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Fan eats every dish at Dodgers home to pay on bet


Way back in January, a Los Angeles Dodgers fan sent this tweet:

It wasn't the worst bet to make. Blanton hadn't pitched in 2014, and although he ended up pitching 76 innings in 2015 with a 2.84 ERA for two teams, his career ERA was well above that.

But it turns out Blanton is an effective reliever - he totaled a 2.48 ERA for the Dodgers in 80 innings.

So the fan paid up thanks to a GoFundMe campaign during Monday's NLDS Game 3 and had his quest documented by him and a friend:

It honestly doesn't look that bad until you factor in just how many fries there are:

The lesson: Don't bet against Joe Blanton.