The Will Leitch Experience

A.J. Daulerio’s buzzsaw tattoo, which you can see him procuring in the above photo, will turn three years old this January. It has been that long since I won the Mayor’s Bet with Daulerio, thanks to the Arizona Cardinals’ stunning victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. (You may remember that there was also a Cookie Sheet involved.)

Well, the series we’ve each been both looking forward to and dreading for more than a decade now is finally here: My St. Louis Cardinals and his Philadelphia Phillies meet in the National League Divisional Series in about an hour. Another wager felt appropriate. But we are older now, more mature, and the stakes needed to reflect this process of growth. Also: I am not getting a goddamn tattoo. I am not an idiot.

Thus:

If the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLDS, Will Leitch must:

*** Must make a $100 donation to the charity of A.J. Daulerio’s choice.
*** As dictated by Mayor’s Bet tradition, must take A.J. Daulerio out for a romantic sushi dinner.
*** Let himself be hit by a 90 mile-per-hour fastball from a pitching machine, on camera.

If the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS, A.J. Daulerio must:

*** Must make a $100 donation to the charity of Will Leitch’s choice.
*** As dictated by Mayor’s Bet tradition, must take Will Leitch out for a romantic sushi dinner.
*** Must allow Will Leitch to tase him, on camera.

So, there’s the bet. Go Cardinals. Please.