Will San José's own Joey Chestnut successfully defend the Mustard Yellow International Belt he's won for five consecutive years? Will Alexandria's Sonya Thomas maintain her grip on the Pepto Pink Belt she won last year? ESPN's 16:9 HD delayed broadcast of the men's event (12:00pm-1:00pm PDT) displaying every single detail of each contestant in action in crystal-clear closeup? ESPN3.com's live broadcast of the pregame show (8:00am-8:30am PDT), the women's event (8:30am-9:00oam PDT) and the men's event (9:00am-10:00am PDT) providing the perfect appetizer? Discuss. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
"ESPN to Televise Nathan’s July 4th Contest Through 2017" (Thursday, 5/24/12) GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas successfully retained the Pepto Pink Belt today by setting a new women's hot dog eating record of 45 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes, twelve more than her long-time fierce rival Juliette Lee and and about twenty more than third-place finisher Michelle Lesco. Joey Chestnut fended off Tim Janus, Patrick Bertoletti, fellow San Joséan Matt Stonie and other gastronomical gladiators to win the Mustard Yellow International Belt for a record-tying sixth-straight year (previously set by Takeru Kobayashi from 2001 to 2006) by equaling the world record set by himself in 2009 of 68 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes. GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
"Matt Stonie, San Jose college student, aims to dethrone Joey Chestnut" (San Jose Mercury News - Tuesday, 7/10/12) GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
We now know where Joey Chestnut is scheduled to be this coming Saturday (7/14/12). GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! -G