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gentlemen, start your casings

UPDATE #2: Taylor told me after the game he used a little trick to win the race. Since it is difficult to run normally in the sausage outfits, he kept his arms in on his chest and used all leg power. Kay, on the other hand, swung his arms as if he were trying to stay on a balance beam.

UPDATE: Well, Eric Kay imitated a new kind of racing meat - smoked sausage. That's right, Tom Taylor, wearing the hot dog outfit, smoked Kay in the bratwurst costume. Taylor finished first, Kay finished second - and that came with three Brew Crew members in the other suits (ringers) - so needless to say they were amped up to be running inside of sausages.
I actually recorded video of the race on my cell phone and if and when I can load it on YouTube, I will post the link here.
Also, to answer Marvin's comment, they do offer all of those choices of meat here to consume (I had a bratwurst this afternoon) and are all pretty tasty from what I'm told.

The sausage race in Milwaukee is one of those wacky ballpark traditions in the form of a guest singing "Take me out to the ballgame" at Wrigley Field, singing "Sweet Caroline" in Boston, chanting player's names until they acknowledge you at Yankee Stadium, the drum guy at Cleveland Indians games (yes, he's here in Milwaukee) and the tomahawk chop in Atlanta.
During this wacky little three-game series in Milwaukee, the sausage races have gone on, as if they would during a Brewers game, before the start of the seventh inning. Today's race, though, is due to be a little more fun.
Angels PR staff member Eric Kay and traveling secretary Tom Taylor will run around the edge of the field as part of the five sausage race. They will get to choose their sausage costume - Bratwurst, Polish, Chorizo, hot dog, and Italian - and then go on the warning track from third base around to first.
"Oh, Eric Kay all the way," Manager Mike Scioscia said. "If Tom Taylor can even finish on his feet it will be a monumental accomplishment."
Hopefully one of them falls so it will make SportsCenter. Evil, I know, but funny nonetheless.

Comments (1)

Marvin:

Speaking of sausages, how are the dogs at that ballpark? Do they actually serve all those kinds of wieners? And have you had any wieners? To eat. For food.

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