Thanks for nothing, Seattle
When it comes to betting on Chicago sports teams, Mayor Daley always seems to get the shaft -- even when they win.
Daley bets a Taste of Chicago smorgasbord. He gets comparatively little in return.
On Wednesday, a box of goodies arrived at City Hall, postmarked Seattle, to pay off Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels' bet that the Seahawks would defeat the Bears in the Jan. 14 NFC Soldier Field semifinal.
(Jon Sall/Sun-Times)
But there was a problem.
Several bottles in the six-pack of beer had broken, soaking a 2-pound box of coffee-flavored chocolate and several pounds of cheese.
Nickels' press secretary Marty McOmber apologized and promised replacements.
Although the overtime loss left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Seahawks and their fans, McOmber insisted Nickels had no intention of leaving Daley with the same.
"We are absolutely not" sore losers, he said.
It wasn't the first time Daley has come out on the short end of a winning bet.
After his beloved White Sox defeated the Boston Red Sox in the 2005 American League playoffs, a box of nearly dead lobsters arrived at City Hall, courtesy of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
The lobsters were tossed.