Is it surprising that there were so many empty seats throughout the Dodger Stadium during the championship round?”
All-you-can-eat seats: Baseball fans pig out MINNEAPOLIS — First pitch was still half an hour away and the empty plastic cups, crinkled foil wrappers and peanut shells were already piling up under the blue seats in the Metrodome’s upper deck. While the Minnesota Twins prepared to play the Cleveland Indians on a recent evening, a few hundred fans were getting ready for a night-long contest of their own — a race to empty out the concession stands before they closed. “I’ve done four hot dogs, three nachos, a pretzel, some popcorn and about four of these pops,” said Charlie Romain, proudly treating himself to an early 22nd birthday feast. “It’s only been an hour, but I’m digesting a bit right now.” High above third base, Sections 232 and 233 have been turned into all-you-can-eat seats for 10 Tuesdays this season. So far, about one-third of the 600 available tickets have been sold for each of the special nights. In this season of recession, the Twins are just one of several ballclubs trying
First pitch was still half an hour away and the empty plastic cups, crinkled foil wrappers and peanut shells were already piling up under the blue seats in the Metrodome’s upper deck. While the Minnesota Twins prepared to play the Cleveland Indians on a recent evening, a few hundred fans were getting ready for a night-long contest of their own — a race to empty out the concession stands before they closed. “I’ve done four hot dogs, three nachos, a pretzel, some popcorn and about four of these pops,” said Charlie Romain, proudly treating himself to an early 22nd birthday feast. “It’s only been an hour, but I’m digesting a bit right now.” High above third base, Sections 232 and 233 have been turned into all-you-can-eat seats for 10 Tuesdays this season. So far, about one-third of the 600 available tickets have been sold for each of the special nights. In this season of recession, the Twins are just one of several ballclubs trying such stuff-your-face promotions, the idea being to boost a
