Comments on: Presidents, Pierogies and Other Strange Things That Race at Ballparks

By: Basketball Quiz

Basketball Quiz — Mon, 05 May 2008 22:23:15 +0000

I was at the game when the president heads ran I was confused why they didnt bring them back

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:22:37 +0000

One minor league racing group I quite like is the Milwaukee Admirals racing Merkts Cheese. Since the Admirals are a hockey team, the Racing Cheeses have to run around the rink on the ice! Always good for a laugh.

By: Gemfinder

Gemfinder — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:41:35 +0000

Does anyone remember the old Monty Python sketch of the Queen Victoria Handicap? A bunch of old guys, dressed as Queen Victoria, running around a horse racetrack. “And it’s Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria and Queen Victoria —!”

By: kate

kate — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:20:54 +0000

Fun article. The presidents look hilarious. Not having a professional team of any sort in the state, I haven’t really seen any fun races. Sadly.

@ EMStoveken

You didn’t invent them, as my grandmother always served them. But I can agree with you on their deliciousness and undervaluedness. :) People for some reason think they sound disgusting, but invariably love them once convinced to try one. Mmmm…if only I had a skillet here at work…

By: Let Teddy Win the Presidents Race

Let Teddy Win the Presidents Race — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:43:39 +0000

Thanks! Great stuff on the presidents race. Teddy Roosevelt is the man. His day will come!

By: Cameron

Cameron — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:37:32 +0000

Here in the UK at the Cricket Twenty20 Finals day. All 18 of the county cricket club mascots run a race over an obstacle course during the gap between the semi-finals & the finals. One year, one of the mascots was disqualified for wearing training shoes rather than his usual mascot footwear.

By: William

William — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:37:00 +0000

The San Antonio Missions (a minor league team) don’t have a race between mascots but they do have a race to catch the Puffy Taco. Some local Tex-Mex restaurant is apparently famous for its puffy tacos and sponsors the missions so they have a guy in a puffy taco costume run around the bases while a kid tries to tackle him.

By: matt

matt — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:51:09 +0000

one more reason I love watching baseball at Wrigley

no. racing. anything.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:34:14 +0000

At Chase Field in AZ, there a Taco Bell “Food Fight.” This is a taco, burrito, and a Pepsi cup that race.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:34:47 +0000

Ohio’s Lake County Captains have a fish race at every game. Not as amazing as racing pierogi or eyeballs, but entertaining nonetheless.