W. BRUCE CAMERON - A Sad Day for Overeating

Of all the major-league sports that I follow, probably the one that asks the most of its elite athletes is competitive eating. That is why I was stunned and saddened to hear that one of the top face-stuffers in the world, Takeru Kobayashi, was arrested at this year’s international hot-dog-eating contest on Coney Island.

Takeru reportedly “went berserk” during the contest, reminding all of us of the time that Mike Tyson became so worked up in a boxing match he bit both of Evander Holyfield’s ears — except, of course, in this case it’s hot dogs, not ears. Plus Evander wasn’t wearing buns.

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