MLB '09

[scaeagles]

I have never had food at any professional or collegiate sports stadium or arena that was anything above the "doesn't suck too horribly" level. This is with the exception of a TGI Fridays restaurant that is in Chase Field. And really, that wasn't that good either.

[Alex]

That's my point, stadium food is generally only good (though though the Ichiroll sushi at Safeco was decent enough) when you've formed a close emotional association of the food with the team your supporting.

I have to have a certain type of nachos almost every time I go to an A's game. They're awful but they're tradition. Offer them to me at Wrigley and I wouldn't be interested.

[Alex]

I've never understood the attraction of him. But a large part of that may very well be that I can honestly say I almost never care a lick about what he's speaking of. No matter how well you say it, that deflates the presentation.

By no means am I saying he's bad, though. But him, talking about the Dodgers, does absolutely nothing for me. And if he were to suddenly switch to working the A's I'm sure eventually I'd love him too (though since Bill King died I am just now finally coming around to Ken Korach as the lead and I still haven't taken to Vince Contronio).

[Ghoulish Delight]

Wow, that was an abysmal game for Rafael Furcal. Defensively and offensively he was uncharacteristically sloppy.

[Moonliner]

Huh.

Post Manny the Dodgers are winless and the Nat's haven't lost a game.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Moonliner

Huh.

Post Manny the Dodgers are winless and the Nat's haven't lost a game.

How's it gone since?


Fun series to watch against the Mets. It was ugly, and the Mets lost more than the Dodgers won. But all three of those games were games that they would have found a way to lose last season. Despite playing pretty poorly over all, they managed to keep themselves in the games and take advantage of the Mets' playing even worse, a good sign for a team.

And exactly what I was talking about when I said Manny being out may turn out to be a net positive. If they're winning games like that without Manny, just wait until they have him back! (assuming he's "him" without his fertility drugs).

[Ghoulish Delight]

I think more relevant is the fact that this all started happening when a couple Kardashian sisters showed up to a game. Manny gets suspended, Dodgers can't win. Furcal can't play. Yup, I blame the Kardashians.

[€uroMeinke]

It was great fun to shout Merkin - and I did have a dodger dog - the classic with stuff other than beef in it, as well as peanuts and cracker jacks (I think they've changed the formula on the latter). Great fun all around.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Last time we had Cracker Jacks at the stadium, there were about 3 peanuts in it. And the "prizes" are freaking lame history lessons. I've given up on Cracker Jacks.

[Not Afraid]

Yes, but what do you wave in the air when we all sing "Take me out to the ball game"?

I'm a curse at sports games. Whenever I go, "my" team never wins.