Comments on: Baseball’s Latest Scandal: Milk Suspensions

By: john

john — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:04:20 +0000

please…i havent attempted it but ive drank a half gallon in 20 minutes and was fine…i figure i w8 another 20 minutes and finish the rest

By: justin dewitt

justin dewitt — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:58:00 +0000

i drank half gallon in 4 minutes and held it for 20 without vomiting

By: Gregory Garver

Gregory Garver — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 06:18:03 +0000

I’m doing the milk challenge as I type this. Half way through.

By: Super Dave

Super Dave — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:07:04 +0000

Yes it is possible, I did it and won $100 that was bet on me, the best way is to pace yourself unless you are going for a speed record, I did it while playing poker, 1 glass at a time.

By: Adrian Kostrubiak

Adrian Kostrubiak — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Wow, poor kid. That really sucks. The whole milk thing is, as you said, quite difficult. I’ve had friends who’ve tried doing a pint in 5 minutes, and immediately after drinking it, they’ve run off to the bathroom to throw up. After seeing these experiences, I’ve realized that it’s just not a good idea to try to drink a lot of milk in a short time. Thankfully, I’ve never given it a shot.
Milk is just not a good idea at all.

Milk was a bad choice.

By: Eric Meyer

Eric Meyer — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

As you say, the milk-gallon challenge has long been a fixture of the baseball world. Bill “Spaceman” Lee wrote about it in his autobiography, “The Wrong Stuff”, which came out in 1984 (yeah, two decades ago). If I remember correctly, he’d never heard of anyone who managed to win.

By: Steven Ametjan

Steven Ametjan — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I once had the “honor” of watching someone attempt this challenge. The kid that attempted it managed to drink all but about 1/8 of the gallon, in 45 minutes. Sadly, he was extremely lactose intolerant so he had to be rushed to the hospital and have his stomach pumped. It’s a pity that so many people have no feelings against hazing.

By: scott

scott — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ll have to try this some time. Remember, it doesn’t matter if you fail at something. You can be proud as long as you tried. ;)

Does 2% count, or does it have to be whole?

By: flashape

flashape — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

yeah i saw this story..what a bunch of retards they are to suspend the kid. even i might be tempted tot ry it for $500.

By: Phil Scott

Phil Scott — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

One of the guys my sister dated in college did this along with some of his roommates. And, being the brilliant people that they were, they decided to video tape it. So now their children will be able to look back with pride as their parents “cleansed” their system of the milk out a third floor window when they realised this is a futile attempt at greatness.

When it got to the point that it became clear no one would make the challenge, it quickly dissolved into drinking the milk in under and hour, no matter what came up. Once they finished their gallons they sand “We are the champions of the milk.”

Which reminds me, I have a friend, who it warrants mentioning is working on his PhD in Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, & Microbiology, who SWEARS he can do this. Time to go buy some Milk…

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

How old was the batboy? Was he a ten year old kid helping out after school or was the “boy” 25 years old? And why wasn’t the pitcher punished?

Celebrity has a strange hold on people. Have you or anyone you know ever walked up to a celebrity and said, “I’m a big fan!” then later been confused why they said it? The pitcher better cover that kid’s paycheck.

By: nick

nick — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve got video of two coworkers (on seperate occaisions) attempting the milk challenge. It’s hilarious, and we watch it at least once a year. (Neither succeded, BTW.) I also had a TA in college who did it successfully.

Dave asks the question I want to as well: why did the pitcher not get suspended?

By: Stephen Collins

Stephen Collins — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If i could do it with Lactaid (I’m lactose intolerant) I actually don’t think I would have a problem. I’ve been known to have enormous glasses of milk before bed at night, and if given a full hour, think that I could pull it off.

By: rob

rob — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

there used to be a site called stinkfactor that did lots of these challenges. the saltines challenge, eating a jar of horseradish sauce, drinking tobasco, the milk challenge, and lots of others. the site appears to be gone now, but you can still see parts of it on archive org: stinkfactor challenges [archive.org]

By: Collin

Collin — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I never heard of that milk thing. I can drink about a half a gallon of milk without thinking twice about it. In fact I did that just the other day. Since that was surely only 5 – 10 minutes I think a gallon in an hour would have to be doable.

Perhaps it is a sign that I am destined to become the great milk champion of the ages. Probably just a sign that I am a fat bastard with an overly stretched stomach.

Damn that sounds like a pretty large amount of milk for 1 sitting though.

I don’t understand why they suspend over milk?