April 10, 2006
Kosher Stand at Camden Yards
In an act that has been described by some as a "selfless sacrifice," I took the kids this afternoon, so Penny could get some Pesach cleaning done. So we went to the O's game. I know, Artscroll material. Anyway...
I was a bit confused when I headed out to left field to get me some kosher food; what had been the kosher stand in previous years was now selling nachos with meat and cheese toppings. I was halfway through my second order (JOKE) when I realized the kosher stand had relocated across the concourse. The new kosher stand now looks just like all the other concession stands, only the line of patrons is about evenly split betweeo folks in yarmulkas, and folks who stare at the menu for about 2 minutes, can't find anything with cheese, and go someplace else.
Along with the new location, the menu has been updated as well; in addition to the old favorites (hot dogs, hot pretzels, relish packets), the kosher stand now sells Italian sausauge (which, in kosher stand terms, means a beef hot dog slightly less red in color than the regular hot dogs), french fries and chicken tenders. They also sell the MinuteMaid Lemonade frezzie things, which are awesome. Oh, they sell beer too, but nothing good. I had the chicken tenders, and they were really good, but I had to wait about ten minutes for them.
As for the game, Boston won, a Yankees fan caught a fly ball and, upon brandishing his jersey, was collectively booed by the crowd. We had seats right behind home plate about 10 rows back, really great seats, the weather was nice (I traditionally have bad luck with April games and end up freezing). All in all, a good way to start the season. And when I came home, the house was clean!
COMPLETELY selfless.
Posted by: mike at April 10, 2006 7:23 AMThey don't sell Clipper City? (A good beer.)
Posted by: David at April 10, 2006 8:21 AMclean? Maybe (or not), ready for pesach? Not on your life. Get off the computer bud, so we can kasher the kitchen!
Posted by: peninah at April 10, 2006 8:50 AMMeanwhile, Jewboy had to stay home to clean and kasher while his father in law and brother in law went to the game. Shkoach, Penina, for understanding the priorities in life.
Posted by: Jewboy at April 10, 2006 9:07 AMDid you take Eden to the game? My dad has season tickets for Sunday games, but I think that Jewboy, AlanLaz and PegLaz are going to the game without me during Chol HaMoed because Destructinator80(aka JewBaby)isn't apt to sit for more than 3 seconds. Or, I'll send him to the game and Peninah and I can go do something fun.
Posted by: Lanie at April 10, 2006 9:18 AMNo, my mother in law took care of Eden here while I did stuff. Gila only went to her first game last year. Although, Ezra went to his first game when he was 9 months. Then again, my father in law gave my kids all baseballs while they were still in the warmers in the delivery room. Obsessed much?
Posted by: peninah at April 10, 2006 9:43 AMI went to the game Thursday night and couldn't find the stand. I went to fan assistance and they didn't know at first either. They used the walkie talkie and found it. No lines when I went, but that may have been partially due to the fact that there was no one at the game. The italian sausage was skinny little runt but tasted okay. It looks bigger since they put a whole roll of aluminum foil around it before putting it in the standard hot dog wrapper. The pretzel is probably the best deal (I use that term loosely).
Posted by: opinions at April 10, 2006 11:39 AMI'm glad it moved! I liked it best when it was behind home plate-central to all areas of the park. When it was by third base-I felt that it was far away.
Posted by: Sara at April 10, 2006 7:35 PM
