January 16, 2008
Bloomberg and Green Bay Mayor Make a Wager on Giants/Packers Game
Pictured are the items on the line Sunday between Mayor Bloomberg and Mayor Schmitt. On the top (from left to right) Carnegie Deli cheesecake, Peter Luger Steakhouse, Brooklyn Lager, Peter Luger Steaksauce; On the bottom United States Specialty Cheese spreads, Smithfield Beef, Beerntsen’s Candies, Cheese Shades
Ah, there's nothing like the having a local team in a championship game. That's when the mayor breaks out the big guns and bets items of food against the mayor of an opposing team's city. Mayor Bloomberg announced a friendly wager today with Green Bay Mayor James Schmitt, as the Giants and the Packers face off Sunday in the NFC Championship game.
Some more specifics on the bet, via City Room:
Bloomberg/New York wagers: One 10 lbs NY-style cheesecake from the Carnegie Deli, a case of Brooklyn Lager from Brooklyn Brewery, 20 lbs of porterhouse steak from Peter Luger plus 6 bottles of their steak sauce.WTF? The least they could do is tack a cheesehead onto the bet. It's clear to us which side has more on the line in this wager (hint: it's not Green Bay).Schmitt/Green Bay wagers: 17 cheese spreads (10 lbs) from United States Specialty Cheese, 20 16oz aged natural strip steaks from Smithfield Beef, 3 lbs of chocolate from Beerntsen’s Candies, and a pair of cheese-wedge sunglasses from Cheese Shades
We're curious whether the bet between Bloomberg and Schmitt are using the point spread in their bet or if they're just sticking with the cheese spreads. The odds makers have the Packers as a 7 point favorite in Sunday's game.
Even senators from the two states are making a bet. Chuck Schumer has wagered a cheesecake from Junior's against cheese from Herb Kohl. Somebody needs to tell these politicians to stop using Junor's cheesecake as a gift! It's damaging the city's cheesecake rep!
With all these calories on the line, there should be a side bet. St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay and St. Vincent's Hospital in New York should throw in a free quadruple bypass for someone in the winning city. After all, anyone eating all that food is going to need one.
You can watch the Giants visit Lambeau Field to play the Packers Sunday at 6:30 on Fox.
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And once again, the Mayor of East Rutherford, New Jersey gets screwed out of a prize.
I love Beerntsen’s and it is Beerntsen’s Confectionery, by the way, not Beerntsen’s Candies.
They have this great little old time candy shop in downtown Manitowoc with ice cream and an old time soda fountain. They have something called fairy food (in some places called sponge candy) which is sort of like a Cadbury Crunchie, but not quite.
Now I am amazed that the Wisconsin part of the bet didn't include cheese curds, which are commonly found breaded and fried throughout the land of milk and dairy.
I'm a Milwaukee native who's been living on the East Coast for 10 years and in BK for nearly 7.
Though I haven't been much of a sports fan for more than a decade, I was so rooting for the Giants last Sunday. Eli can't hold shit down and it's incredibly uncomforting to watch him try to make things happen. Way better than the Packers facing Dallas in Dallas. The Pack's defensive backfield is gonna totally destroy him.
Mind you, Green Bay has a population of maybe a little over 110,000. Their wager is a bit generous considering...
GO PACK.
HOW BOUT DEM COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!!!
Those cheese glasses better be giving out sexual favors to the Mayor's office staff make up for the difference.
Who the heck did these negotiations? No wonder someone has kudos for Con Ed after the hell they put NYC through
Considering that bratwurst is treif, I commend the Wisconsinites for their abundance of artery-clogging alternatives.
Sounds like a recipe for a heart attack.
...Or more like the Chicago "Da Bears!!" SNL sketch, Bill Swerski's Super Fans, than Wisconsin/NYC .
Wow, seeing what Green Bay has to offer in this bet makes me even happier that I never have, nor probably ever will, live in Wisconsin.
The Cows had three Pro Bowlers in their secondary and Eli didn't have much trouble with them.
The Bucs had the best pass defense in the league and Eli had no problem with them either.
Green Bay's secondary? Not a big deal after facing those other two the last two weeks.
We should have wagered popcorn, with salt and butter all Terrell Owens-style baby!
And why the hate for Juniors in the post?