Sports!
Some people hate them, some people are indifferent towards them, and some people really like them. As for myself, I like certain kinds of sports, and I also have no feelings to other sports. There is one sport I always have to watch when I can, and that is the Hot Dog Race.
It is a longstanding tradition in sports to have other entertainment in-between the sports so you don’t get bored when there is nothing happening on the field, and that’s where the Hot Dog Race thrives.
One fan of the Hot Dog Races states: “Give me Hot Dog Races, or give me death.”
The Hot Dog Race was invented in the March of 1902 by a James Hotdog, when he noticed many fans watching the baseball game appeared to be very bored towards the end of the game. Some he even said were yawning.
He then found the first three people he could see, then slapped a hot dog costume on them. One painted red, one yellow, and one green.
He called them Ketchup, Mustard, and Relish, and after quickly explaining the rules to them, he chased them down the edge of the field until one of them made it to the home base.
The crowd loved it. The moment they saw what was happening they instantly sprang to their feet and cheered on the hot dog they wanted to win. It was a hit.
James Hotdog was an instant celebrity. He continued to do this at every baseball game, and eventually he didn’t even need to chase the hot dogs. People wanted to dress up and run around the edge of the baseball field. The sport inside the sport got so popular that they started doing it at other sporting events like football and basketball.
A person’s first Hot Dog Race is a special moment. You start off watching one sport where people are using some kind of ball, and then that sport is suddenly paused and you see off in the distance three colorful hot dogs running across the edge of the field.
You’re standing there thinking: “What is this? Are those hot dogs? Racing? In the middle of my sport game? Is this a new sport? Should I be cheering for one of them? Is this a statement saying that I can only put one topping onto my hot dog? Why exactly are they running? Is there enough time afterwards to go down to concessions and get a hot dog? Should I have even gone to the game today? The team I am rooting for is loosing, will this Hotdog Race fulfill my thirst for winning? Do I have time after the game to get any work done that I pushed off for this? Oh wait, is it already over before I could fully process what exactly was going on?”
Good times.
My favorite hot dog to cheer for has got to be Relish. Sure, it’s not the best condiment to put solely onto a hot dog, but as a racer, it is most certainly the underdog.
But you certainly don’t have to cheer for Relish when the race starts, even if it’s the best one and everyone knows it. You should always pick a running hotdog and cheer for it. Especially if it’s Relish.
So, the next time you go to any sports event, be sure to look out for the greatest sport inside that sport: The Hot Dog Race.
Kristopher K. Online 