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The Sausage Race is a race of sausage mascots held before the bottom of the sixth inning at every home game of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Sausage Race is a promotion for the Klement's Sausage Company, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, whose sausages are served at Miller Park (and previously at Milwaukee County Stadium), the home of the Brewers. The mascots are officially known as Klement's Racing Sausages. The race started in the early 1990s with just three sausages - the bratwurst, the Polish sausage (kielbasa), and the Italian sausage. Since then, two new sausages have joined the race - the hot dog, introduced in the mid-1990s, and the chorizo, which was unveiled and eventually joined the race in the mid-2000s.〔(''How it All Started'' )〕 ==Klement's Racing Sausages== There are five Klement's Racing Sausages (mascots). Their official names are given by the race's sponsor: * #1, Brett wurst ) is a bratwurst and wears a green Austro-Bavarian lederhosen. * #2, Stosh Jonjak ) is a Polish sausage and wears dark sunglasses and a blue and red rugby shirt. * #3, Guido ) is an Italian sausage and wears a chef's outfit. * #4, Frankie Furter ) is a hot dog and wears a baseball uniform. * #5, Cinco ) is a chorizo and wears a sombrero. Most fans refer to the sausages as ''Brat'', ''Polish'', ''Italian'', ''Hot Dog'' and ''Chorizo''. Employees of the Milwaukee Brewers or Miller Park usually run the race. Donning over-sized foam sausage costumes that measure seven feet, three inches (2.21 meters) from the top of the head to the knees of the runners, the contestants start their race between the dugout and the baseline around third base. They sprint down the warning track, around home plate and continue toward first base. On Sunday afternoon home games, the Sausages tag off to miniature versions of themselves, dubbed the Little Weenies, who finish the remainder of the race. The sausages appear at many local charity events, including an annual 5K run/walk in their honor, with proceeds going to Brewers Community Foundation, and are available for personal appearances on non-game days. They also have a twice yearly home-and-home relay race against their Pittsburgh Pirates counterparts, the Racing Pierogies. The sausages have starred in two SportsCenter spots for ESPN. The first, set at ESPN's cafeteria, was shown at Miller Park on May 19, 2006. The second features them in a parody of the Running of the Bulls with ESPN employees. 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「Sausage Race」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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