As we all know, players are superstitious. Mine would always want a Whopper Jr. with cheese before he pitched and pasta the night before. I liked a hot dog and a coke before the game. Maybe 2! How do you think I got the name Bighit!

What are some of the weird eats out there on game day!

I never ate before the game on game day

infidel_son: "There’s one thing I always do before I pitch, I go to Hardees and get a monster thick burger and I put that down. It’s about 5,000 calories."

We are lucky to get a piece of toast in my son

used to have a kid that threw up before every game. We called him Ralph!

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We called him Ralph!

SSmom's son's favorite:

My son MUST eat a Subway (doesn't matter what kind), and drinks a container of milk.
For graduation, he got several Subway gift cards for next season!

2 pieces of peanut butter whole wheat toast, banana & a dragonfruit vitamin water.

When we were at weekend tournaments we always stopped for breakfast at Denny's.

Had to have a "Grand Slam"

This is an easy one... I should have bought stock in Kellogg's a long ago.

Travel involves morning games. We stop at BK for croissant sandwiches. He eats Subway if there are breaks between games. Between 7/11 and BK I've consumed 40 ounces of coffee before game one. I'm up for the game.

A friend of mine pitched for the Brewers. He said they had the best Brats at the stadium. Since he knew he wasn't pitching until the ninth he sent a fan for a brat and a coke in the fourth inning.

Wait,
Do you guys(and gals) actually have kids that stop eating?

For some reason I like to eat muffins before a game.

Not really any rituals, but pbj,or meat sandwich with turkey or ham is usually a go. Prefers something light, so no bacon on the meat sandwich. Sent Clif bars to school during the season.

Son loves Bojangles after games. If you don't know what that is, you must come South.

Poptarts are a "perfect food" according to son.

Never heard of Bojangles (durn Northerner)... so I googled 'em: sounds good.
Ingredients:
3 cups self rising flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons confectioners sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 1/4 cup buttermilk
butter





Directions:

Mix dry ingredients. Cut in shortening. Stir in buttermilk. Knead a few times, roll or pat out on a board and cut with a biscuit cutter. Bake in 450-degree oven for 12 minutes (or until golden). Brush with butter.


This recipe from CDKitchen for Bojangles Biscuits serves/makes 1 dozen

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Originally posted by trojan-skipper:
durn Northerner

There's another term for Y'all...

My son doesn't eat much pre-game, either--particularly if it's early in the morning. (Might eat a Snickers or Poptart.) He piles it in the night before and after.

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Originally posted by 55mom:
Not really any rituals, but pbj,or meat sandwich with turkey or ham is usually a go. Prefers something light, so no bacon on the meat sandwich. Sent Clif bars to school during the season.

Son loves Bojangles after games. If you don't know what that is, you must come South.

Poptarts are a "perfect food" according to son.

Your son shouldn't eat turkey. There's a natural chemical in turkey that creates fatigue. Chicken is OK.

ummm tryptophan


You make a good point about watching what you eat, but since he doesn't eat mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie with his sandwich, I think he's OK with a couple of slices. No carb high and crash. (The current thinking is the carbs are the major culprit for the Thanksgiving nap.)

He rarely drinks caffeine and never drinks those energy drinks.

(anyone else hungry?)

My son's pregame: Subway 6" cold cut combo on white, American cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, with a little Italian dressing.