What's the prize in this...?

Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack, except at Yankee Stadium...

Some brilliant mind in the Yankees organization has decided to replace Cracker Jack with Crunch 'n Munch, claiming it beat the original in a taste test.

Is nothing sacred...?

Take me out to the ball game
Take me out to the crowd.
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack Crunch 'n Munch
I don't care if I ever get back lunch,

'Cause it's root, root, root
For the home team.
If they don't win it's a shame.
For it's one, two, three strikes
You're out
At the old ball game.

Taste test? How does a taste test take precedent over America's original ode to America's favorite pasttime?

No one cares what it tastes like. The only things that matters is the damn prize! And last time I checked, Crunch-n-Munch does not offer cheesy temporary tattoos and plastic rings.

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Comments

[Ben]

You know, this is old news. Yankee Stadium replaced Cracker Jacks with Crunch n Munch at least a year ago and possibly longer.

[tallglassofmilk]

Clearly I don't follow baseball as closely as I do NASCAR, and since I haven't lived in NY for awhile, I had no idea that this article I linked to than ran just days ago was year old news... espcially since it was speaking in the now.

So what's up, the Daily News came late to the party?

[Dean Esmay]

Man, is it just me or do the Crackerjack prizes all totally suck compared to what they used to give you?

I mean they were always cheap little things but it seems like they're nothing but paper and crap now.

[Pat]

Dear Tgom: if this cracker-thing came as shock to you, listen to that: in 2006 therer will be the world soccer championship in Germany. Hipphipphurra and so on. But now we received some shicking news: due to a global contract of American Budweiser brewery in all German stadiums - especially in Munich, capital of the Hofbraeuhaus and the real Octoberfest - only Budweiser will be served. There will be even an ban zone around the stadium where no alternative beers can bee sold or obtained. The same seems to be true for food, instead of German sausages or other local stuff you will get your food from international fastfood-chaines......

Now I don't want to get into a rant about American Beer. First of all, it is about taste, secondly, some of the smaller and microbreweries like SAM ADAMS really make a decent beer. So, why I underwrite the German slogan, that American Beer is like making love in a canoe (... both are f***ing close to water ;-), I wouldn't mind, if American beer would be served for those visitors who like it. But coming to a soccer game to Munich and not getting Bavarian Beer and food in and around the stadium sounds like a real bad joke!

Cheerio and keep your BUDs to you

[tallglassofmilk]

Wow. Now if I was a beer-drinking, German sports spectator I'd probably be ticked off.

As it is, I'm not a beer drinker at all. But Bud is the King of Beer in my fridge cause when I serve others, they are served that which serves the #8 car. Yes, I'm one of those annoying, loyal NASCAR buyers the sponsors can't get enough of. Cause I love the sport. Happy the Germans are contributing to keeping it going...

Of course, none of this means I'm unaware of the taste factor and I know a lot of people have a lot to say about the inferiority of American beer.

Why did German stadiums enter into an exclusive deal with the Americans' King of Beer instead of one of their own?

[Pat]

I am probably sinking to "low-life-level" in your eyes, TGOM, but please enlighten me about the meaning of "cause when I serve others, they are served that which serves the #8 car". I know what NASCAR is of course.(if I wanted to piss you off I would probably claim that NASCAR was invented because Americans sucked so much in REAL racing like Formula 1 - but than again I found NASCAR much more entertaining on TV while in the US than boring FORMULA 1). But what is the #8 car, I wonders???????

Anyway, in order to answer your question: not the German stadiums entered into an exclusive deal with the brewery, but the FIFA, which is the world wide head organisation of soccer and about as transparent and democratic as any average MAFIA-consortium in Naples..........

AS i said, naturally not all American beer is inferior, but mass-products like BUD, Coors or the likes are in my experience only drinkable, if served ice-cold (and thus virtually tastefree but at least refreshing somehow). SAM ADAMS is a good beer for instance, as are others I came to know during my Boston-time. But than again I am not much of a good judge myself, as I am more of a wine-drinker, particularily strong red wines like Barolo/Nebiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec etc. My favourite was a Nebiolo from Rabit Ridge, California.....

Cheerio from old Europe

[tallglassofmilk]

Pat - I certainly don't think you are "low life level" because you don't know about the #8 car - but it sure proves you don't spend enough time at Drink this... and if you are going to stick around it would behoove you to know.

The #8 car, sponsored by Budweiser, is driven by Dale Earnhardt, Jr., son of the late Dale Earnhardt, and my favorite driver in the NASCAR Nextel Cup series. You'll notice links to him on the left hand side, along with the little photo album of the day I spent with him and lots of posts in the "I feel the need, the need for speed" category.

The #8 car and its driver, voted the most popular by fans, are currently in the #1 in the points standings this season.

You can bash Bud all ya want, but start bashing the driver and we have a problem... thems fightin' words.

[Pat]

Thanks, TGOM, had already seen the pics of DAle Earnhardt jun. and you before, but did not know about #8. But each day we learn more, ain't that a fact. Besides, being male you will hopefully excuse my ignorance for looking more interested at the stunning blond young lady next to him... you are certainly a treat!

Cheerio, I am off for today

[alysa]

Someone's had just a little too much calcium today....