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Monday, October 26, 2009
One cheesy World Series wager...

 

Talk about a cheesy bet.


The U.S. senators from Pennsylvania and New York have agreed on a World Series wager with cheesesteaks and cheesecakes up for grabs.


If the Phillies win the Fall Classic, Empire State Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand will pony up a supply of cheesecakes. If the Yankees win, Pa.’s Arlen Specter and Robert P. Casey will ship off a package of cheesesteaks, according to a joint news release issued today by the four Democrats.


Then they started talking trash.


“I give Sens. Specter and Casey credit for sticking with their team, but I can already taste those delicious Philly cheesesteaks,” Schumer said.


Countered Specter, “Unfortunately for the Yankees, tradition alone will do them little good against Charlie Manuel’s fearsome lineup. I look forward to enjoying the New York cheesecakes, although nothing will be as sweet as the Phillies’ back-to-back titles.”
 

 

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Posted by Mario Cattabiani @ 3:24 PM  Permalink | 4 comments
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Posted 03:32 PM, 10/26/2009
JAYD
John Bolaris, the New york Yankees fan, should make a wage with Hurricane Schwartz, a real Phillies fan.
Posted 03:51 PM, 10/26/2009
JJR238
It would have been nice to see them continue the effort to fight homelessness started by Mayor Nutter and Denver's mayor in the NLDS. I'm sure the distinguished Senators could have acquired larger donations to wager between two worthy causes. The regression to these food bets now seems rather petty.
Posted 04:04 PM, 10/26/2009
xi_lives
If we lose, I'd spit in the cheese steaks. Of course, if we win, I'd spit in the cheesecake.
Posted 04:49 PM, 10/26/2009
junethe4th
How original! Why not try this. If the Phillies win, we give NY our two senators and take nothing in return. Goodness sake, neither one of these boobs do anything now.
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Commonwealth Confidential gives you regularly updated coverage of the state legislature, the governor and the workings of the state bureaucracy. It is written by the political reporters in the Inquirer's Harrisburg bureau, based right in the statehouse.

Mario F. Cattabiani (left) has covered state government and politics from Harrisburg since 1994, the last six years for the Inquirer. In July, he was ranked by PolitickerPa.com as No. 1 among the "Most Powerful Political Reporters" in Pennsylvania.

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