Thursday, 4:30 PM
Murray moves to make good on Indy bet
By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff
Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray has a task this week that he hadn't planned on: Shipping seafood and local brewed beer to Indiana.
Murray placed a bet with Indiana Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman on Sunday's AFC Championship showdown between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. Skillman wagered a gift basket of select meats from Indiana producers. Murray put fresh seafood and Massachusetts-brewed ales on the line.
"We thought we were going to win," said Jose Martinez, a spokesman for the lieutenant governor.
The Colts came back from 18 points down and beat the Patriots 38-34. Now Martinez and other staffers have to figure out how to get fresh fish to the Heartland. While Murray's office had planned on sending a token clam or two to Indiana if the Colts lost, no contingency plan had been made if the Patriots floundered.
This week, the lieutenant governor's office has been working with Legal Seafood to send Skillman a New England clambake.
"We’re not welshers," Martinez said. "We're going to make good on the bet."
