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Baseball players have tried to fool base runners into an out by using a fake ball made with a frozen, painted potato. The hidden potato trick has a hundred year history, and was last used in a 1987 minor league game.
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I love stadium food and I cannot lie!
Not that anyone is asking me to deny it, but I just felt I had to say that…
Nachos, hot pretzels, hot dogs…my mouth is watering just thinking about all that good stuff.
But, judging by the photos you’re about to see, some stadiums really don’t have their act together when it comes to supplying the fans with the good stuff.
Let’s see some really bad food that people ordered at sporting events.
Trust me on this one.
London. Wembley Stadium
pic.twitter.com/atafgsmyMs
— Felicia Harrison (@only1fee) December 17, 2020
Proceed with caution.
I will not name the franchise, but it’s an American baseball minor league affiliate pic.twitter.com/ymkEQFdh4G
— Captain Vack Sparrow
(@LukeJohnson2014) December 17, 2020
But give it a shot if you must.
Kingsmeadow (cold) cheese fries pic.twitter.com/E7MX88TFLA
— Dávid Pásztor (@D_Peezy) December 17, 2020
Just say NO!
This isnt mine (I’ve borrowed it) but this was doing the rounds I think it even made BBC Sport. Cheesy chips (if you could call it that). pic.twitter.com/iGrCgCSXih
— Malcolm Wood #WeAreStarfleet (@woodmally1979) December 17, 2020
Yikes. No thank you.
This is what was on offer at Tynecastle hospitality. pic.twitter.com/ZXD2QRm70r
— Leon (@LeonRousseau10) December 18, 2020
Fill us in!
— Not Kyle’s Dad (@Dank_Hunt_42) December 17, 2020
Also, how much did it cost?
— kerem sefa gökbuget (@keremsefa) December 17, 2020
Not bad!
Mine pic.twitter.com/OfW2H2IpBB
— buggy D crown (@pendekarhitam88) December 18, 2020
Straight into the trash you go.
— ふじわら たくみ
(@pesxs96) December 17, 2020
Where are the fixins…?
And if you order a grilled sausage and potato chips you will absolutely get a grilled sausage and potato chips. They gave me a whole dang sleeve of Pringles
pic.twitter.com/VCYhcRxu4l
— Mitch Goldich
(@mitchgoldich) February 11, 2018
Have you ever had any terrible stadium food?
Talk to us in the comments.
And show us some photos if you got ’em!
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Can we all agree that one of the best parts of going to a game is eating all that stadium food?
You better believe it!
But when happens when you’re all geared up for some goodies and you get served some sh*tty food at the game?
You share it on Twitter, that’s what!
People shared their worst food experiences at sports stadiums. Go ahead and dive in…
My eyes!
What’s the worst food you have had at a football match? Here’s mine. pic.twitter.com/z9E9lHygKm
— Elliot (@elliotwhu) December 16, 2020
I’ll pass…
Tuna baguette at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimarães, for England v Netherlands. Forgot to eat all day and this was literally the only item of food I could find in the entire fucking city. Item pictured below set me back 7 (SEVEN) euros. pic.twitter.com/OxYe6MC4N2
— JC (@jamieclark_78) December 16, 2020
I’m just sayin’…
“Crab pretzel” @ Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland pic.twitter.com/W62xGd2OL3
— Chloe
(@ChloeCatherine) December 17, 2020
A culinary master…
Can’t be worst than this they tried to feed us this bs in Mexico pic.twitter.com/LtYhUFi5Jl
— solo (@solo713_) December 17, 2020
How long did it take to eat it?
— Jack (@JackGr4y) December 18, 2020
I hope your day got better after this…
Burnley 2017 Even the Chuffing Pie is Fed Up
pic.twitter.com/OVLtLAuCVK
— Stoketastic
(@Ragnar300) December 16, 2020
Pizza in Bordeaux for the Wales Slovakia game pic.twitter.com/phkDJUvqQY
— Simon Cooke (@MR51CUK) December 16, 2020
Whatever it is…
@joebarlow08 pic.twitter.com/vYpDCUgDF6
— Gerard
(@GerardCrane6) December 16, 2020
I just lost my appetite.
Wouldn’t say it was the worst but the bun to sausage ration was weird. Bought at Düsseldorf v Wolfsburg. pic.twitter.com/PUv6cDPses
— Lee (@FS0c1etyMember) December 16, 2020
Throw it on the ground and run away!
The baseball team in Cincinnati tried to convince me this was a “local specialty” pic.twitter.com/Dyu1fxxaX1
— Cooper Lund (@cooperlund) December 17, 2020
Have you ever ordered any really bad food at a sports stadium?
If so, please tell us all about it in the comments.
And share some pics, too! Thanks!
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The Canadian Medical Association voted in support of a ban of Mixed Martial Arts in Canada. They argued from a physician responsibility standpoint they could not overlook activities which cause injury and trauma to Canadians. They had previously come out against Boxing for similar reasons.
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The Canadian Medical Association voted in support of a ban of Mixed Martial Arts in Canada. They argued from a physician responsibility standpoint they could not overlook activities which cause injury and trauma to Canadians. They had previously come out against Boxing for similar reasons.
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You have to be a bit of a sports nerd to know some stats off the top of your head, but, in case you didn’t know, sports are hugely popular in this country and some people seem to treat it as their religion.
And I’m kind of guilty of that when it comes to certain teams, as well…
That’s why this Twitter thread of people sharing their favorite surprising sports facts is so cool!
Let’s see what they had to say.
They’re gonna be good for quite a while, I think…
The #Chiefs were down by double digits in every playoff game last season and eventually won each of those games by double digits.
— Jeremy Sickel (@JeremySickel) July 1, 2020
She’s already a legend.
From 2013 to 2020, excluding the year she didn’t compete, Simone Biles has won 29% of all World and Olympic medals and 66% percent of the gold medals. She has won 86% of the medals that she could have won : out of 35 medal opportunities, she medaled 30 times. I mean. HOW. https://t.co/mILwFpjFZo
— Lucy (@Lucys_Stuff) July 2, 2020
A great player!
Mike Trout was so good in high school that his teammates forced him to hit left-handed in their home run derby. Trout won anyway. https://t.co/ZgldkyNGlk
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) July 2, 2020
Mr. Aaron will be missed.
Take away Hank Aaron’s 755 home runs and he still has over 3,000 career hits. https://t.co/pFjRmFoL97
— Grant McAuley (@grantmcauley) July 3, 2020
It seemed like he’d never retire.
nolan ryan struck out 7 pairs of fathers and sons
—
The Tumboy
I loved to watch him play!
Barry Sanders had more TDs in 1988 than Reggie Bush had in his entire career at USC https://t.co/3VGVhf2yCx
— Colin Johnston (@ColinDJohnston) July 1, 2020
I never knew this before…
The only men’s basketball coach at the University of Kansas to have a career losing record? James Naismith – the guy that invented basketball.
— Dan
(@FastDan2000) July 1, 2020
They’re in a bit of a dry spell.
The Detroit Tigers have drafted more Super Bowl winning quarterbacks than the Detroit Lions
— Alabama 52 Ohio State 24 (@gabuckeyehater) July 1, 2020
A fierce rivalry between these two.
Texas has 7 conference championships in football in the last 40 years, Oklahoma has 7 in the last ten. https://t.co/E9eSXJ2E6T
— RedDirtSports (@RedDirtSport) July 2, 2020
One of the best to do it.
For 5 consecutive years Federer reached at least the semifinal of all 4 Grand Slam tournaments. That’s 23 in a row. On 3 different surfaces, coping with a variety of playing styles. Speak volumes of his otherwordly talent as well as unparalleled consistency physically & mentally. https://t.co/r3WiTGFQfO
— Raz Ols
(@RazOlsRF) July 3, 2020
At least I don’t think it will…
The New York Islanders won 19 straight playoff series from 1980-84. Good luck to anyone matching that.
— Chris Fallica (@chrisfallica) July 1, 2020
We’re still waiting…
Arnold Palmer made hole-in-ones, in competition, on the same hole ON CONSECUTIVE DAYS. No one else in professional golf has ever done that, before or since.
— Bob Valvano (@espnVshow) July 2, 2020
What’s your favorite sports fact?
Talk to us in the comments.
We’d love to hear from you!
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When I was young, I would devour sports statistics: hockey, baseball, football, basketball.
I feel like I always had my head buried in a book or a magazine looking at all kinds of stats…
And I guess I wasn’t alone! A bunch of folks took to Twitter to share their responses to this question posed by Peter Burns.
What's your favorite random sports stat that blows your mind every time you see it?
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) July 1, 2020
Let’s see what they had to say.
Likely to never be topped.
Wayne Gretzky scored the most goals in NHL history. If you take away all his goals, he STILL would have the most points in NHL history
— WallStreetBets CEO (retired) (@SortaBad) July 1, 2020
He was a beauty.
Stan Musial had 3,630 hits in his career.
1,815 at home.
1,815 on the road.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 1, 2020
A crazy stat.
Vince Carter played against 37% of people who have ever played in the NBA
— Vivek (@vcdevaraj) July 1, 2020
What a career he’s had.
Larry Fitzgerald has more tackles than drops in his NFL career.
— Jason Moore (@jasonffl) July 1, 2020
There’s no denying it.
Tom Brady has thrown 10% of all Super Bowl TD passes.
— Eddy Elfenbein (@EddyElfenbein) July 1, 2020
His stats are off the charts.
Aaron Rodgers has the highest TD-to-INT ratio (4.3) in NFL history and could throw a pick on 151 straight passes and still have a better mark than Favre in his Packers career.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 2, 2020
They dominate the opposition.
how about Ohio State is 337-1-1 all-time when they score 35 or more points.
— snowman (@snowjob310) July 1, 2020
We miss him!
Andre the Giant drinking 119 beers in one sitting https://t.co/nrJx6B2tjz
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) July 1, 2020
A dominant pitcher.
Randy Johnson won more games in his 40s than he did in his 20s. https://t.co/vIMMKQ8WKz
— Andrew Baggarly (@extrabaggs) July 1, 2020
Loved watching him on the field!
Tony Gwynn had more 4 hit games than 2 strikeout games.
Greg Maddux faced Tony Gwynn 107 times and never struck him out.
Tony Gwynn averaged 21.7 strikeouts per season. In 2019 129 players had 22 strikeouts by the end of April.
— Sean Moser (@sdmoser) July 1, 2020
Pretty impressive!
It took Joey Votto 13 years to pop up to first base.
— AMC A-List Member (@Ryanwtking) July 1, 2020
Now it’s your turn!
In the comments, tell us about your favorite sports facts that always manage to surprise you.
We can’t wait to hear from you! Thanks a lot!
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Who’s ready to kick off this new year with some good news? Because we definitely all need it…
I know I do! So let’s get down to business!
As a child of the 1980s, I’m here to tell you that breakdancing was HOT HOT HOT when I was a kid, mostly thanks to a little film you might have heard of called Breakin’ (and the sequel Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo).
Well, now it looks like the sport of breakdancing will finally be getting its due, because it’s going to be an Olympic sport!
Awesome, right?
Yes, it was recently announced that breakdancing will be one of four new sports at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The sport debuted at the 2018 Summer Youth Games and the “high entertainment value” of the activity was cited as the main reason for its inclusion in the big show.
It makes sense when you think about it. The athleticism and showmanship of breakdancing can be compared to other Olympic events like ice skating or the gymnastics floor routines. It’s all about style, ya know?
A British breaker named Karam Singh said that it’s “going to be great for breaking as it gives us more recognition as a sport. And for the Olympics, it will attract young people who may not follow some of the traditional sports.”
I personally can’t wait to see how this plays out during the 2024 Olympic Games. And I think it’s about time I revisit those classic Breakin’ films for a little refresher…
Pretty cool, huh?
And now we want to hear from you!
In the comments, tell us what other sports and activities you’d like to see included in the Olympics. Thanks in advance!
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A sports writer wrote a rude and snarky article about the Women’s National Basketball Association even though he had never been to a game. He was confronted by a WNBA star who chided him and invited him to watch her play. Two years later they were married.
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In 1974, drinkers in a British pub were bemoaning the fact that the UK didn’t produce world champions, so they invented a sport that no one else knew about: toe wrestling. In 1976, a Canadian visitor competed and won, so with the point of the sport gone, the “World Championship” was discontinued.
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