With Joey Chesnut Banned From Nathans's Hot Dog Eating Contest Due To a Sponsorship Spat Pat Bertoletti Won With a Meager 58

 

After Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth’s record with 61 Home Runs
Many fans and baseball purists thought such a feat would be ever done
Since the American League baseball season had been expanded in 1961 from 154 to 161 games
Baseball purists thought the record breaking performance by Maris would have an asterisk after his name
In another famous sporting event held on July 4^th of each year since 1916
On Coney Island at Nathan’s Hot Dog a hot dog eating contest was an icon event to be seen
Joey Chestnut has won the contest 16 times and holds the record of 76 set in 2021
But was banned this year for inking a deal with Impossible Foods that the competitive eating world stunned
Without sure winner Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti with 58 won the event
While Chestnut to entertain the troops and raise money for their families to Fort Bliss went
In a 4 soldiers eating against one
Joey Chestnut with 57 in five minutes easily won
We hope the sponsor and Chestnut bury the hatchet
Fans would like to see him add to his 16 trophy winning basket
© 7/4/2024 Michael P. Ridley aka The Alaskanpoet