Mayor Bloomberg (Photo: Getty)

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino announced they have entered into a "friendly wager" on the upcoming Super Bowl between the New York Giants and the loathsome New England Patriots. When the Giants win, one New York City family will "win" a trip to Boston with free hotels, food, tours, tickets to a Bruins or Celtics game, a concert and a photo with Mayor Menino. Mayor Bloomberg announced the Super Bowl bet in a press release, this afternoon.

“New York sports teams have a history of cleaning up when they go to Boston – and now our fans will have a chance to do the same,” said Mayor Bloomberg said.

Mayor Bloomberg's press release didn't explain why any New Yorkers in their right mind would ever want to visit Boston.

Karma, destiny and the incredible Manning family genes all indicate an imminent Giants victory, but if by some evil twist of fate the Patriots manage to win, a Boston family will be treated to a weekend in the greatest city in the world. Obviously, this is never going to happen, which is probably the only reason a shrewd businessman like Mayor Bloomberg would accept such a lopsided bet.

Masochists who wish to visit Boston and New Englanders who want to experience a real city will be able to enter to win the trips via an online lottery.

Full Disclosure: This reporter is a New York Yankees partial season ticket holder who detests the Boston Red Sox, the Patriots and everything else about Massachusetts (apart from the seafood). He owns not one, but two t-shirts bearing the slogan "Boston Sucks" and four years spent attending an undergraduate college in the area convinced him of the veracity of that statement.