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Sep 30, 2008 2:21 pm US/Central
Daley, L.A. Mayor Make Playoff Wager
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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (File)
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When the Bears faced the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl, Mayor Richard M. Daley wagered a Taste of Chicago spread with the mayor of Indianapolis with enough food to choke a horse.
On Tuesday, Daley placed a bet on the Cubs-Dodgers Divisional Series with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa that pales by comparison.
Instead of ribs, steaks, Italian beef and deep-dish pizza, there were hot dogs, chips, nuts and pop from homegrown companies such as Vienna Beef, C.J. Vitnery, Ferrara Pan Candy and Pepsi Americas.
Wilson Sporting Goods, which supplies bats and gloves to Cubs stars Kerry Wood, Ryan Theriot and Mike Fontenot, also has agreed to donate enough baseball equipment to supply 150 young players in the winning city, at an estimated cost of $15,000.
If you didn't know any better, you'd think the mayor's heart wasn't in the Cubs breaking their 100-year drought between championships — that he was more preoccupied with his beloved Sox.
But, Daley insisted that he's got his fingers crossed for a crosstown World Series, telling reporters, "It would be unbelievable."
He added, "This is a Cubs day. Let's keep it all on the Cubs. They've worked this hard. Let's keep all the attention on the Chicago Cubs."
And what about that underwhelming bet with his counterpart in Los Angeles?
"If we didn't have this, you'd be yelling at me. You can't have it both ways," the mayor said.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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