Baseball for the Thinking Fan

Login | Register | Feedback

btf_logo
You are here > Home > Baseball Newsstand > Baseball Primer Newsblog > Discussion
Baseball Primer Newsblog
— The Best News Links from the Baseball Newsstand

Monday, July 26, 2010

ESPN: Stadium vendor inspection reports

Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Los Angeles Angels
Vendors with critical violations: 16%

Inspection report excerpt: Most recent inspection reports show improvements on rat-related violations that occurred in prior visits.

Mickey is a mouse, not a rat.

Sun Life Stadium
Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins
Vendors with critical violations: 93%

Inspection report excerpt: In June 2009, an employee complained anonymously that small insects and other debris were blended into frozen alcoholic beverages at a stand where equipment wasn’t being cleaned. When inspectors checked, they issued a critical violation for a buildup of slime inside the frozen drinks machine.

What is Jeffrey Loria doing inside the frozen drinks machine?

RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) Posted: July 26, 2010 at 02:22 PM | 9 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
  Tags: business

Reader Comments and Retorts

Go to end of page

Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.

   1. Mayor Blomberg Posted: July 26, 2010 at 08:24 PM (#3599603)
Verizon Center
Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals
Vendors with critical violations: 100%

Inspection report excerpt
: Mice droppings, a critical violation in Washington, were found at at least 10 vendors.


OK, so in what jurisdictions are mouse droppings a condiment?
   2. Random Transaction Generator Posted: July 26, 2010 at 08:39 PM (#3599629)
Air Canada Centre
Toronto Raptors, Toronto Maple Leafs
Vendors with critical violations: 0%

Inspection report excerpt: No critical or major violations.

Rogers Centre
Toronto Blue Jays
Vendors with critical violations: 0%

Inspection report excerpt: No critical or major violations.


Damn Canadians, perpetuating the stereotype...
   3. Rough Carrigan Posted: July 26, 2010 at 09:44 PM (#3599706)
That inspection of Fenway Park somehow missed the bad turkey or potato salad (I don't know which it was) that made me sick and had me throw up three times on July 16, the only time I ever went to Fenway and didn't drink beer. The irony.
   4. Andere Richtingen Posted: July 26, 2010 at 11:28 PM (#3599822)
Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs
Vendors with critical violations: 0%
Inspection report excerpt: No critical or major violations.


That can't be right.

Chicago health inspectors inspect vendors while the stadiums are empty, when no workers are preparing or serving food.


Ah, okay. Now it makes sense.
   5. Steve Phillips' Hot Cougar (DrStankus) Posted: July 27, 2010 at 12:08 AM (#3599851)
That inspection of Fenway Park somehow missed the bad turkey or potato salad (I don't know which it was) that made me sick and had me throw up three times on July 16, the only time I ever went to Fenway and didn't drink beer. The irony.


Stadium beer is a well regarded antidote to food borne illness
   6. 'Spos Posted: July 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM (#3599865)
I am fasting the next time I'm in Florida.
   7. Jim Wisinski Posted: July 27, 2010 at 12:36 AM (#3599884)
To be fair, this does seem highly dependent on the standards/inspection routines in each state, such as Chicago inspectors not actually being there while food is being prepared. The article mentions that Florida have a state agency do all inspections results in much tighter standards, I think that a lot more stadiums across the country would look worse if subjected to the same inspections as in Florida. It seems pretty unlikely that all Florida stadiums are horribly lax while only a few stadiums in the entire rest of the country are as bad.
   8. Tuque Posted: July 27, 2010 at 12:47 AM (#3599895)
Damn Canadians, with their friendly people and clean facilities.
   9. Jose Can You Seabiscuit Posted: July 27, 2010 at 01:19 AM (#3599937)
Chicago health inspectors inspect vendors while the stadiums are empty, when no workers are preparing or serving food.


Isn't this the equivalent of setting up a speed trap on a road that is closed?

You must be Registered and Logged In to post comments.

 

 

<< Back to main

Support BBTF

donate

Thanks to
Jim Wisinski
for his generous support.

Bookmarks

You must be logged in to view your Bookmarks.

Hot Topics

NewsblogT.R. Sullivan: Of Frank Robinson, Milt Pappas and Jim Palmer
(8 - 12:40am, May 26)
Last: The Gurus DO NOT BourbonSamurai

NewsblogWilmoth: Nate McLouth Designated For Assignment
(12 - 12:25am, May 26)
Last: Tripon

NewsblogBoston.com: Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios lays off all staff
(118 - 12:15am, May 26)
Last: Paul D(uda)

Hall of MeritMost Meritorious Player: 1973 Discussion
(15 - 12:13am, May 26)
Last: DanG

NewsblogBud Selig -- No need for more MLB replay for now - ESPN
(86 - 11:59pm, May 25)
Last: cardsfanboy

NewsblogThe Hall of Very Good: Former Cards Slugger Critical of "LaRussa's Regime"
(4 - 11:26pm, May 25)
Last: cardsfanboy

NewsblogCSN to host ‘Phillies at the Beach’ on Memorial Day
(18 - 11:25pm, May 25)
Last: Fielder's the first baseman, Felder is the fielder

Hall of MeritMost Meritorious Player: 1972 Ballot
(28 - 11:25pm, May 25)
Last: lieiam

Sox TherapyA Winning Ballclub?
(20 - 11:24pm, May 25)
Last: Dan

NewsblogMatschulat: Did I Miss The "Paul Konerko Is So Overrated OMG" Bandwagon?
(27 - 11:16pm, May 25)
Last: baudib

NewsblogTBO: Nerdy Rays head north
(17 - 10:07pm, May 25)
Last: PreservedFish

NewsblogHimrich’s Top Ten Target Field Foods
(6 - 9:57pm, May 25)
Last: Long John McCaine Mutiny on the Bounty (scott)

NewsblogDodgers want to host NHL's Winter Classic
(22 - 9:38pm, May 25)
Last: Cris E

NewsblogGreenberg: Cubs' Ricketts decries proposal
(817 - 9:08pm, May 25)
Last: The Yankee Clapper

NewsblogHP: Baseball is leaving the human factor behind
(55 - 8:48pm, May 25)
Last: Squash

Buy MLB playoff tickets, plus 2011 World Series, 2011 ALCS tickets and NLCS game tickets. We also have Texas Rangers playoff schedule, tickets to Red Sox games and Yankees game tickets. Plus, buy Phillies baseball tickets, Tigers playoff tickets and the biggies like ALDS baseball tickets and 2011 NLDS tickets.

Demarini, Easton and TPX Baseball Bats

 

 

 

AllianceTickets.com has cheap MLB Tickets. Get all your Colorado Rockies Tickets, Seattle Mariners Tickets, San Francisco Giants Tickets and all your favorite baseball tickets here. We also carry cheap Denver Broncos Tickets, Seattle Seahawks Tickets and Denver Nuggets Tickets.

Page rendered in 0.1396 seconds
57 querie(s) executed