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The Great Pittsburgh Pierogi Race N'at, commonly called the Great Pierogie Race, is an American mascot race between innings during a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game that features six contestants racing in giant pierogie costumes: Potato Pete (blue hat), Jalapeño Hannah (green hat), Cheese Chester (yellow hat), Sauerkraut Saul (red hat), Oliver Onion (purple hat), and Bacon Burt (orange hat). The pierogies travel once a year to Miller Park to take on the Milwaukee Brewers' racing sausages (the inspiration for the Pirates' version of the promotion) when the Pirates play the Brewers, as well as to Nationals Park to take on the Washington Nationals' racing U.S. Presidents when the Pirates play the Nationals. Conversely, both the Brewers and Nationals bring their respective characters to PNC Park when they play in Pittsburgh. The Pierogies are often introduced to the opening tune to Run Like Hell from the Pink Floyd album ''The Wall'', and usually race in between the 5th and 6th innings. ==1999-2008== The promotion was created by Pirates Coordinator of In-Game Entertainment Eric Wolff 〔http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2000/09/04/tidbits.html?page=all〕 in 1999 at Three Rivers Stadium, then the Pirates' home park, and at the time featured only three characters: Potato Pete, Sauerkraut Saul, and Cheese Chester. It quickly became a fan favorite, and beanbags in the likeness of the different characters are given to children at certain ballgames as a promotion. Jalapeño Hannah was added soon after the promotion began. A year or two after the Pirates moved to PNC Park, Oliver Onion was added and Potato Pete dropped, though Potato Pete continued to make occasional appearances. In previous years, the race mainly took place as an animated sequence on the video board, showing the pierogies running through different sections of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and an announcer speaking English to cover the race. The race culminated in the contestants running into the ballpark from right field, toward the visitors' dugout. Occasionally, the Pirate Parrot influenced the outcome of the race by distracting or knocking over contestants. A winner is determined and the leaderboard updated after the race. Often, a "humorous" disclaimer such as "No pierogies were harmed in the race" follows the leaderboard. A champion is crowned at the end of every season. At times, the Pirates will have faster runners wear costumes of pierogies that are behind in the races in order to keep the season-long competition "close", in effect making the races somewhat fixed.〔 The event is sponsored by Mrs. T's Pierogies. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Great Pierogi Race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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