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Governors Bet on World Series Baseball in California
State and California governors traded bets on the Yankees versus Padres with food and symbolic prizes. If Pataki’s team wins, Wilson would sample a New York pizza and fly a pennant from a local bridge. if Wilson’s side wins, Pataki would eat a California hot dog and wear the Yankees cap at City Hall.
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George Pataki
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Wolfgang Puck
New York Yankees
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