What is your favorite ballpark snack? / LJWorld.com

Asked at Massachusetts Street on March 28, 2007

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“Those ice-cream sundaes that come in the miniature batting helmets. I’ve been getting them since I was a kid.”

— Will Krebs, recreation day counselor, Lawrence

“It has to be the hot dog. That’s the only place they taste good.”

— Melissa Byrd, Kansas University graduate student, Lawrence

“Popcorn. It’s easier to eat while you’re watching the game.”

— Nicole Richardson, Ottawa University freshman, Ottawa

“I usually just get a soda to drink and peanuts to snack on.”

— Chris Jones, mover, Lawrence

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Go on "buck night" when the when the little Pepsis are only about 4 X overpriced and peanuts cost just 3 times what they should, the hot dogs double, etc. Somebody should arrest the thieves that run those concessions.

The_Original_Bob 7 years ago

We may all die tomorrow. Prepare accordingly.

sourpuss 7 years ago

I really like Dippin' Dots. They're good.

Pink_Sock 7 years ago

What? No tail gaters? Cooking up your own BBQ creations in the parking lot, not having an appetite for the overpriced disgusting ball park food, and only wanting expensive big beers. That's the ticket.

Flap Doodle 7 years ago

Glad to see that ms_c is back with us.

Jace 7 years ago

Goots, I care how well-endowed a woman is! See my March 22nd post regarding Sarah K. (Take a good look at her picture too while you're at it! lol)

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 7 years ago

ms_ c, Sorry.. :( Never had any surgery except in the E.R. They used to keep my coffee cup on a hook in the E.R. lounge, but I've been avoiding that place pretty well lately.

sgtwolverine 7 years ago

Give me time, and I'll figure out how to live off the dole. That is, of course, my ultimate goal! Until then, I'm trying to live off the local parents. It's interesting. A "buy my pictures!" existence.

beatrice 7 years ago

Sounds to me like you are one of them there artist types, probably living off the dole.

Sounds great!

sgtwolverine 7 years ago

Bea, I guess that depends on your definition of workforce; I am no longer employed by anyone, but I am running a photography business. (Officially established in Washtenaw County as of 15 March.) So I am working.

ms_canada 7 years ago

Thats right R_I Sue it was Houston Bob who gave us the clue as to the name of our Baseball team of Cracker Cats. Has to do with Edmonton being the Oil Capital of Canada. We have a lot of refineries in our city. In fact I can see them from my front window. anyway, the cracker part is for the action of the Catalytic converter, it cracks the crude oil or something like that. I will let Houston Bob explain and clear up my stupid explanation and that may give me a clue to the mystery, no? And yes R_I , I am on the mend. but I will never ever submit to day surgery again. Four hours after coming out of the anesthetic they shoved me out the door of the hospital in a wheelchair as I was unable to walk. Not an experience I would be willing to repeat.

beatrice 7 years ago

sgt: "I'm not jobless -- I'm self-unemployed!"

It appears your job situation depends on what your definition of is is. Either way you slice it, you are not part of the American work force.

consummer!: I hope you didn't accidentally post that on a story about attending PTA meetings or something similar. They would be coming to haul you away.

Gootsie 7 years ago

Yep - I call them muscle shirts too, since I know women wear them too.

Knowing Consumer1, he doesn't care how endowed the woman is....

TheNorthlander 7 years ago

Here's a very information Wikipedia link detailing the history and details of a "wifebeater" or "Dago-tee"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wifebeater_(shirt)

Jace 7 years ago

Oh, I see.

What you're referring to are those "muscle man" t-shirts.

I getcha!

Yeah, okay...on a woman....especially a rather "well-endowed" woman.....that looks good! I'm sure.

But on some dude....with a beer gut....hair on the shoulders.....tons of hair under the arms......oh!, and a mullet to boot........yikes!

RETICENT_IRREVERENT 7 years ago

sue, The "Cracker Cats" are Edmonton's "T-bones" They will be playing the T-Bones May 22 & 23.

ms_c. I take it all is well?

Kuku_Kansas 7 years ago

In Chicago we refer to a "wifebeater" as a Dago-T.

No joke.

Gootsie 7 years ago

Jace, "wifebeater" is the nickname for the undershirts that are ribbed and cut out at the shoulders. The mullet is just icing for the outfit.

sunflower_sue 7 years ago

Ms_C, Houston Bob is still here. It will be your puzzle to figure it out. Or, I may take pity on you and send you an e-mail. :) p.s. who are the Cracker Cats???

ms_canada 7 years ago

They make some mighty fine hot-dogs at our ballpark. Nice to munch on while watching our Cracker Cats demolish the Kansas City team, what are they called? I have not got the energy to look up all the posts, but has something happened to our Bob from Houston? He does not seem to post anymore. did he get barred again? Can anyone tell me. I have been away for a while.

Jace 7 years ago

How do you know they're with "wifebeaters", con1?

Is there a certain look that a wifebeater has?

Like a mullet-style haircut, maybe?

Gootsie 7 years ago

My date likes the ballgames for the same reason, C1! YOU MEN!!!

consumer1 7 years ago

whufn sa mannter goostshi, Sni naught yoo lahked ma hhekklang. Snort snort snort.

He he ha ha hee.

consumer1 7 years ago

I put my post on the wrong blog site earlier. here it is.

I enjoy the eye candy the most. Warm summer day, sitting in the bleachers, Tanned babes in shorts and wifebeaters. Yessssirrr it is the eyecandy the gets my appetite movin.

Shelby 7 years ago

deep fat-fried White Castle hamburger

Gootsie 7 years ago

We have season tickets to KU baseball and will attend some KU softball games too. I agree with ohjayhawk and sgt - those games are FUN! Especially watching the baseball groupies.

There is one "fan" at the KU baseball games who sits in the same spot all the time on the bleachers and is CONSTANTLY heckling the other team with this very nasal and loud voice. He alternates from humorous to just gross, but he's there in his muscle shirt almost all games.

Royals 7 years ago

The Chicken basket is the best.

It's also the best value at $8.00 because it feeds two.

GSWtotheheart 7 years ago

alligator on a stick

ohjayhawk 7 years ago

I second sgt's thoughts. College baseball is really good. I'm lucky enough to live in the college town of the reigning Div III champs. Their games are always quite entertaining. Alas, no stadium mustard :( They do have some good roasted in-the-shell peanuts though!

sgtwolverine 7 years ago

Oops. I knew I should have read more carefully. Can you tell school and I never really got along very well?

And remember, I'm not jobless -- I'm self-unemployed!

(Actually, I've just been biding my time until the start of spring sports. Which happens to be this week.)

As to saving money, minor league baseball is excellent, but I would also recommend college baseball. Tickets are generally inexpensive, and it's still fun.

Gootsie 7 years ago

Buy hey - the memories of going to the ballpark with a parent or an aunt/uncle/whatever are to me what count. I couldn't tell you how the games came out the many times I've gone. But I can tell you who was there with me and how much fun we had.

I love all the food there. Something about eating outside at the ballpark just does it for me!

Jace 7 years ago

Yeah, I know......a .500 record for the Royals would be like the Yankees winning 120 games! lol

Oh, wait! Actually, the Yankees almost did that a while back, didn't they? Didn't they win something like 114 games in 1998?

Well.....anyway.....

TheNorthlander 7 years ago

Jace--

A .500, 81-81 team is thinking very optimistic this year. Who knows, maybe they'll shock me!

Jace 7 years ago

You're right, Bea.

I just feel like this whole world is coming unglued....and it is!

And I know that there's probably not much I can do about it......so I'm just trying to prepare myself for "the inevitable" as best I can!

(And I hope others are too!)

Flap Doodle 7 years ago

Carp nuggets.

beatrice 7 years ago

I enjoy Cracker Jack while attacking Iraq, but I think I'll be more of a corn dog and peanuts type come the war against Iran.

Jace, the world is a wicked, wicked place, the war in Iraq is wrong on all levels, and professional ball players get paid way too much to do what they do. However, one can and should still enjoy a ballgame now and again -- or are all enjoyable things in life meant to come to an end until we get everything straightened out with the world? I refuse to be in that camp, as it will be a very long wait.

Jace 7 years ago

Yeah, 9 dollar parking.....so you can go see (statistically) the worst team in baseball (Over the past 5 years, anyway!)

I'd rather watch them at home.

Maybe this year they might do...."well"....you know, like maybe 81-81 or something.

TheNorthlander 7 years ago

Parking at Kaufmann is $9, just to throw out there.

TheNorthlander 7 years ago

Jace--

Have a beer and a hot dog, or nachos if you'd rather...and enjoy some down-time, eh?!!?

It'd be good for your sanity. Trust me.

countrygirl 7 years ago

Jace, what does that have to do with ballpark food??

Jace 7 years ago

I just read an article on Yahoo entitled: " Police gun down dozens over Iraq blasts".

Civil war??!! What civil war?

LOL!

Man!, Iraq is a nightmare!

And now we're about to go after Iran!

There is no doubt in my mind that this latest incident (the capture of those British sailors and marines) is straight out of "Remember the Maine!".....The sinking of the Lusitania........Gulf of Tonkin incident....Weapons of Mass Destruction.....etc. etc.

Jace 7 years ago

Toast on a stick! lol

(Rest in peace, Larry "Bud" Melman!)

FreetoBe47 7 years ago

Mr. Roger_o_thornhill,

What kind of gas guzzler do you drive? It only costs me $10 to drive to the K and back, 2 tickets in the outfield plaza are $20, parking is $7, and if you play your cards right you can eat for around $10. It is well worth the money and my son will tell you that we have made many memories at the ballpark that he will remember for many years!!!

concernedparent 7 years ago

chili cheese fries and a big budlight. Oh I can't wait for April 2nd. Go Red Sox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ceallach 7 years ago

badger is right, TexMex all the way. . . everything's better served TexMex style :) I'm currently having the TexMex blues. Circumstances did not allow me to go South for spring break. I know that local venues do their best but it's just not the same.

:*(

oldvet 7 years ago

Hot dog(s) with relish and mustard, cold beer, in ANY minor league ball park, where there is still lots of action that keeps the game fun... my personal favorite venue is the Ft. Worth Cats...

couranna1 7 years ago

deep fried river nerd with the mustard from cleveland if no river nerd hot dogs at the game are good but for some reason they suck any other time

thanksforcoming 7 years ago

Polish Sausage with kraut and mustard, washed down with a coorslight, and some david sunflower seeds for the rest of the game.

Gootsie 7 years ago

Is there any money in cane toad hunting? I bet Sgt could do that with a hockey puck, and klondike bar.

The_Original_Bob 7 years ago

Hey, Sarge is jobless now. Sleep'n in is one of the perks.

blue73harley 7 years ago

That is what he gets for sleeping in.

Gootsie 7 years ago

sgt - 6:29 Hannibal post - classic!

(I think we should ALL tell sgt to look back, don't you?)

badger 7 years ago

We tend to do things with a Southwest flair down here in Austin.

My favorite is Tex-Mex Cane Toad Rellenos. Cane toad stuffed with a chile-cream cheese mixture, then batter-dipped, fried, and served up with salsa and guacamole.

They go better with Shiner than Lone Star, tho.

TongieMom 7 years ago

Ice cream served in collectible helmets and nachos!

hawkperchedatriverfront 7 years ago

Whatever is thrown on the seats and around the stadium...the pecker beak picks it all up.

blue73harley 7 years ago

sgt. - look back at 6:29am.

sunflower_sue 7 years ago

sgt, worth the re-read. H_L posted at 6:29.

Definitely a hot dog. Mustard and kraut. Very cold beer. (One of the few venues I will drink beer, because as sgt says...it just seems "right.")

roger_o_thornhill 7 years ago

After $20 in gas to get to the 'K' and back, the $30-$50 to get in, and the $7 to park, I don't feel like eating anything. Maybe "go t-bones is right" Still costs over $10 to get in, but free parking and half the gas is tempting. Too bad they don't have more teams in their league.

The_Original_Bob 7 years ago

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/big-time-meerkat-ipa/35942/

http://www.mylifeisbeer.com/beer/bottles/bottledetail/523/

Unfortunately, prairie squid and beer just brought up confusing websites.

The_Original_Bob 7 years ago

Jonas - Google an animal + beer and generally something fun comes out of it. This just happened to be the gift that kept giving.

sgtwolverine 7 years ago

A hot dog. Somehow it just seems right at a baseball game. The hot dogs up here at Comerica Park are pretty good. (They have Hebrew National kosher hot dogs, too.)

I'm interested to see H_L's answer to this question.

Pywacket 7 years ago

I hate the pale and soft ones, too, Bea. And buns should always be firm, not gooey. Of course, I've never had to pay for one, so I really shouldn't complain.

As for cane-toads-on-a-stick, I prefer Buffalo style--they're much tastier than the regular ones.

beatrice 7 years ago

Peanuts and Cracker Jack (no "s" at the end). The worst are the hot dogs in KC on "Buck" night. I know they are only a dollar, but the one time I went I was grossed out -- all pale and soft in a gooey bun. I shudder at remember seeing people wolf those down. Here in AZ at Diamondback games there is one stand that sells strawberries with real whipped cream that are pretty good.

blue73harley 7 years ago

Lemonade...LEMONade...LEMONADE...WOOOOOO!

75x55 7 years ago

New fav - cane-toad-on-a-stick

Bone777 7 years ago

Humble pie!

jonas 7 years ago

Wow, O-Bob, that worked out pretty nicely, didn't it?

jonas 7 years ago

Wuh oh! I broke 2000 posts! Probably because I keep adding to thoughts after I hit the post button.

The_Original_Bob 7 years ago

And wash it down with a delicious Cane Toad Beer...

http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sanctuary-cove-cane-toad-beer-7/6991/

jonas 7 years ago

To sell at ballparks. My other favorite.

jonas 7 years ago

Humanely dispose. . . in tempura batter.

The_Original_Bob 7 years ago

Cane toad is such a big problem in Australia that they start to offer free beer if you turn one in:

The RSPCA, Coopers Brewery and the Cavenagh Hotel have teamed up in the name of animal welfare and the result is that toads can be turned into beer.

In a move designed to turn seasoned Top End beer drinkers into lean, mean, toad-catching machines, the three Darwin organisations have got together to set up a toad-for-beer exchange.

"No coupons for squashed toads,'' Mr Wilkinson said.

He was keen to make it clear he wasn't starting a roadkill collection. "Healthy, live, no squashed cane toads,'' he said.

The RSPCA will then humanely dispose of the pesky toads.