This woman pledged to eat a poutine hot dog for every Blue Jays home run – then they hit a record
A Toronto woman made a bold pledge before the Blue Jays’ opener on Tuesday night.
“For every Jays HR [Home Run] tonight I’ll eat a poutine hot dog,” Jordan Cicchelli, a content producer at TSN’s Bardown, declared in a tweet ahead of attending the ball game at the renovated Rogers Centre.
The inspiration for the culinary challenge sprouted from Cicchelli’s travels with the team to Arizona.
There, she chronicled drinking a pina colada out of a baseball bat and eating macaroni out of a baseball helmet.
“Food I guess became my thing heading into the baseball season,” she told CTV News Toronto on Wednesday. “Whatever it takes to get people into it.”
When the Rogers Centre released their new menu for the baseball season a couple weeks ago, Cicchelli said she would eat as many poutine hot dogs as she could, before factoring in that she doesn’t eat meat.
As a remedy, she decided to push forward with the pledge and make her own version of the dish.
In the fourth inning, Matt Chapman homered and as promised, Cicchelli got in line for a veggie dog and poutine. With only one left by the time she reached the front, she started chowing down right at the concession stand.
It wasn’t long before Kevin Kiermairer and George Springer slammed back-to-back homers in the fifth, followed by homers by Bo Bichette and Alejandro Kirk in the eighth.
“The Blue Jays just set the franchise record for most HRs in a home opener, you have got to be kidding me,” Cicchelli tweeted, paired with a video of her face in utter disbelief. “You can’t make this up,” she said, shaking her head.
By then, with only one poutine dog digested, Cicchelli said she was “zonked” and “for the sake of [her] organs” donated $100 to Jays Care Foundation instead.
Next time, Cicchelli is pitching a more achievable challenge, like Oreo ice cream sandwiches or ice cream in a helmet for every home run.
“I don’t know if I’m crazy for saying I would totally do it again,” she said.
TSN and CTV News are both divisions of Bell Media
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Canada outlines national action plan to fight auto theft
The federal government is launching what it calls its 'national action plan' to combat auto thefts, which will include stronger penalties for thieves, and increased information sharing between police agencies, government officials and border enforcement.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from former Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a Canadian-born former Guantanamo detainee who was seeking to wipe away his war crimes convictions, including for killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan.
What is BORG drinking, and why is it a dangerous trend? An expert explains
If you've been to a party lately and haven't seen someone drinking a BORG, you're likely not partying with college students.
Iran's president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash at moment of high tensions in Mideast
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and the country's foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East.
Michael Cohen says he stole from Trump's company as defence presses key hush money trial witness
Michael Cohen testified Monday that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his ex-boss Donald Trump’s company, an admission defence lawyers hope to use to undermine Cohen’s credibility.
The world's best airline is paying staff a bonus of 8 months' salary
Singapore Airlines will reward its employees with a bonus worth nearly eight months of salary, a person familiar with the matter told CNN on Friday.
Woman, 35, in critical condition after her truck collided with a Via Rail train near Montreal
A 35-year-old woman is in critical condition after the pick-up truck she was driving was struck by a Via Rail passenger train Monday morning in Quebec's Monteregie region.
Canucks' Brock Boeser out for decisive Game 7 vs. Oilers: coach
Canucks star Brock Boeser will miss Game 7 of Vancouver's second-round playoff series Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, according to reports.
Investors watching posts from 'Crypto King' in the wake of fraud, money laundering charges
Former investors of the self-styled “Crypto King” say they are watching his social media accounts and worried his displays of wealth are signs he’s spending their money, even now, as another large expense tied to Aiden Pleterski has triggered a previously unreported lawsuit.