Gov. Pataki dons Red Sox jersey

[BullWriter]

New York Gov. George Pataki, left, dons a Boston Red Sox jersey to settle a bet with Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, at a hotel in New York Friday, Oct. 22, 2004. Because the New York Yankees lost to the Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series, Pataki agreed to wear the jersey to a public function.

[Velcro]

lol... i wish George and John Henry made that bet  ;D

[S p e n c e]

I hate these stupid "bets" politicians do whenever there is some major sporting event going on, its just a reason for them to get free publicity.  

[Guest AstroBull]

From the Boston Sports Guy

My only pet peeve about having a Boston team in the Finals: When the Boston mayor makes the stupid bet with the other team's mayor. Drives me crazy.

For instance, before the World Series, Mayor Menino of Boston wagered a bunch of Boston beer and food products (Legal Seafood's clam chowder, a case of Sam Adams beer, 11 pounds of Dunkin Donuts coffee and a bunch of other Boston-related stuff in exchange for Anheuser-Busch Products, Toasted Ravioli, Bissinger Chocolate and some other St. Louis goodies from Mayor Clark Griswold.

That's a bet? Those are high stakes? Oh, no, we lost ... darn, we're never gonna replace all that clam chowder; I never should have let him sucker me into that. Please. I hate this stuff. Just one of these times, I want one of the mayors to throw something out there like, "If you guys win, I'll sleep with a tranvestite ... if we win, you have to try heroin and speed at the same time." Now THAT would get people talking.

[S p e n c e]

LOL, me and this guy are on the same wavelengh.  If those were the stakes, I would be all for these stupid political bets.