by Darnell Pearson | Aug 23, 2017 | Minor League Baseball, Players, Sports
NORFOLK, Va. — Tyler Wilson, a 27-year-old pitcher of the Norfolk Tides, shares his thoughts and experiences in both the minor leagues and MLB. Wilson played college baseball at the University of Virginia and was drafted in the 35th round of the 2010 Major...
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 23, 2017 | Food, Minor League Baseball
Grade: 5/5 NORFOLK, Va. – After visiting the Norfolk Tides, I didn’t want to leave, the ballpark was electric. Fans were excited to be at the park from the moment the gates opened. The game was good but the food was outstanding. The signature “Smokehouse” hot...
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Seven graduate students in the sports specialty program at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism traveled this summer to a number of Minor League baseball stadiums in the mid-Atlantic region. This is their report on reviewing the best of ballpark food....
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Grade: 3.5/5 ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The IronPigs have their own website that tells you where to go in order to buy certain foods. easy to find the “traditional” foods like hot dogs, chicken fingers and fries. It is harder to find the “specialty” items, especially...
by Darnell Pearson | Aug 22, 2017 | Food, Sports
Grade: 4/5 BOWIE, Md. – The Chicken & Waffle Cone sounded better than it tasted. It ended up being what looked like three McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets sprinkled with barbecue sauce, and shoved into a waffle cone. Not terrible, but certainly lacking the...
