Rawlings-Blake loses bet, dons Steelers garb
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has honored the bet she lost to Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, releasing a YouTube video in which she salutes the Steelers for beating the Ravens in last weekend's playoff game.
In the two-minute video, Rawlings-Blake briefly dons the jersey of Steelers receiver Hines Ward, before moving off camera to change into a black blouse highlighted by a purple scarf, which she declares to be much better.
The tone is mostly conciliatory, as she points to the two cities' shared history:
"Both Baltimore and Pittsburgh have deep roots as blue-collar cities, and the people respect tough, hard-hitting football."
But Rawlings-Blake closes with a small salvo, allowing the clip to end with an outtake in which somebody in the background shouts, "Boo!" to the mayor's concession that the Steelers were the "superior football team."
Here are the terms of the bet, courtesy of Rawlings-Blake's office:
"The mayor of the losing team must send the other mayor some food that is unique to the city. Mayor Rawlings-Blake agreed to send a tray of crab cakes from Faidley’s Seafood in Baltimore’s historic Lexington Market. ... Mayor Ravenstahl agreed to send a plate of delicious sandwiches courtesy of Primanti Bros. Restaurant, Steeler-inspired Smiley cookies from Eat’n Park, and various other Pittsburgh-based goodies.
In addition to the food, the mayor of the losing team must post a social media message stating, “[The Winning Team] are superior to the [Losing Team].” Also, the mayor of the losing team will post a video pronouncing the winning team’s superiority while wearing the winning team’s jersey."
Comments
This loss still stings.
Posted by: Dave | January 22, 2011 1:48 PM
That clip should serve as a sufficiently perfect campaign ad for whoever decides to run against her.
Posted by: Steve | January 22, 2011 3:24 PM
Why does it sting? The Ravens didn't deserve to win after that lousy second half persormance. Clearly the better team won.
Posted by: EastBaltimore | January 22, 2011 3:40 PM
The mayor looks good in in that jersey.
The Ravens had a lousy 2nd half, but the Steelers had a lousy 1st half. If Boldin caught that TD pass, or the Ravens' D would have stopped them on 3rd and 19, this one may have turned out differently.
Posted by: brian in herndon | January 22, 2011 4:47 PM
Crabcakes against a french fry and cole slaw sandwich!
What kind of bet is that. You can't bet against Pittsburgh...They don't have anything to bet with!!!
Madam Mayor you got the shaft in that bet!
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Posted by: Ravens | January 23, 2011 6:35 AM
Haha, @Steelers, that's brilliant! Where did you study your technique???
PS why do Steelers fans come to Baltimore websites and talk about the Steelers? It's sort of pathetic.
Posted by: huhhh | January 23, 2011 10:01 AM
Why do these things say "all comments must be approved by blog author" if every page is filled with trolls?
If it's too much work to maintain the integrity of these comment pages, hire somebody to specifically clean them up, or get rid of them. It's the worst development of the internet...
Posted by: John Q | January 23, 2011 4:30 PM
Ravens fans need to get over it and get on with their lives. There are more important things to worry about in this world then the Ravens beating the Steelers. And besides, are Ravens (fans) benefitting from any major win? I don’t think so! Are (fans) receiving any part of the Players’ million dollar salaries? I don’t think so! And furthermore, how do you “HATE” whole teams. The Steelers or any other team for that matter hasn’t done a thing to Baltimore fans. They have a job to do, just like most of us, and they did what they were paid to do. The Ravens is an excellent football franchise and every season they do their job and do it well, however, there may be that one team that will do it better. A good percentage of Baltimoreans are underemployed or unemployed, so, are we going to be better off financially as individuals if Baltimore brings home the Lamar Hunt/Lombardi trophies. No, I don’t think so! So, SUCK IT UP Baltimore and stop HATIN. You’re wasting too much precious energy hating for nothing.
Peace
Posted by: Storm | January 24, 2011 1:14 PM
Actually Storm, a Ravens win against the Steelers would have brought the AFC Championship to Baltimore, thereby increasing revenue at restaurants, hotels, and the stadium (all of which employ part-time or underemployed workers) and would have been a added boost to our economy. Not to mention the revenue brought in by bars for watching parties and merchandise distributors. So actually, we would be better off financially....
Posted by: Amber | January 25, 2011 2:39 PM