Jake Arrieta loses embarrassing College World Series bet

You can take the boys out of college, but you can't take college out of the boys.

That's probably not a real saying, but that seems to be the best way to describe Chicago Cubs teammates Jake Arrieta and Tommy La Stella.

The former college baseball standouts still have a lot of school pride, and that led to a body-altering bet as their alma maters met at the College World Series on Saturday night with a spot in the championship series on the line.

Arrieta, a TCU alum, and La Stella, a Coastal Carolina alum, agreed to a tattoo bet, which simply means the loser has to get the tattoo of the other school's logo.

Unfortunately for Arrieta, he'll be the one getting some new ink. His Horned Frogs fell to the surprising Chanticleers, 7-5, meaning Coastal Carolina will play for the National Championship in their first-ever appearance at the College World Series.

It also means this creature will be renting space somewhere on Arrieta's body in the not so distant future.

"I'll wear it proudly," Arrieta told the media on Sunday. "We lost fair and square."

That's a good attitude. Especially for someone who's not used to losing.

If there's any consolation for Arrieta, it's that there are no requirements for size or location. He can try to hide it anywhere he wants, but it won't change the fact that everyone knows it's there, somewhere, taunting him every day of his life.

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