| There's nothing quite like the feeling of going out to a | | | | days. The cuisine borders on the gourmet side. |
| baseball game. The sunshine, the smell of newly | | | | Regional favorites like burritos and nachos star in the |
| mown grass, and a cooling breeze makes for a | | | | Southwest and Southern California, while lobster rolls |
| perfect game and perfect outing. For many of us, it | | | | are featured on the East Coast and Boston area and |
| is something that we enjoy doing and it really signals | | | | Barbecue is the highlight in Texas. Complete buffets |
| the fact that summer is here. For others, it gives us | | | | and white glove restaurant service is available in the |
| a nostalgic feeling because of the fun times that we | | | | air conditioned luxury boxes along with fine china, |
| had at the stadium when we were children. | | | | silver, and crystal. However, good ole hot dogs still |
| Regardless of why you enjoy going out to the | | | | rule as the favorite food of baseball fans at the |
| ballgame, it is very rarely an unpleasant experience. A | | | | stadium. According to the National Hot Dog & |
| lot goes into preparing for a game, some things that | | | | Sausage Council 2008 MLB park survey 30 million hot |
| you may not even realize. By the time we arrived at | | | | dogs will be sold at games this season. If the hot |
| the stadium, the grass is pristine, the lines on the field | | | | dogs were laid end to end that's enough for 41,667 |
| are crisp and white and the stands are relatively | | | | home runs. Those hot dogs don't get to the fans all |
| clean. However, the previous game and up to 50,000 | | | | by themselves. Hot dog vendors in the stands sell |
| fans no doubt left a mess that needed to be taken | | | | about 10,000 hot dogs each during the season. And |
| care of. An army of people have gone around | | | | that hot dog bin they tote around is no light weight, |
| cleaning the stadium, mowing the grass, taking care | | | | fully loaded with dogs, buns, and condiments it |
| of any repairs and making sure that everything is just | | | | weights 40 pounds. Only one major league stadium |
| right whenever the gates open for the new game. | | | | sells more sausages than hot dogs and it should be |
| Another thing that needs to be taken into | | | | no surprise it's Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. So |
| consideration is all of the foods and beverages that | | | | the next time you're in the stadium, enjoying the |
| are consumed during game time. These all need to be | | | | baseball game, think a little bit about what it took to |
| ordered and stocked ahead of time so that nothing | | | | get the stadium in the shape that it's in. It may not |
| runs short while the game is in play. Can you imagine | | | | increase your enjoyment of the game but it will add |
| the fury of the fans if they were told their favorite | | | | to your respect of those that take care of the field. |
| beverage had just run dry? Baseball stadium food is | | | | Interested in professional sports in the United States? |
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