Bronx Bummer

As promised, Gotham Gastronomy returned to the comfortable confines of The Stadium this week. We took a break from rendering ourselves hoarse root, root, rooting for the Pinstripes as they delivered an offensive clinic to investigate the options for eats and drinks proffered by Centerplate Concessions. The verdict was no surprise.
Note: Of course, those of you sitting in the luxury boxes, the club sections, or the Stadium Club have additional, albeit it not necessarily superior options available. GG shall revisit the beer of bourgeoisie at a later date, but for today, we focus on the Everyman's options.

Beer...
At GG, we prefer the fruit of the vine to hops and barley, but the spirit of the experience discouraged us from ordering a single serving of Walnut Creek. Instead, we opted to immerse our liver in the domestic brew. Our choices were simple, Budweiser or Coors, both offered in Lite [sic] varieties. For the low price of $7.75, one can purchase the former in a twelve ounce, plastic, wide mouthed bottle. (In the interest of national security, the cap is removed for you by the helpful staff.) Nine times out of ten, these containers were warm; in the event you acquire a cold one, that is a cold one, drink it quickly as it will become warm in a matter of minutes!

A better option is the 22 oz. "Jumbo" cup of Coors pictured below. At $8.75, the brew is a buy (sort-of)! At least, it is a bit colder, and a bit cheaper. The taste is, well, lacking, but if one drinks like they vote, often and early, the flavor improves... actually, taste is just less noticeable! Soft Drinks were not much better, selling for $4.50!

Food...

Nothing goes better with a ballgame than peanuts and CrackerJacks. The former (in-shell and salted,) supplied by Bazzini are a bit beneath, say, a Trader Joe's, but more than passable. A bag of the beauties sells for $4.75. After controversy in recent years Cracker Jack is back, but relegated to a plastic and foil bag. (GG is a bit disappointed by the change in packaging as after sixty dollars worth of beer, we enjoy watching the vendors don the empty boxes as hats.) Regardless, the ballpark staple will cost you $5.50 a bag (prize included!)

Other options abound. Another classic, the hot dog is a Hebrew National Dinner Dog, retailing for $4.75. The bun was standard white bread, not stale, but saturated with enough preservatives to preclude the adjective "fresh". My companion commented that the dog was disappointed, though he enjoyed the crispy skin. A bucket of Utz popcorn is $3.00 and perfect for soaking up said suds. Hot pretzels lost their luster under the heat lamp, and I longed for a midtown pushcart after squandering another four dollars. Assorted candies sold for $3.50, but I shall not waste space whining about my dislike for processed milk chocolate.