Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa upped the ante today in the traditional jousting between mayors of baseball playoff cities. Chicago mayor Richard Mayor Daley previously wagered a �Take Me Out to the Ball Game� package of food, soft drinks and sporting goods from Chicago companies, including Vienna Beef hot dogs, Lemonheads and sunflower seeds. Villaraigosa's office countered in a release:
�If the Dodgers win, Los Angeles gets Chicago�s 2016 Olympic bid,� said Mayor Villaraigosa. �If the Cubs win, Chicago can take back Sam Zell.�The Mayor added: �It would be a tremendous blow to the City of Los Angeles to lose such a great corporate citizen such as Mr. Zell, so in unlikely event that the Dodgers lose, I�d insist that as a consolation he sell the L.A. Times back to an L.A. owner before heading back to Chicago.�
Great line.