Ballpark Menu: Frederick Keys

Ballpark Menu: Frederick Keys

Grade: 4/5 FREDERICK, Md. – With a view right off third base, the food stop Hot Dog Nation serves hot dogs with toppings such as crab meat, bacon, coleslaw and chopped brisket BBQ. The toppings, although hearty, are light enough that they don’t overwhelm the hot...
Ballpark Menu: Potomac Nationals

Ballpark Menu: Potomac Nationals

Grade: 3.5/5 WOODBRIDGE, Va. – The Potomac Nationals, located in Woodbridge, Virginia were the first trip on our Minor League baseball tour. The Nationals play at G. Richard Pfitzner Stadium, one of the smallest stadiums we visited. The stadium had its...
Ballpark Menu: Reading Fightin Phils

Ballpark Menu: Reading Fightin Phils

Grade: 4/5 READING, Pa. – The Fighin Phils ballpark had the most creative menu. They had chicken parmesan stuffed pretzels that oozed with a tomato and cheese sauce after one bite. Add the chicken meatball to the mix–I deemed this as the best pretzel in...
Baseball and BBQ in Norfolk

Baseball and BBQ in Norfolk

Norfolk, VA. – The Norfolk Tides picked up their fifth straight win on July 17 after beating the Scranton RailRiders in a 3-2 battle, but the battle for the taste buds of fans was easily won by the Harbor Park Stadium food vendors. The stadium, home of the Tides, has...
The Minor League Grind

The Minor League Grind

READING, PA – Ten-hour bus rides, rooming with six other guys just to keep the cost of rent manageable and making less than $40,000 a year – 27-year-old Nick Rickles chose that lifestyle to pursue his career goal. Rickles, a catcher on the Reading Fightin Phils, would...