Scoreboard Gourmet

No Napkins for NASCAR Fans at Daytona

before I say anything, I will say that wetnaps are provided by pretty much every vendor. wetnaps, of course, are fantastic after a meal, but are a pain during a meal as your fingers/hands reek/taste of chemically alcohol.

but I guess that's not a problem for some people. TFMJ, for example, is a pretty big fan of No Napkin.

so here's my question - what restrictions are placed on the people in the infield? the ones in the RVs, I mean. surely their napkins, lids, and straws are more hazardous due to proximity, right? tell me.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out this excellent picture (bottom right).

who's closer to the track? the rv people or me, whose camera is zoomed?

that's a pre-race lap, by the way.

NFL + Alcohol = Real Sports Investigation, and something to think about

as you know, TFMJ and I are pretty big fans of HBO's Real Sports. Episode #130 has a story called Drawing a Line that should be of interest to readers of Scoreboard Gourmet.
The title gives nothing away so I will tell you that's it's about how out-of-hand people get drinking at NFL games. I'm not saying that's news but I am thinking how easy it would be for a few idiots to ruin it for the rest of us.

Do you really have to drink until you vomit? Ever, but especially before you're about to watch a game? How is that supporting your team? I mean, the SG has certainly been part of things-getting-out-of-hand but mostly she just hurt herself. If you can't walk, don't go to the stadium. If you need to get sick, don't go to the stadium.

I realize the NFL doesn't inspire much appropriate behavior, but why? seriously. why?

a guy interviewed named Dick Meyer (sp?) - who says he feels like a bad father for bringing his son to a Bears game said "you cannot legislate morality. you also cannot legislate manners"
let's please please please start legislating manners. seriously. personal responsibility is taken to the next level if you have good manners.

more importantly (read: easier to imagine) is this: if these idiots continue to lack self control, the rest of us will be the ones who pay - when professional sports are alcohol-free events. think it won't happen? something's got to happen. and don't forget, all the major beer companies have at least one non-alcoholic offering.

this episode is being replayed all week.    

Sausage Eater Makes Better Door Than Window

Manners are important to me. Keep your elbows off the table and keep yourself in the aisle until after the play. Tonight I (and TFMJ and the two guys in front of us) missed A-Rod's 9th HR of the season because this eater of sausage (pictured left) was in such a hurry to get to his seat. Not cool. I'm pretty sure he missed the curtain call, and I Know he did not have a napkin.