Scoreboard Gourmet

Opening Day of Hot Dogs

• Baseball fans will enjoy “in the ballpark” of 26.8 million hot dogs at US baseball stadiums this season. That’s enough to circle the bases 36,000 times.
• In 2010, consumers spent more than $1.6 billion on hot dogs in U.S. supermarkets.
• Weight Watchers includes hot dogs in its medically-approved diet regimen.
• Sixty percent of Americans prefer their Hot Dogs grilled.

In case you're wondering why on earth SG would run a Rays photo on MLB Opening Day, Kayem is the official hot dog and sausage of the Rays, and Red Sox (and Patriots, Lightning, Florida State Seminoles, and Boston College Eagles), and they're the ones who provided the hot dog stats.

p.s. Rays Opening Day is tomorrow. Red Sox too.
Go Yankees! Or, more importantly, Go Away Rain!

Food Network Steak Sandwiches at Reds, Indians, Tigers, Rangers, Cardinals, Brewers, Padres, Orioles games

The Food Network has a sandwich for MLB fans: the Red, White & Blue Steak Sandwich, served on a French demi-baguette, topped with Maytag blue cheese and Peppadew-pepper mayonnaise. Sounds awesome. The sandwich will be available at eight ballparks (see below), along with a regional-tastes steak sandwich (also below). Thank you, Delaware North Sportservice:

Big Hot Dog and Opening Day of Baseball

Hi. It's me, the Scoreboard Gourmet. I've been on hiatus, as you have undoubtedly noticed. But now baseball is almost back for real (read: I did not go to Spring Training this year), and a Big Hot Dog arrived in my inbox.

Let's go there first: The Big Hot Dog, made by Gorilla Tango Novelty Meats, is 16" long and 4" in diameter. It's a Chicago-born veal, beef, pork combo that weights 7 lbs. Wow. Until April 30th, 2011, you can buy one for $69.95 ($20 off) -and- $10 goes to Japan via the Red Cross. Anyone who brings one into a game must contact ScoreboardGourmet asap, with photos. 

Second: Another email arrived today too: Your 2011 Ticket License Plan has been shipped! Finally. Yea. Opening Day is Thursday, March 31, 2011. Schedule:

Braves	@ Nationals	1:05pm
Tigers	@ Yankees	1:05pm
Brewers	@ Reds	2:10pm
Angels	@ Royals	4:10pm
Padres	@ Cardinals	4:15pm
Giants	@ Dodgers	8:00pm

 

Nolan Ryan Hickory Smoked Beef Franks

"Having grown up in ballparks, I know how important a good hot dog is," said Nolan Ryan in the press release introducing his Hickory Smoked Beef Franks, made from beef sourced from cattle sans growth hormones or antibiotics and have been fed a 100 % vegetarian diet. The hot dogs are now available at Corpus Christi Hooks and Round Rock Express games, and at various supermarkets in Texas, and online at NolanRyanBeef. I want some of these on my grill. Who has tried?

Fenway Franks on sale means what?

Pickle Dogs at Charleston River Dogs

You know I'm a big fan of bread, but the Charleston RiverDogs (single-A Yankees, who are never home when I'm in Charleston) have a new menu item this season - The Pickle Dog - and it looks amazing. Holy extra-long sentence with two links. Thanks to John for the photo. The RiverDogs sell their Pickle Dog for $3.50 at The Joe (Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park).

Click to find out what else to do while you're in Charleston. Then write in and tell me how delicious is this Pickle Dog (and it is hard to eat? messy?). And, check out the beer festivals at The Joe on May 22 and September 25th.

Go Yankees!

Phillies Got a Brand New Dog: South Philly Hot Dog Wins Fan Vote

The votes are in. Nearly 6,500 of them, in fact. The South Philly Hot Dog (pictured) is now officially on the Citizens Bank Park menu.

Earning 46 percent of the vote, this all-beef Hatfield dog topped with broccoli rabe, spicy roasted peppers and sharp provolone cheese on a crusty Italian roll, will be available at the Hatfield concession stand, Section 125, main concourse starting Monday, April 12th when the Phillies open their home season.

Other New Menu Items:
At the Alley Grill (left field concourse) look for Turkey Hill vanilla and chocolate milkshakes, double cheeseburgers, and grilled bistro chicken sandwiches.
At the new stand behind Harry The K's, You'll find slightly sweet and lightly salted kettle corn

In the regular concessions, when you're feeling full of meat, go for the veggie dogs and southwest black bean burgers

New Food at MLB Cardinals Games, Busch Stadium

The Cardinals Home Opener is Monday April 12th, two days after Busch Stadium turns four. Happy Birthday in advance you 46,000 seat ballpark. So what's new for 2010? 

Mama Toscano’s Toasted Ravioli (a St. Louis original since 1910) - bite-size, stuffed with beef, cheese and veg, tossed with garlic olive oil, served in a brown paper bag, with parmesan and marinara.
Available at Dizzy’s Diner locations (within sections 139, 161 and 446) and section 271.

St Louis BBQ Bacon Dog - bacon-wrapped jalapeño dog served with baked beans, pickles, tobacco onions and sweet St. Louis-style barbecue sauce.
Available as part of the Redbird Club’s Sandwich Showdown - Local Food v. sandwich inspired by the opposing team. If popular, the St Louis BBQ Bacon Dog may be expanded throughout the ballpark.

What The Red Sox and Rays Have in Common

I know some bloggers who disable their comment sections when the Rays are at Fenway and/or the Red Sox are at Tropicana Field. That's what makes this news so exciting: This season at Tropicana Field you can get a Fenway Frank.
I'm totally misleading you sort of.
Kayem - the Official Hot Dog of the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park - is now also the Official Hot Dog and Sausage of the Tampa Bay Rays and Tropicana Field.

Phillies New Signature Hot Dog - Vote Now!

Phillies fans, you may be last year's national league champions, and you may have a Hot Dog Launcher, but you don't have a signature hot dog.

Vote now (and before April 4th) to pick your favorite of three options - South Philly Hot Dog (all-beef with broccoli rabe, spicy roasted peppers and sharp provolone on a crusty Italian roll), Olde Philadelphia Hot Dog (all-beef dog with Amish pepper hash, dill pickle and yellow mustard on a poppyseed roll), or Summer Hot Dog (all-beef with cucumbers, pickled onion salsa and ancho pepper sauce on a pretzel roll).

Hot Dog Facts, in and around the ballpark

The Red Sox host the Yankees this Sunday (yea!) at 8:05pm. In honor of their ballpark, here are some Hot Dog Facts given to me by the Fenway Frank people, Kayem (the official team hot dogs):

-There is only one major league ballpark that sells more sausages than it does hot dogs - Miller Park in Milwaukee, home of the Brewers.

-A 2008 poll found that 63% of baseball fans listed hot dogs as the one ballpark food they could not live without.

-88% of those polled said they have eaten or will eat a hot dog at a sporting event this year.

-An average baseball hot dog vendor sells about 150 hot dogs per game and walks an average of four to five miles each game.

-A vendor's hot dog bin weighs approximately 40lbs fully loaded.