Hot Dog Heaven

"A hot dog at the ballpark is better than roast beef at the Ritz." - Humphrey Bogart

I wonder what he would have thought about 6,000 hot dogs.  That is the total of hot dogs sold tonight at Centennial Field during the "Hot Dog Heaven" promotion.  Speaking as someone who spent 7 seasons cooking those hot dogs at Centennial, it was always scary to know this night was coming up.  It would turn out great every year, but no matter how many times we'd go through it, the concept of a stadium full of over 3,000 people coming for $0.25 hot dogs would make anyone nervous, even Champ.

Unfortunately, the Lake Monsters fell 9-1 to the Staten Island Yankees.  This puts them 1-2 overall in this series against the Yankees but they still hold a strong 14-7 record on the season.  Now, the Monsters head to Ripken Stadium in Maryland to start a split series against the Aberdeen Iron Birds.  They will play 3 games there before both teams travel north to Burlington to play 3 more in Historic Centennial Field.  These will be the only 6 games between the 2 teams for the regular season.  Fans will have the opportunity to watch the 3 games in Aberdeen on MiLB.TV.  If you can't make it out to the ballpark when the Monsters return, be sure to tune in to 101.3 ESPN for full coverage of the home stand against the Iron Birds.

See you at the ballpark.