leo cubs against a pair of Tasmanian devils in a bet with the Toronto Metro Zoo . Alan Tonks , a Toronto zoo representative , said the animal involved in the bet characterize each metropolis ’s various team . What better way to represent Lenny Dykstra , John Kruk and the respite of the Phillies than with an animal that treat its prey viciously and emit a foul odor when stressed , good ? Toronto ’s zoo gain ground the bet after the Blue Jays won the serial in six games and the first white social lion carry in America was born in Philadelphia the following March . Tandi — the Zulu Bible for Joe Carter or Love , depending on who you ask — weighed 2 pound , 6 ounces and became only the 15th white lion eff in existence . Philadelphia made ripe on the wager by contribute Tandi and her two babe to the Toronto zoo the undermentioned summer .
5 . SUPER BOWN XXXIII : ATLANTA falcon VS . DENVER BRONCOSJohn Elway ’s second Super Bowl profits and final vocation game in 1999 was preceded by several civil wager between functionary in Atlanta and Denver . groundnut , buffalo steak , Coca - Cola , an autographed football , Rocky Mountain oyster , custom - made golf lump , pecans and disposable camera were all bet , but they all blanch in equivalence to the bet between Denver Palm restaurant director Scott Fickling and Atlanta Palm eating house manager Willy Cellucci .
Cellucci ( pictured ) paid off the bet by decorate up in a Broncos cheerleader kit and work as the maitre ergocalciferol ' at Fickling ’s restaurant in Denver for three hr . gratefully there ’s no visual grounds , but Fickling , who would ’ve done the same affair at Cellucci ’s eating place in Atlanta had the Falcons won , tell the resultant were n’t pretty . " permit ’s just say that Willy has a middle issue,“ Fickling recount the Denver Post . " We had the cheerleader outfit custom made — by Denver Tent and Awning Company . “
6 . 2002 STANLEY CUP final exam : CAROLINA HURRICANES VS . DETROIT RED WINGSPerhaps Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was too busytexting his ex - top aideto take the time to figure out that the Carolina Hurricanes play in Raleigh . Kilpatrick reportedly call the mayor in Charlotte — a three - 60 minutes drive from Raleigh — to exercise out a bet before he realized his mistake . " Perhaps by the clip the series is over , the Mayor of Detroit will know where the Hurricanes are based,“ Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker told the press . When the two mayors in the end connected , Kilpatrick ( pictured ) wagered a Michigan cherry tree and a 20 - pound sterling devilfish , while Meeker put up a North Carolina oak tree tree .
The Red Wings win the serial publication and Kilpatrick win his tree , but he likely pull in niggling respect from the people of Raleigh . The eco - well-disposed bet , though , paved the means for succeeding " green stakes . “ St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman will plant a Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in front of the Xcel Energy Center wearing a Colorado Avalanche jersey before the Republican National Convention in August , the payoff for lose a wager on a first - round NHL playoff serial to Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper .
7 . 2007 Grey Cup : Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Any bet that involves the unsuccessful person and winner doing anything outdoors in Saskatchewan in February is worthy of making this leaning . In sheath you ’ve been living under a rock , the Saskatchewan Roughriders quiver the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23 - 19 in last twelvemonth ’s Grey Cup to win the CFL patronage . As a result , Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz had to endure on a street corner in business district Regina , Saskatchewan , wear down a Saskatchewan Garden State and holding a sign that proclaimed the Roughriders as the cracking team in Canada . Katz had previously worn the jersey to a council meeting and donated four sets of Roughriders season tickets to charity as part of the bet . Regina Mayor Pat Fiacco braved the cold and stood next to Katz for at least part of the icy ordeal , answering questions about who is the better city manager and murmur something about taxis . Only in Canada .
