Major League Madness

For my annual summer adventure I decided to go on a program which kids and adults dream about doing their whole lives, but never end up actually doing it. Over a course of three weeks, from July 8th to July 29th, my friend Jack and I travelled through the midwest and east coast visiting a majority of the MLB stadiums. As one travels through the cities, one gets an idea of the popular foods at each stadium. Whether I'm in Chicago, Baltimore, or even Detroit, each stadium had a different identity. My journey began in the windy city of Chicago. The first of eleven total games during my trip was played at Wrigley Field home of the Chicago Cubs. Wrigley was known for their Chicago dog, which consists of a sausage, caramelized onion, some greens, and some mustard. The dog was scrumptious, it tasted like no hot dog I had ever had before. The combination of the flavor of the sausage and the onions were mouthwatering. The second stop on my trip was in the city of Detroit. The Detroit Tigers home field is Comerica Park, which sits right in the city, adjacent to Ford FIeld. One of the members on my trip was a Detroit native, and suggested that if I was looking to get a taste of what Detroit is made of, then I should go to Leo's Coney Island Chili Dog. Though the service at the restaurant was not top-notch, the meal completly turned my frown upside down. The chili dog was just an average ordinary bun, a crunchy hot dog, some spicy chili, and little mustard to top it off. While I did have many quality meals on my trip, I would have to say I was most pleased with what I had at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. Food Network set up a little booth at the stadium, which allowed baseball fans to create any combination of hot dogs that they can think off. I got a hot dog on a bread roll with chili, frito's chips, mustard, and grilled onions. I was concerned I was not going to enjoy the frito's chips on the dog, but it just made it all the merrier. I left each city knowing that I got a good sense of what the most renowned baseball park foods are.