Chicago Cubs’ Jake Arrieta loses CWS bet, must get a tattoo
Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta will become the owner of a new tattoo after losing a bet with a teammate.
The Chicago Cubs have struggled recently, going 1-6 in the past seven games, but there is still no need to worry. The Cubs hold a nine-game lead over the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Central and are 22 games over the .500 mark, so the players are still in a great mood.
Jake Arrieta‘s mood may have been soured over the weekend, however, when he lost a bet with teammate Tommy La Stella, according to an article on Yahoo Sports:
"The former college baseball standouts still have a lot of school pride, and that led to a body-altering bet as their alma maters met at the College World Series on Saturday night with a spot in the championship series on the line. Arrieta, a TCU alum, and La Stella, a Coastal Carolina alum, agreed to a tattoo bet, which simply means the loser has to get the tattoo of the other school’s logo. Unfortunately for Arrieta, he’ll be the one getting some new ink. His Horned Frogs fell to the surprising Chanticleers, 7-5, meaning Coastal Carolina will play for the National Championship in their first-ever appearance at the College World Series."
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Arrieta is someone used to winning, owning an 11-2 record this season, but his Horned Frogs let him down meaning he will be the proud owner of a Coastal Carolina Chanticleer tattoo in the near future. For those who don’t know, a chanticleer is a medieval term for a rooster.
The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner doesn’t need any extra motivation to pitch well, but this new rooster tattoo may be bad news for opposing hitters as the Cubs look to win a World Series for the first time since 1908.
He is tied with Clayton Kershaw and Johnny Cueto for the most wins (11) in the NL, and his 1.74 ERA is now the best in the league after Kershaw’s rose to 1.79 Sunday night.
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The article explains how this tattoo does not need to be visible, but Arrieta will know it’s there, and that should be enough to give him a bit of extra motivation whenever he is struggling, which is not often.