Controversial Sausage Race Leads Second Deck Fans to Demand Do-Over

MILWAUKEE (Bottom of the Fourth) - The Klement's Sausage Race has been a much-loved tradition at Milwaukee's Miller Park ever since it was introduced in 1995. But on Sunday night it took a turn for the ugly.

Fans from the second deck are demanding a do-over after their sausage (the Polish, wearing #4) tripped and fell while leading the race. The Coalition of Brewers Fans Who Usually Sit in the Second Deck, Like When We Decide to Come to the Game Anyway, however, claims it was no accident.

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Really

Lots of self-promotion going on lately.

by Wayfaerer on Sep 27, 2011 11:58 AM CDT reply actions

This post is the Wurst

Polish wears #2.

REWIND YOURSELF!

by drezdn on Sep 27, 2011 12:14 PM CDT reply actions

Exactly

Obviously not a Brewers fan… or at least not one that pays attention (and is too verify).

For future reference…

Brat
Polish
Italian
Hot Dog
Chorizo

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Sep 27, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

correction

too lazy to verify

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Sep 27, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

You were too lazy to write a complete sentence.

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by -JP- on Sep 27, 2011 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Oh, no wonder!

We’ve had an Italian sausage playing shortstop all season.

"We’re here to win, man. All that fighting stuff, that’s for the birds." - Prince Fielder

by SRB on Sep 27, 2011 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions

More like head cheese

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Sep 28, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions

And they will race to...

the top of St. Stanislaus! WzOzowz (wow)

FanGraphs should consider a venue for a Gallery Night... they could even serve a cake with a Win Expectancy Chart of the 7/7/11 Brewers' game etched in the frosting, and 7-up. Oh, yeah - and t-shirts that say "SABR-Friday." I'm totally there.

by Jess'HittheBall on Sep 27, 2011 2:34 PM CDT reply actions

I do believe

That the sausage races were held at County Stadium until the completion and public opening of Miller Park in 2001

by BEARDEDJEFF on Sep 27, 2011 3:36 PM CDT reply actions

Right

Initially they were just an animated race on the scoreboard. The first live race was on May 29, 1994, the day the Brewers retired Robin Yount’s number 19 jersey. It started as the animated race, but the end of the race featured the mascots running like they do today.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Sep 28, 2011 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Xave...

by Jess'HittheBall on Sep 27, 2011 4:26 PM CDT reply actions

(cont'd)

…doesn’t seem like a bad guy.

by Jess'HittheBall on Sep 27, 2011 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions

That doesn't make self-promotion OK.

by Noah Jarosh on Sep 27, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

What are you talking about

I’m guilty of it ALL THE TIME!!!

"That's not a weird stat. Rickie is a run-scorer," Yost said. "It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter," Yost told reporters. "See, you guys have no concept. He's a run-scorer. So there's nothing weird about it. That's what he does."
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by Hyatt on Sep 28, 2011 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions

He said "self-promotion"

not “self-gratification” :)

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Sep 28, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

ahhh

gotcha

by Hyatt on Sep 29, 2011 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Xave

Hey guys,

Even though they haven’t all been positive, thanks for the comments! I seriously mean that. I don’t think I’ve ever gotten more than 3 or 4 comments from a FanShot, so this is pretty unexpected :)

I’m uneasy about the whole self-promotion thing, but the first time I posted on SB Nation it was in the comments, and someone helpful directed me to the FanShots, pointing out that that’s kinda what they’re there for. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but it does seem like a way of getting your writing out there, when you believe it’s something people will enjoy, without being too in-your-face.

Anyway, good luck in the playoffs! I’ll go back to my wallowing in self-pity and pining for the days of the Jays of 20 years ago.

Xave

by Xave on Sep 29, 2011 12:59 PM CDT reply actions

BTW

I see what you’re trying to do with your blog. While it may not appeal to everyone, I’m sure you’ll have fans. You might, however, consider doing a bit more research into what you’re writing before posting it. Besides listing the wrong number for the Polish, I found another gaffe in the story you wrote about Halladay (Bob Davidson is an MLB umpire, not Jim Davidson).

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Sep 29, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Also, the sausage race is held in the middle of the 6th inning.

Not the bottom of the fourth. It used to be at the end of the 6th inning.

"People ask me what I do in the winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring."- Rogers Hornsby

by icecreamman on Oct 1, 2011 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks sjlee

I go back and forth on the issue of fact-checking – seeing as what I write is fake news, I find it strange when people call me out on things like that. But in some cases things get pointed out and I think “hmm, that would have taken two seconds to get it right”. Sometimes it serves the story to be blatantly fake, other times it’s probably best to just get it right.

That said, I think this was a particularly un-fact-checked one, as pointed out above.

by Xave on Sep 29, 2011 5:36 PM CDT reply actions

You're writing fake news based on a factual event

How is it strange when people point out things you got wrong? Otherwise, why not just go all out and call it the Usinger’s Sausage Race and the ballpark Schlitz Stadium?

That’s the beauty of articles written in the Onion… they take something or someone that’s real, get all the facts right, then write a ridiculous storyline.

Pujols is the Barack Obama of baseball.

by sjlee on Oct 3, 2011 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

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