if you're the Phillies and have already sold more than three million tickets for the upcoming season, you can now turn to more creative revenue streams, like developing a 'signature' hot dog.
At phillies.com, you have until April 4 to vote for an all-beef hot dog to be featured this summer at Citizens Bank Park: South Philly (broccoli raab, spicy roasted peppers, sharp provolone, on an Italian roll; Olde Philadelphia (Amish pepper hash, dill pickle, and yellow mustard on a poppyseed roll); or Summer (cucumbers, pickled onion salsa, and ancho pepper sauce on a pretzel roll). A vegetarian version will also be available. I'm rooting for the broccoli raab but all three sound tasty.
Among the new products at the Majestic store: three-inch blocks of 'game-used' sod from the ballpark, complete with the Phillies' 2009 postseason logo. When the sod at the park was replaced after the World Series, the original grass was cut into squares and freeze-dried to make this unique collectible. I would never dole out the cash for one but have to admit it's a cool idea.
As for the new Phillies toaster, the one that brands toast with a Phillies "P", that's just funny.
Give me instead a freebie, and the Reading Phillies have just the one. On August 3 the first 2,500 fans will get a Ryan Howard Garden Gnome. Try and top that.
