How long has the Tribe been racing processed meats?
SJ: This will be the third year. Two years ago we did a handful of games, not the whole season. Last season was the first we did it for every game. What was the impetus for starting the races? We’d been doing the animated hot-dog derby but looking to do something more participatory for the fans. We also looked at other teams, and it just clicked. So there was never any thought to having a pierogi race? No, they can do that in Pittsburgh. We all know that Ketchup cheats. How did that come about? It became a fan element. Ketchup was running the race, and the guy in the suit had more experience than some of the other racers and ran more consistently, so he just started to take off by himself. There was no plan, no program. Then fans started screaming, “Ketchup cheats!” and we played it up a bit. There’s lots of antics. Why is the mustard hot-dog yellow mustard and not Stadium Mustard? There was no intention of doing it one way or the other. Yes, Stadium Mustard’s a Cleveland thing, but we
