I can’t stand it when politicians make stupid public wagers over sporting events. They’re always too stiff, lack creativity, and pander to local companies. No one cares about the bets except local newscasters who breathlessly report them as if they mean something.
But if there has to be a rivalry between cities, it should be treated like this one for the World Series, with the horn sections of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra talking trash and then getting down to brass-ness…