Friday Fodder for Foodies: Ballpark Food

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Here ya go:

So what’s your all-time favorite ballpark food?

Discuss. And add context as to why.

14 thoughts on “Friday Fodder for Foodies: Ballpark Food”

  2. Footlong hot dogs at the LA Coliseum. I was born and raised in LA County and my Dad was a USC grad. Great memories of USC games and footlongs with my Dad. (I didn’t fall in love with the Dawgs until I came east for law school. My first game in Sanford was ol miss in ‘77 and I was a Dawg forever)

  3. Peanuts.

    Cracker Jacks.

    (and a hot dog).

    Do any of y’all remember the beer guy at the old Fulton County stadium that you could hear on the broadcast sometimes?

    “COLD BEER RIGHT HERE! BUD-weiser Strohs LIGHT! SOME-body NEED that AL-cohol…SOME-body HIDIN’ in the CROWD!”

    • Back in the late 80’s my fraternity would do fundraisers by selling beer at Fulton County stadium. The best games were when the Saints played the Falcons. The Saints fans would be dressed like a second line parade and partied the whole time. Each section would save a seat for the beer guys to bring the tub of beer and sit down and pour them cups. We’d go reload and come right back.

      Somebody needs some AL-CO-HAWL!!!!!

      • Our frat tried that in the late 70s at a Braves game. Best I remember, we didn’t LOSE money but we sure drank any profit we would’ve made.

  4. Free Fage yogurt cups at the Indian Wells tennis tournament. Before you diss on it you should see the crew of models they hired to pass them out and the venue in Palm Desert is the best sports venue I’ve ever been in.

    • I went out there to see the NCAAs when they took it away from Dan McGill in the late 80s. Fun time but I don’t remember any models. And the atmosphere didn’t come close to Athens.

    • I thin you meant to say it is the best sports venue I’ve ever SEEN.

  5. Back in the day when my kids played travel ball the home team had the concessions for the tournament. It was our turn and I had picked up a bunch of those 1/4 lb Sam’s Club hot dogs. The POS grill we were using crapped out so I started deep frying the dogs. Best concession stand hot dog ever.

  6. Gonna throw a curveball here…

    Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu in Mexico City, home of the Diablos Rojos de Mexico. They have these dudes that walk around taking orders no matter where your seats are and will go get you anything in the stadium. A warm summer afternoon in CDMX with a 32 ounce michelada (ok, more than one of them) and a bowl of ezquites just might be the baseball heaven you never knew existed.

    • Ezquites es muy bien pero gusto mi cerveza con gajo de naranja. Corona ligera mucho freo, por favor.

  7. Mini-Batting Helmet Ice Cream Sundae during an August Braves game at Fulton County Stadium.

  8. It probably doesn’t count as ballpark food, but a pimento cheese sandwich, chips and a moon pie with a beer at the Masters can’t be beat because that means you’re inside the gates of Augusta National. Also, you’re probably out $11 or so instead of the prices everywhere else.

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