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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Betting on Victorino: Pineapples vs. cheesesteaks

Oh, those goofy guvs.

This just in from the Phillies: 

Since the final spot for the National League All-Star roster is up for grabs, the governors of Hawaii (Linda Lingle) and Pennsylvania (His Edness) have made a wager to get people to vote for Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino.

To win, one state must vote for Victorino more than the other. Voting for the 2009 All-Star Game Sprint Final Vote takes place until Thursday at 4 p.m. on www.mlb.com or www.phillies.com.

They're using Victorino’s jersey number 8. The losing city’s governor will send a taste of that city’s specialty to the winning governor. If Pennsylvania -- which is about 10 times more populous -- casts more votes than Hawaii, Lingle will send eight cases of pineapples to Rendell. If Hawaii casts more votes, Rendell will send eight cases of cheesesteaks west.
Posted by Michael Klein @ 3:28 PM  Permalink | 6 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:26 PM, 07/07/2009
    How will they even know? I've never seen the votes by state published anywhere. As a travel writer who specializes in Hawaii though I can tell you that Shane has a huge following in Hawaii. All of the newspapers report when he has a good day.
    — fischman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:36 PM, 07/07/2009
    Good question Fischman..... If you find out, let us know.... I will vote until my knuckles bleed.... using a Hawaii address!!!!!!
    — joeolive
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:42 PM, 07/07/2009
    Ahhh... i just found it... you have to enter you zipcode....... wonder if there is any harm in 'renting' a Hawaiian zip code for a few days...... like 96753
    — joeolive
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:34 PM, 07/07/2009
    Don't these people have more important things to do?
    — scars73
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:08 AM, 07/08/2009
    how will 8 cases of cheesesteaks ever escape Fast Eddie's gravitational field?
    — ekw


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Michael Klein, the editor/producer of philly.com/Food, writes about the local restaurant scene in his Inquirer column "Table Talk." Have a question? Email it! See his Inquirer work here.
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