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Bishops, police chiefs, librarians make game bets

Friday - 2/1/2013, 1:25pm  ET


Here's a look at who's bet what on the outcome of Sunday's game between the 49ers and the Ravens.

THE MAYORS: Baltimore's Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Edwin Lee of San Francisco are betting on a day of service and crab-picking. The mayor of the winning team will host the losing mayor for a day of volunteer service with AmeriCorps. The losing mayor must also pick crabs _ Dungeness crab at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf or blue crabs in Baltimore _ while wearing the opposing team's jersey.


THE ZOOKEEPERS: The cities' zoos already have a claim on their teams. The Maryland Zoo is home to Rise and Conquer, the official raven mascots of The Baltimore Ravens. The San Francisco Zoo has a young black rhino named Boone, after 49ers offensive tackle Alex Boone. If the Ravens lose, the birds' enclosure will be renamed the San Francisco 49ers exhibit for a month. Similarly, the area housing Boone the rhino would be renamed in honor of the Ravens if San Francisco loses.



THE CHIEFS: It's a duel of on-field demonstrations for San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr and Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts. Suhr vows that Batts will be "Kaepernicking" _ flexing and kissing his bicep in imitation of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's victory pose. Batts says Suhr will have to don Baltimore Ravens gear to perform the signature dance _ the Squirrel _ of linebacker Ray Lewis.



THE SANDWICH-MAKERS: The legendary Attman's Deli on Corned Beef Row in Baltimore has a bet with Miller's East Coast Delicatessen in San Francisco: the losing deli will donate $500 to a Jewish charity of choice in the winning team's city.
