“After this, hot dogs should be no problem”

July 6th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

OK. So Kobayashi can eat a ton of hot dogs; July 4th demonstrated that much. But in this old True Life clip from MTV, he seriously eats 22 pounds of food - including chili-seasoned shaved ice - just to impress a restaurant owner.

The best quote: “You can die from eating. But to be champion, I think, means you do not die.”

Insane.

Case of the Mondays (Wednesdays): Kobayashi eats a lot of hog dogs, wins again

July 5th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanR

Did we all have a nice long weekend of freedom loving, American flag waving, Roman candle lighting, wholesome Stars and Stripes fun? Good. Let’s get to it.

The jury may still be out on whether or not sporting folk consider competitive eating an actual ‘sport,’ but there ain’t no denying Takeru Kobayashi’s flat out domination of the annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island. The Japan native wolfed down 53 ¾ hot dogs for his sixth straight win at the event, breaking his own record of 53 ½ dogs he set two years ago. American Joey Chestnut jumped out to an early lead but eventual lost it to Kobayashi, further proving Americans no longer dominate or win any sort of international competition.

Italy took down Germany 2-0 to reach the finals of the World Cup yesterday, netting two goals in the final couple minutes of the second overtime. Congratulations to Italy, who won a game without flopping or being the benefactor of a controversial call by the ref. I’m rooting for a France-Italy final on Saturday.

The MLB All-Star rosters were announced over the weekend. And of course, like every year, the squads weren’t based on actual statistics or stellar play in the first half, but rather on fan’s ineptitude at chad-punching and mouse clicking. But hey, this time it counts!

OK, good enough for me. I’ll be hitting you up with some more updates throughout the day.