Monday, February 23, 2009

Meet Joey Chestnut


Yes, at the San Jose Stealth game this weekend, the one...the only...JOEY CHESTNUT provided the halftime entertainment by consuming the weight of a small child in macaroni and cheese. This man (a SJ local) beat the great Kobayashi in an international hot dog eating contest, and then moved on to set the new world record in mac and cheese consumption by downing TEN AND A HALF pounds of the orange stuff in seven minutes in front of 6,000 fans during halftime at the Stealth game on Saturday. Apparently, this guy is a big deal because he drew the 7th largest crowd ever at a Stealth game, and I even saw a little girl cry after the game when she was told she couldn't get his autograph on her commemorative bobble-head (see left) that was given away at the game. Pretty ridiculous, right? Well, I guess San Jose loves food consumption contests more than contests that involve skill and/or talent, but we're not complaining. In addition to seeing Joey's gurgitation antics, the large crowd also saw an awesome Stealth win over their rivals from Colorado...hopefully, the fans will be back next time for the "hockey with balls" and not the average looking man with a very large stomach.

PS Check out the "defense" section of this article.

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