Kobayashi Arrested At Nathan's Hot Dog Contest

[UNHWildCats]

Takeru Kobayashi who is in a contract disput with Major League Eating and was not allowed to compete in this years event was arrested by New York City police after going on stage after the event today.

[93henfan]

So now that you're in NYC, did you extend an invite for him to come to the sausage eating contest at your house?

[Grizalltheway]

Major League Eating: in your face, third world.

[93henfan]

Major League Eating: in your face, third world.

Fuggin' A.

[JayJ79]

He was "not allowed to compete" because of contract disputes with the organization that sponsors the event.

It's like saying that a professional athlete (I mean in a real sport) is "not allowed to compete" because he or she didn't sign a contract with their team.

[UNHWildCats]

He was "not allowed to compete" because of contract disputes with the organization that sponsors the event.

It's like saying that a professional athlete (I mean in a real sport) is "not allowed to compete" because he or she didn't sign a contract with their team.

It wasnt a dispute with the sponsors it was a dispute with the organization that sanctions it.

[JayJ79]

He was "not allowed to compete" because of contract disputes with the organization that sponsors the event.

It's like saying that a professional athlete (I mean in a real sport) is "not allowed to compete" because he or she didn't sign a contract with their team.

It wasnt a dispute with the sponsors it was a dispute with the organization that sanctions it.

touche, I used the wrong phrase.

[UNHWildCats]

It wasnt a dispute with the sponsors it was a dispute with the organization that sanctions it.

touche, I used the wrong phrase.

[grizzaholic]

So because he didn't sign the contract I should feel sorry for him because he "wasn't allowed to compete"???? He wasn't allowed to compete as I wasn't because, like me, didn't sign a contract. IF he was so interested in competing why didn't he sign on the dotted line?

Should he have been allowed to crash the contest UNH?

[UNHWildCats]

So because he didn't sign the contract I should feel sorry for him because he "wasn't allowed to compete"???? He wasn't allowed to compete as I wasn't because, like me, didn't sign a contract. IF he was so interested in competing why didn't he sign on the dotted line?

Should he have been allowed to crash the contest UNH?

He wont sign the contract because it would ban him from competing in other events sanctioned by other orginizations.

Secondly, I have read in several places he was waived on stage by someone after showing up as a spectatorl. Fans in the crowd had been chanting let him eat. After being waved on stage by someone, not sure who, he was grabbed by NYPD and arrested

[andy7171]

Joey Chestnut owns his ass anyway. 15 minutes of fame is up for Kobiashi.

[grizzaholic]

So because he didn't sign the contract I should feel sorry for him because he "wasn't allowed to compete"???? He wasn't allowed to compete as I wasn't because, like me, didn't sign a contract. IF he was so interested in competing why didn't he sign on the dotted line?

Should he have been allowed to crash the contest UNH?

He wont sign the contract because it would ban him from competing in other events sanctioned by other orginizations.

Secondly, I have read in several places he was waived on stage by someone after showing up as a spectatorl. Fans in the crowd had been chanting let him eat. After being waved on stage by someone, not sure who, he was grabbed by NYPD and arrested

So if you were there and were watching the show and got waved up onto stage by some random guy/gal you would go up there? Great logic there bud.

[bluehenbillk]

Joey Chestnut owns his ass anyway. 15 minutes of fame is up for Kobiashi.

True, this would've been the 4th year in a row he would have told him he's yesterday's news.

[bluehenbillk]

So now that you're in NYC, did you extend an invite for him to come to the sausage eating contest at your house?

Post of the year candidate, haha.

[JayJ79]

I have no problem with him not being allowed to compete if he doesn't sign the contract.
But getting arrested over it seems a bit much.
(unless he really did do something disruptive or dangerous)

of course, it's all just a big publicity stunt anyway (which worked, I guess, as it has gotten people talking about it)

[appmaj]

Major League Eating...How does this exist????

[bluehenbillk]

Major League Eating...How does this exist????

Google "Wing Bowl", the videos speak for themselves.....

[TigerStripe]

This guy is an idiot!

I also think this was just a stunt to try to get more publicity to this freak show, and I can't believe some people actually refer to this as a "sport".

[Screamin_Eagle174]

Sorry to hear about your partner, Travis.

[GannonFan]

Major League Eating...How does this exist????

Well, there needed to be a separate branch of the IFOCE (International Federation of Competitive Eating) - after awhile, the bureacracy just gets hard for one group to handle.

[BigSkyBears]

With so many starving people in the world I think it's absolutely stupid to have eating contests. Just stupid.

[JayJ79]

With so many starving people in the world I think it's absolutely stupid to have eating contests. Just stupid.

perhaps they should get rid of all-you-can-eat buffets too.
and steakhouses.

perhaps everyone should be forced to become vegitarian, since a non-meat diet has a lower impact, and the natural resources can be stretched farther in order to feed more people.....


don't get me wrong, I think eating contests are dumb and rather disgusting. but getting rid of them wouldn't help the starving people of the world in any real way.

[BlueHen86]

With so many starving people in the world I think it's absolutely stupid to have eating contests. Just stupid.

perhaps they should get rid of all-you-can-eat buffets too.
and steakhouses.

perhaps everyone should be forced to become vegitarian, since a non-meat diet has a lower impact, and the natural resources can be stretched farther in order to feed more people.....


don't get me wrong, I think eating contests are dumb and rather disgusting. but getting rid of them wouldn't help the starving people of the world in any real way.

I agree.

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

With so many starving people in the world I think it's absolutely stupid to have eating contests. Just stupid.

perhaps they should get rid of all-you-can-eat buffets too.
and steakhouses.

perhaps everyone should be forced to become vegitarian, since a non-meat diet has a lower impact, and the natural resources can be stretched farther in order to feed more people.....


don't get me wrong, I think eating contests are dumb and rather disgusting. but getting rid of them wouldn't help the starving people of the world in any real way.

i do love it when people think clearly without using their emotional feelings as reasoning. Great post J.

[BigSkyBears]

With so many starving people in the world I think it's absolutely stupid to have eating contests. Just stupid.

perhaps they should get rid of all-you-can-eat buffets too.
and steakhouses.

perhaps everyone should be forced to become vegitarian, since a non-meat diet has a lower impact, and the natural resources can be stretched farther in order to feed more people.....


don't get me wrong, I think eating contests are dumb and rather disgusting. but getting rid of them wouldn't help the starving people of the world in any real way.

I think morally we should get rid of all you can eat buffets. I know I've stopped eating at them. I view that stuff as gluttony. I'm not saying the government should shut them all down, but I just think it's morally wrong.