Most baseball stadiums will offer occasional giveaways like bobbleheads and noisemakers. Those are satisfactory, but now they’re upping the ante with all-you-can-eat seats.

Depending  on the city, seats run between 28 and 50 dollars. However, the monstrous amount of food fans are invited to consume is well worth the money, despite the less than desirable seat locations. Hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, pretzels and some sodas are included in the price; the stomach ache and piles of hot dog wrappers is complimentary.

The promotion seems to be appealing to college age males more than anyone. On the other hand, some older crowds steer clear of the uncontrollable feast. One journalist described the experience after a game in Los Angeles as ”A gluttonous orgy of stupidity.” Then went on to compare the smell of discarded stadium food wrappers and scraps to “sitting in a sewer.”

So if you are a health conscious individual you may want to stick to the usual seating options, but if you enjoy copious amounts of food shared over a rousing baseball game, check out these seats! Unfortunately the souvenir mugs and jerseys are still going to cost you a pretty penny, but the memory of 24 hot dogs in a 3 hour sitting will last a lifetime.

Posted: September 28th, 2009 under General.
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We all love a good, intense competition filled with gritty determination, glorious triumph, beads of sweat and -most importantly- masked competitors.

I kid you not. ESPN will be airing the largest table tennis tournament in the United States complete with optional crazy costumes. Among this years competitors you will find 73 year old, Wayne Oberton in his suspenders and shorts matched up against Subway franchise owner Jeffrey Shaw. On the side tables you might catch a glimpse of cape-clad competitors and successful Ivy League Alumni. Diversity is clearly the theme of the game, opening competition up to anyone with table tennis skills regardless of age, appearance or level of sanity.

If you ever had a hankering for a rousing game of PingPong check out some customized pinpong balls (no longer used only for beer pong!) and start practicing your skills for the next tournament.

Posted: September 25th, 2009 under General.
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With basketball season quickly approaching, teams are bringing in the schwag by the truckload. If there are any Cleveland Cavs fans out there, you might remember the great Lebron James Bobble-Head Delivery of ‘04. 10,000 bobble heads resembling ‘King James’ were delivered in an armored truck, guarded by security officers with guns. Now you can pick one up for $20 on Ebay, sans armed officers.

Or better yet - you can start emailing bobbleheads to your friends’ iPhones. For .99 cents you can download and send virtual bobbleheads all over the world. I thought that was a really neat feature. I wonder if you can save the bobblehead as your iPhone background? That way your favorite player would always be looking up to you, happy and nodding, all day long.

A little Lebron in your pocket.

Posted: September 22nd, 2009 under Basketball, General.
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Regardless of whether or not you’re a Yankee fan, it’s easy to recognize the great significance of Mariano Rivera’s achievement of 500 career saves.  Not only is it particularly poignant because he became only the second pitcher in history to reach this milestone (Trevor Hoffman is the first), Rivera also had his first career RBI when he was walked with bases loaded.  On September 29th, the first 18,000 fans 14 and younger will receive a commemorative poster of Rivera and his remarkable achievement.  Pretty nice schwag for a young Yankee fan or any baseball buff.

Mariano Riviera 500 Saves Poster

Posted: September 15th, 2009 under Baseball.
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