Mariners to ban snack food at games

[Loboexpat]

Top O' The Order: DON'T buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jack

By 'Duk


1. If you're allergic to peanuts — and my sympathies for that tragic misfortune, if you are — Seattle's Safeco Field will be the place to be on Aug. 5 and Sept. 9. The stadium staff there is planning to make two sections "peanut-controlled" zones, cleaning each before the game and banning the sale of peanuts at nearby concession stands so those afflicted by the food allergy can watch the game without worry.

The Mariners are believed to be the first major league team to hold such a night, but it's not an entirely novel concept. A minor league team in suburban Chicago made its entire stadium peanut-free earlier this month.

Though it might seem sacrilegious to some of us shell-cracking folk to not be able to buy peanuts at a baseball game, I don't have much of a problem abstaining for a game or two a year. Peanuts can be potentially deadly to some people and if a little sacrifice on my part means that they can attend and enjoy a game, then I'm all for it.

Making the entire season peanut-free, though? Now that might be a little too much.



http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Top-O-The-Order-DON-T-buy-me-some-peanuts-and-?urn=mlb,95734

[Garishwolf]

way too PC PAT,,,,,,,,,,sheez, I can see it coming, no hotdogs, nachos, man if you are smart enough to understand the game, you should know a bag of toasted peanuts has peanuts in it, and crackerjacks,,,must be getting real old fast,,,,,,,,,,grrrr

[loborick]

It can be a very serious condition. My ex wife was allergic to peanuts and had to carry an Epi-pen(sp) around. In just a few minutes a person's esophagus could close and the person could die. I love peanuts, but I could give them up a few games so others could attend.

[Kent_Brockman]

I would have never guessed this would have originated in Seattle. :rolleyes:

I do agree that peanut allergies are a serious issue for a lot of people. While I am sympathetic , I also agree with garish. It's just another example of political correctness encroaching in places where it doesn't belong.



I heard a story once about a woman on a flight who was allergic to peanuts. The flight attendants were more than happy to give her a non-peanut snack, but this woman didn't want anyone on the flight to have peanuts. They finally reached a compromise where anybody located within three rows of her could not have peanuts while the rest of the cabin had a choice.

[Loboexpat]

It can be a very serious condition. My ex wife was allergic to peanuts and had to carry an Epi-pen(sp) around. In just a few minutes a person's esophagus could close and the person could die. I love peanuts, but I could give them up a few games so others could attend.

I understand that it can be a serious condition, however I was unaware that the mere presence of peanuts was so serious. I was under the impression they had to be ingested.

[Garishwolf]

how many deaths at ballparks sense Babe Ruth,,,due to peanuts. I have 2 friends that have the problem bad, they check before meals etc. if you can't or don't know how to use the voting machine you should not be alloud to vote. imo...............y my buddy chad.