Scoreboard Gourmet

What You Can't Bring Into Coors Field (Rockies)

No cans, glass bottles, alcohol, weapons, hard-sided containers (thermoses, coolers, anything with a hard-side, seriously), and No bags bigger than 16" X 16" X 8" can be brought into Coors Field.

Talladega Superspeedway Photo

It's right behind that tree. It is. Really. That's what Talladega Superspeedway looks like from I-40 heading east at 70mph while a 20-month old behind you cries for the doll she threw to the ground three seconds earlier. Or maybe it was a board book. Or a wheat thin. Or a baby carrot. Or a doll. Or a board book...

Subway Cheesemistake Sandwiches

What You Can't Bring Into Drillers Stadium (in Tulsa, 2A Rockies)

No food! which is why No coolers makes alot of sense. Also No backpacks, bags, cans, bottles, liquids...sheesh.

And the stadium is pretty dreary. No wonder they're building a new one. The single-A Augusta Greenjackets have a nicer stadium than these 2A Rockies. More about that later, and more about the Tulsa Drillers too. I don't want to knock them because their front office staff is so nice, and we at Scoreboard Gourmet value nice.

Mets, Potato Chips, World Records

Mets Big City Crunch this Friday at Citi Field. Don't forget

Yankees Food Poll: Hot Dogs Big Winner

Thank you, TFMJ, for alerting me to the Food Poll the YES Network conducted at the 4th of July game. Results:

Cotton Candy – 7%
Cracker Jacks – 9%
Hot Dogs – 56%
Ice Cream – 19%
Peanuts – 9%

King Cotton Encased Meat in Memphis Triple-A

This spring, King Cotton (75is year old Memphis-based meat producer) was named the official hot dog of the Memphis Redbirds.

In addition to its signature hot dog, King Cotton serves other meat products, including corn dogs and smoked sausage, at the game.

"Based on every indication so far, it looks like this will be a long-time relationship," said Pete Rizzo, Redbirds executive vice president of corporate sales, not to me.

The company expects to serve more than 30,000 pounds of King Cotton meat products during the 2009 season.

Thoughts on calling a hot dog a "ripper"?

Oklahoma City Redhawks and sweet but DL'd Joshy Hamilton

I don't understand this Oklahoma City Redhawks promotion:

Taste of the Big Leagues: Yankee Stadium is back! From July 4 through July 12, relive the Yankee Stadium Days. During the entire homestand, AT&T Bricktown Ballpark will highlight the best parts of the "House that Ruth Built" and you can be a part of the fun: the sights, the sounds, and the food. Call 218-1000 for tickets

And I don't understand why someone who thinks they are a Josh Hamilton fan, someone who was in Oklahoma, didn't coerce her friend into driving numerous miles out of the way to catch a Redhawks game? I also don't understand why I just saw my third cockroach in two days. Two red, one black. Why are there cockroaches at the beach? If I wanted to see cockroaches I could have stayed home. Not my actual, literal apartment, but home in the sense of New York City. If you don't know what's going on, here's a recap: Josh Hamilton: Abdominal surgery. Rehabing in minors. Return to majors delayed. Scoreboard Gourmet: On road trip.

All Star Game, and Memphis Redbirds

You know why I'm talking about the Redbirds and the All Star Game (and the Home Run Derby, etc) in the same headline, don't you? Hint: this picture was taken in Memphis.

Circle B Smoked Sausage in Memphis

"Circle B smoked sausage is a hometown favorite in Memphis. Just like our BBQ, it’s destined to become famous around the country."

Does this mean anything to you? If so, please write in so we can discuss.

Waffle House Math

one power adapter equals 45 orders of jalapeno hash browns at Waffle House

Arkansas Travelers lost last night...

as you can see by the white L flagged being waved by guy sitting on roof. W-L announced this way from 8-9am the day after every home game. So cool. Little Rock rocks! The Travs are double-A Angels, btw.

Fast Food and Fannoying Mistakes

Is it more unbelievable that I had fast food twice today, or that I spent $90 at walmart on a power adapter because i left mine 750miles back, in Denver?

Umps Pub and Grill, Arkansas Travelers

Maybe I will be in Little Rock this weekend. Maybe not. Either way you should know about Umps Pub and Grill and the Pooh Bear Challenge:
Two pounds of USDA Certified Black Angus Ground Beef, grilled and topped with your choice of cheese, served on a 9” bun. Served with french fries. If finished by one person in one hour you receive Free Travs tickets and a t-shirt marking the occasion. Definitely not for the minor leaguer. $24.95.

Ump's Pub & Grill (in Dickey-Stephens Park) opens at 5pm for dinner Tuesday through Saturday and Mondays when the Travs (double-A Angels) are in town.

P.S. the abbreviation for Arkansas is AR. Not that I was thinking AK, though I know that's Alaska.

Eat For Free in Coney at tonight's Brooklyn Cyclones game

On Thursday, July 2nd (that's today) you get a free hot dog, soda, and chips when you buy a $15 Field Box Seat to Brooklyn Cyclones v Tri-City Valley Cats.
To get the Eat For Free offer, enter the code POCKET if you buy online, call 718-507-TIXX, or visit the KeySpan Park ticket window.

Given the chaos in Coney around the 4th of July (you may have heard of a little hot dog eating contest) Scoreboard Gourmet highly recommends going out there tonight if you're really itching to visit during the holiday weekend. Consider yourself warned.

Kosher Wimbledon

New Kosher Accommodations at Wimbledon Jerusalem…by Idele Ross, KosherToday Middle East Bureau Chief…At the Wimbledon tennis championships, kosher food is available for the first time in the 122-year history of the games. Rabbi David and Sara Cohen are operating a kosher kitchen near the site of the matches. Rabbi Cohen who co-directs Chabad of South London Campuses told the Chabad website that when they found a house near the Wimbledon’s Center Court they knew they had to do something like this during the tournament. They are offering barbecue as well as sandwiches to kosher tennis fans. The Cohens also held an open house on Shabbat featuring a strawberries and cream kiddush. There will also be a special Shabbat Friday night program at the end of the tournament on July 3rd.

Because I Said So

It's hard to be a parent. Harder to be a parent of two (and more). What I'm saying is, Scoreboard Gourmet has been seriously neglected lately because of its younger sibling, 35saturdays. Sorry about that. Does it make you feel better to know the Yankees just beat the Mets 9-1?

7th Inning Stretch

My dad loves to send email to me and my siblings. Sometimes he sends links, but usually he sends some sort of screen-shot that nearly crashes my inbox. Today, however, he sent text, which I enjoy immensely. It's not about food, but it's something worth sharing. "The College" referred to is Manhattan College (19 Division-I teams; Jaspers and Lady Jaspers) where my dad actually cheerleaded (cheerled?) one basketball season when he couldn't get the seats he desired and wanted to be up close to the action. Brilliant. Love that story.

The college annually played the New York Giants in the late 1880s and into the 1890s at the Polo Grounds and Manhattan is credited by the Baseball Hall of Fame with the practice of the “seventh inning stretch" spreading from there into major league baseball. 

It is written in the Baseball Hall of Fame that "During one particularly warm and humid day when Manhattan College was playing a semi-pro baseball team called the Metropolitans, Brother Jasper noticed the Manhattan students were becoming restless and edgy as Manhattan came to bat in the seventh inning of a close game. To relieve the tension, Brother Jasper called time-out and told the students to stand up and stretch for a few minutes until the game resumed." 

On the college's 150th anniversary in 2003 at a New York Yankees game, Brother Jasper was credited with the Seventh-inning stretch.

Thanks, dad (and Bro Jasper). Everyone knows I love to stand, stretch, and sing between innings (and half-innings).

Montgomery Biscuits, who knew?

How did I not know about the Montgomery Biscuits (Double-A Rays) a recipe for fun? Longoria was a Biscuit! So was Kazmir. This is fun. The team has been The Biscuits since 2003. Biscuits. It's great.

I'm taking a little road trip early next month and am planning to swing by some Southern League ballparks, Riverwalk Stadium (built into/out of an old train station) will be one. For now I can tell you this: Sunday Home Games in Montgomery are Kids Eat Free Day, which means Free Hot Dog and Free Soda for 12-and-unders. The next one is July 5th.

Ice Cream Bowl Day Yankee Stadium

America’s Most Vegetarian-Friendly Ballparks

For the third consecutive year, Citizens Bank Park (Aramark / Phillies) has been named America’s most vegetarian-friendly ballpark by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Among PETA’s annual list of the best baseball venues for vegetarians, four of the top five, and five of the top 10 spots, as well as two honorable mentions are servied by Aramark (they're in 13 major league ballparks).

Coors Field (Rockies), Turner Field (Braves) and the Minute Maid Park (Astros) ranked third, fourth and fifth, respectively. Oriole Park at Camden Yards earned PETA’s No. 9 ranking. PNC Park in Pittsburgh and the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum were honorable mentions.