Scoreboard Gourmet

Gateway Grizzlies Specialty Items

As you may recall from last season, the Gateway Grizzlies have some interesting food in their ballpark. They consider many of their offerings to be "Baseball's Best"

We already mentioned Baseball’s Best Soft Preztel. Here's the rest of the list:

• Chili Cheese Dog: A Farmland 8:1 hot dog smothered in chili and topped   with shredded cheddar cheese. It is available all season long.

 

• Buffalo Chicken Sandwich: Buffalo chicken strips layered on a fresh   baked bun then smothered in Swiss cheese and ranch dressing. Grilled onions   are optional and it is available all season long.

 

• Bratchos: A diced bratwurst marinated in tangy buffalo sauce placed on   top a boat of tortilla chips and nacho cheese sauce. It is available from June   19^th to June 27^th.

 

• Porksteak and Sweet Tea: A grilled porksteak smothered in   barbecue sauce and served with a cup of sweet tea. It is available from July   1^st to July 3^rd.

 

• Twinkie Dog: A deep fried Twinkie is cut open and a Farmland 8:1 hot   dog is deep fried then placed in the middle. It is available from July   11^th to July 13^th.

 

• Taco Dog: A deep fried Farmland 8:1 hot dog is placed in a crispy taco   shell and topped with your choice of shredded cheese, sour cream, and taco   sauce. It is available from July 21^st to July 23^rd.

 

• Philly Cheese Steak Nachos: Tortilla chips draped with shredded steak   and topped with Cheese-Wiz. It is available from July 27^th to   August 4^th.

 

• Crazy Corn: Popcorn mixed with Peanut Butter M&M’s. It is   available August 19^th to August 24^th.

 

• Super Pierogies: Mrs. T’s Pierogies topped with chili, shredded   cheddar cheese, and diced onions. It is available from August 29^th   to September 3^rd.

The Grizzlies first home game is May 17th v River City Rascals at 7:05pm

Baseball's Best Concession Item Needs Your Vote

The Grizzlies are looking to make way for the newest "Baseball’s Best" concession item and need your help.

In order to keep Baseball’s Best Grand Slam in tact, the Grizzlies will remove one item from the current menu.

A vote will take place on the Grizzlies website, www.grizzlies.com to choose which one of the four items will be removed. The poll will run from Wednesday, October 17th until Monday, December 10th.

"Baseball’s Best" items started in 2004 when "Baseball’s Best Hot Dog" was introduced. It consisted of a 1/5 pound Farmland 8 inch All Beef Black Angus Hot Dog, topped with two strips of freshly cooked bacon, 1 oz. Sautéed Onions, 1 oz. Sautéed Sauerkraut and ½ oz. Cheddar Cheese Sauce, all on a fresh baked bun.

In 2005, the "Swiss Brat" was added to the lineup. The "Swiss Brat" was made up of a Landshire Bratwurst with a slice of Swiss cheese in the middle of it. The cheese was then melted and 1oz. of Sautéed Sauerkraut was placed on top.

The following year, "Baseball’s Best Burger" arrived and quickly made a name for itself. The item consisted of a thick and juicy burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon. The burger was then placed in between each side of a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut.

Lastly, came "Baseball’s Best Slider". "Baseball’s Best Slider" utilizes a thin-sliced, steam-grilled, square-shaped burger topped with cheese and grilled onions that is then breaded and deep-fried.

The Grizzlies will unveil their newest concession item shortly after the completion of the poll. If you have an idea of what the Grizzlies should create for the 2008 season, click the "Ask the GM" button on the Grizzlies website and email Tony Funderburg with your thoughts.

The Grizzlies were West Division Champions in 2007. They will play their eighth Frontier League season in 2008. Season tickets are currently available by calling the Grizzlies at 618-337-3000, or visiting the GCS Ballpark ticket office.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Tony Funderburg, Jeff O’Neill, or Joe Pott in the Grizzlies office at (618) 337-3000.

Burgers Bar to Run Food Concessions at IBL Games

Food concessions at Gezer Field and the Yarkon Sports Complex will be run by Burgers Bar, the most popular BBQ grill franchise in all of Israel (can anyone confirm that for me?). Burgers Bar will offer a full menu (below) to patrons before and during all ballgames this season at those two venues. Batting PracticeCrispy Chicken Fingers, Chicken Wings (1/2 kilo), Chips/Pretzels, Bissli, Bamba The Hits: Single Burger 150g Regular or Spicy, Double Burger 300g Regular or Spicy, Triple Burger 450g Regular or Spicy, Grand Slam Burger 600g Regular or Spicy The Lineup: 1st: Hot dog: 2nd: Chicken Breast Sandwich: 3rd: Double Chicken Breast Sandwich: 4th: Steak Sandwich (batting cleanup): 5th: Crispy Chicken in Jabetta Bread: 6th: Portobello Sandwich: 7th: Grilled Chicken Salad: 8th: Crispy Chicken Salad: 9th: Steak Salad: DH: Health Salad: The Bullpen: Steak Fries, Onion Rings Extra Innings: Ices Beverages: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Diet Sprite, Soda, Water, Orange Juice, Grape Juice, Lemonade, Grapefruit Juice, Beer Sauces: Garlic Mayo, Chimichuri, Pesto, Thousand Islands, BBQ, Sweet Chili, Hot Chilly, Tehina, Mustard, Ketchup Not only is Burgers Bars Kashrut under strict Rabbinical supervision, but we also ran the menu by Leon Feingold, who is a pitcher on the Netanya Tigers and ranked 12th in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eaters. Feingold awarded the menu his seal of approval as well.

Labels: IsraelBaseball, kosher

Israel Baseball League Opening Day(s), and Inagural Season

Opening Day is Sunday, June 24, 2007 at 6pm (that's 11 hours from now). The Modi'in Miracle will face the Petach Tikva Pioneers at Yarkon Sports Complex. On Monday June 25, the Ra'anana Express play the Tel Aviv Lightning at 5:30pm at Sportek, and the Netanya Tigers play the Bet Shemesh Blue Sox at 6pm at Gezer Field. The IBL has 6 teams. Here's some SG-related info from their site: With the quality of players we expect to attract, we are going to be able to provide a high-caliber level of play, probably most akin to Rookie League/Class A ball in the U.S. Unlike most spectator sports in Israel, however, the emphasis will be on baseball as a source of entertainment for the entire family. There will be plenty of pre-game, post-game and between-inning entertainment throughout each game. Also, food offerings are emphasized far more than at most American sports stadiums (all strictly kosher, of course). Besides traditional baseball food, there are barbecue stations interspersed at various spots along the perimeter. Healthier food items are also offered, as is a wider array of desserts. The reason for this is that baseball in Israel is truly meant to be a family affair, and that includes mom. Dinner at the ballpark is part of the experience and part of the fun. Outside food and beverage is prohibited at the stadiums. anyone who can tell me anything about this league, the food, anything, please do