Sausage Race

[preppyak]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage_Race

someone brougt this up in the general forum...and I had to post it here.

Aside from this being fucking hilarious to watch...any Brewers fans want to add anything to this?

And, what other traditions are there like this, where ridiculous things race to entertain during games

[xearlynovemberx]

randal simon dosent like the sausage race.

[Broken Parachute]

They stopped the American Airlines race at Shea Stadium, that's bullshit.

Every 6th inning at the Mets game they used to do the American Airlines plane race, they would race
planes on the diamond vision board. Each section of the stadium (red, blue, green, and orange) represented a plane. They would race around the empire state building and the statue of liberty and stuff, and each section would like chant the name of the plane they want to win. The section who cheered the loudest usually would win. Alot of times the winner was random, but it was kinda fun.

Two years ago they turned it into the "Amtrak train race" and nobody cared anymore, then they got rid of it totally. They stopped it because of 9/11 really.

The whole NL did it:

NATIONAL LEAGUE
East

Atlanta Braves (Turner Field)
Competitors: Sponsored by Home Depot, it's a saw, a hammer and a drill.
Field Of Battle: The basepaths.
Notes: Unconfirmed reports say the tools have been replaced by a paint brush, roller and paint can.

Florida Marlins (Dolphins Stadium)
Competitors: Billy the Marlin and his elderly parents.
Field Of Battle: Some sort of undetermined body of water.

New York Mets (Shea Stadium)
Competitors: Pizza delivery truck drivers. (formerly Airplanes)
Field Of Battle: From various parts of the city to Shea Stadium.
Notes: This used to be airplanes from nearby LaGuardia Airport, but the team ended that promotion after 9/11.

Philadelphia Phillies
Competitors: Septa city trains.
Field Of Battle: Underground mass transit system.


Washington Nationals (RFK Stadium)
Competitors: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton.
Field Of Battle: Roads past Washington D.C. monuments.
Notes:: From a reader: "One of the three dollar guys is eliminated in a mishap early in the race, which is followed by a not-terribly-close race to the finish line by the two survivors.

Central

Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
(Despite several early Cubs fans protests, there were/are scoreboard races at Wrigley Field. A reader clues us in:)
"Since I can remember - 2003 Races (This was pre-newish video board below the old scoreboard)
There were 2 races:
1) Craftsman Lawnmower Race
2) Elite Truck Rental Race
These were from the same exact graphic set, so they're fairly easy to describe. It was a race of 2 trucks or lawnmowers in which participant #1 was the a truck (filled in with "color") and #2 was an outline of a truck. The race would start and the trucks would basically stand still on the screen. They'd then alternate moving forward & backward to show "progress" until a finish line magically appeared on the screen and a winner was crowned. Naturally, I would always bet on truck #2 because he was carrying less weight (I'm not positive, but I believe they simply alternated the winner each day).

2004-2005 (they installed a higher quality video board to improve those revenue numbers)
1) Craftsman Lawnmower Race
This race is between a gray lawnmower and a red one around the playing field of a virtual Wrigley [always on grass, of course]. They'd start in front of the visitors dugout, race toward the RF corner & around the outfield wall. When they got to the LF corner, for some strange reason they'd team up to spell "CRAFTSMAN" in the grass, then the race would end in front of the Cubs dugout.

2) Sports Authority Race
This is a race around the bases by "Batty," "Bally," and "Glovey." Fairly simple concept but at each base the leader at the time would either stop (so the other two would run into him), or accidentally overrun the base (thus falling into 3rd). The overhead view of the race from 3rd to home was always interesting because all 3 moved much slower than they had getting from the plate to third base.

So, don't let anybody give you the "Historic Wrigley Field" bs. .. everybody loves/does scoreboard races."
Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Competitors<: Mr. Red, Rosie Red and Mr. Red Leg (old school version of Mr. Red, distinguishable by his mustache).
Field Of Battle: Racetrack.
Notes: Goofy-ass new mascot Gapper makes an occasional appearance in the race by opening a Skyline Chili stand in the middle of the racetrack, distracting one of the racers with his Chili.

Houston Astros (Enron Field)
Competitors: Different colors of Humvee.
Field of Battle: The oil fields of Iraq. OK, not really; it's actually an off-road track.

Milwaukee Brewers (Miller Park)
Competitors: The Hot Dog, The Bratwurst, The Polish Sausage and the Italian Sausage.
Field of Battle: On the actual diamond.
Notes: This is, of course, done live, with people in costumes. Former Pirate Randall Simon might remember this well.

Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
Competitors: Different flavors of pirogues: Jalapeno Hanna, Oliver Onion, Sauerkraut Saul and Cheese Chester.
Field Of Battle: The Streets of Pittsburgh. Finish line is entrance to stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals (New Busch Stadium)
(So far, the new Busch Stadium has no race, though, to be fair, the stadium in only about two weeks old. We're gonna expect a race - presumably something involving the Casino Queen - by end of season)

West
Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Competitors: Hot dog toppings: Ketchup, Mustard and Relish.
Field Of Battle: Around the bases.

Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Competitors: Pigs on Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Field Of Battle: Roads up and through the Rocky Mountains.

Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)

Competitors: Sports cars.
Field Of Battle: Throughout the city of Los Angeles.

San Diego Padres (Petco Park)
Competitors: Sailboats piloted by the Friar mascot.
Field Of Battle: The ocean, we think.


San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
Competitors: Cable cars.
Field Of Battle: Streets of San Francisco.

[imirish06]

Broken Parachutes... do you go to BC or ND? It's weird seeing someone like both teams considering how much the colleges hate each other

[Broken Parachute]

Broken Parachutes... do you go to BC or ND? It's weird seeing someone like both teams considering how much the colleges hate each other
hahaha someone asked me the same question. What happened was, I decided this year I would follow a random College basketball team and a random NHL team to follow. So I clicked on a random team from the ACC and I clicked on them. I may be changing that soon seeing as how it makes no sense for me to root for both teams.

[imirish06]

hahahh icic.. yeah

ask leftwideopen

nd/bcu do not get a long, at all.

[livethesounds]

They stopped the American Airlines race at Shea Stadium, that's bullshit.

Every 6th inning at the Mets game they used to do the American Airlines plane race, they would race
planes on the diamond vision board. Each section of the stadium (red, blue, green, and orange) represented a plane. They would race around the empire state building and the statue of liberty and stuff, and each section would like chant the name of the plane they want to win. The section who cheered the loudest usually would win. Alot of times the winner was random, but it was kinda fun.

Two years ago they turned it into the "Amtrak train race" and nobody cared anymore, then they got rid of it totally. They stopped it because of 9/11 really.

The whole NL did it:

NATIONAL LEAGUE
East

Atlanta Braves (Turner Field)
Competitors: Sponsored by Home Depot, it's a saw, a hammer and a drill.
Field Of Battle: The basepaths.
Notes: Unconfirmed reports say the tools have been replaced by a paint brush, roller and paint can.

Florida Marlins (Dolphins Stadium)
Competitors: Billy the Marlin and his elderly parents.
Field Of Battle: Some sort of undetermined body of water.

New York Mets (Shea Stadium)
Competitors: Pizza delivery truck drivers. (formerly Airplanes)
Field Of Battle: From various parts of the city to Shea Stadium.
Notes: This used to be airplanes from nearby LaGuardia Airport, but the team ended that promotion after 9/11.

Philadelphia Phillies
Competitors: Septa city trains.
Field Of Battle: Underground mass transit system.


Washington Nationals (RFK Stadium)
Competitors: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Hamilton.
Field Of Battle: Roads past Washington D.C. monuments.
Notes:: From a reader: "One of the three dollar guys is eliminated in a mishap early in the race, which is followed by a not-terribly-close race to the finish line by the two survivors.

Central

Chicago Cubs (Wrigley Field)
(Despite several early Cubs fans protests, there were/are scoreboard races at Wrigley Field. A reader clues us in:)
"Since I can remember - 2003 Races (This was pre-newish video board below the old scoreboard)
There were 2 races:
1) Craftsman Lawnmower Race
2) Elite Truck Rental Race
These were from the same exact graphic set, so they're fairly easy to describe. It was a race of 2 trucks or lawnmowers in which participant #1 was the a truck (filled in with "color") and #2 was an outline of a truck. The race would start and the trucks would basically stand still on the screen. They'd then alternate moving forward & backward to show "progress" until a finish line magically appeared on the screen and a winner was crowned. Naturally, I would always bet on truck #2 because he was carrying less weight (I'm not positive, but I believe they simply alternated the winner each day).

2004-2005 (they installed a higher quality video board to improve those revenue numbers)
1) Craftsman Lawnmower Race
This race is between a gray lawnmower and a red one around the playing field of a virtual Wrigley [always on grass, of course]. They'd start in front of the visitors dugout, race toward the RF corner & around the outfield wall. When they got to the LF corner, for some strange reason they'd team up to spell "CRAFTSMAN" in the grass, then the race would end in front of the Cubs dugout.

2) Sports Authority Race
This is a race around the bases by "Batty," "Bally," and "Glovey." Fairly simple concept but at each base the leader at the time would either stop (so the other two would run into him), or accidentally overrun the base (thus falling into 3rd). The overhead view of the race from 3rd to home was always interesting because all 3 moved much slower than they had getting from the plate to third base.

So, don't let anybody give you the "Historic Wrigley Field" bs. .. everybody loves/does scoreboard races."
Cincinnati Reds (Great American Ball Park)
Competitors<: Mr. Red, Rosie Red and Mr. Red Leg (old school version of Mr. Red, distinguishable by his mustache).
Field Of Battle: Racetrack.
Notes: Goofy-ass new mascot Gapper makes an occasional appearance in the race by opening a Skyline Chili stand in the middle of the racetrack, distracting one of the racers with his Chili.

Houston Astros (Enron Field)
Competitors: Different colors of Humvee.
Field of Battle: The oil fields of Iraq. OK, not really; it's actually an off-road track.

Milwaukee Brewers (Miller Park)
Competitors: The Hot Dog, The Bratwurst, The Polish Sausage and the Italian Sausage.
Field of Battle: On the actual diamond.
Notes: This is, of course, done live, with people in costumes. Former Pirate Randall Simon might remember this well.

Pittsburgh Pirates (PNC Park)
Competitors: Different flavors of pirogues: Jalapeno Hanna, Oliver Onion, Sauerkraut Saul and Cheese Chester.
Field Of Battle: The Streets of Pittsburgh. Finish line is entrance to stadium.

St. Louis Cardinals (New Busch Stadium)
(So far, the new Busch Stadium has no race, though, to be fair, the stadium in only about two weeks old. We're gonna expect a race - presumably something involving the Casino Queen - by end of season)

West
Arizona Diamondbacks (Chase Field)
Competitors: Hot dog toppings: Ketchup, Mustard and Relish.
Field Of Battle: Around the bases.

Colorado Rockies (Coors Field)
Competitors: Pigs on Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Field Of Battle: Roads up and through the Rocky Mountains.

Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodger Stadium)

Competitors: Sports cars.
Field Of Battle: Throughout the city of Los Angeles.

San Diego Padres (Petco Park)
Competitors: Sailboats piloted by the Friar mascot.
Field Of Battle: The ocean, we think.


San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
Competitors: Cable cars.
Field Of Battle: Streets of San Francisco.

The Stros' hummer race is SOOOO boring. they play the same race over and over again and then show the winner. its gay. im sure it like that with the diffrent races in every park besides miller.