Arizona sausagefest: Diamondbacks now race oversized legends

As a fan of the Milwaukee Brewers' famous Sausage Race ever since the contestants were 'itty bitty links, I'm always amused when another major league team tries to sell us a knockoff (which is different from a knockwurst).The Pirates race Pierogis. The Nationals trot out the Presidents. And there are others.The Arizona Diamondbacks, desperate to give fans something other than the current team to watch, recently introduced a Legends Race. D-backs? Legends? The franchise was born in 1998. Usually, greatness + time = legendary (and often, not even then). That aside, I'm open to anything that includes 10-foot, big-headed sausage-like caricatures that run around and stuff. It's ... amusing.Especially when one Legend is Randy Johnson(notes), who comes complete with a foam-rubber mullet. And guess who won the inaugural race? It figures that the Big Unit would take home first prize the first time around.The remaining D-backs Legends include Luis Gonzalez(notes), Matt Wi...