Weird-News: Minor League Baseball Park's 4,800 Calorie Burger

[arniejolt]

Take me out to the ball game!
Take me out to the crowd!
Buy me a 4,800 calorie burger!
I don't care if...

...Hmn, can't find something that rhymes with 'burger...'

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Well, at least the salsa is low-cal. The West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor league baseball team, will be offering up major league cholesterol, carbohydrates and calories in an enormous hamburger being added to the menu this year at the Fifth Third Ballpark.

The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn chips, all on an 8-inch sesame-seed bun. That's a lot of dough!

The Grand Rapids Press reports that anyone who eats the entire 4,800-calorie behemoth in one sitting will receive a special T-shirt. Saner fans can divide it up with a pizza cutter and share.

From ABC7 San Fran:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6728333

[bermuddy]

topper is gonna eat it. he's been preaching this thing all day.

[dady5000]

That damn beast of a burger better taste good for being 20 bucks.

[kiggidykev]

"I don't care if my heart is in danger"...?

[bse523]

Yea really, get a t-shirt and a one-way ticket to the hospital.

[afterstasis]

who's going to clean these bathrooms?

[Zeleii]

who's going to clean these bathrooms?
Damn right kiddo!

[The Highway To Hell]

What a deal, pay $20 and you go to the hospital! shweet... Oh and don't forget the free t-shirt!




EDIT: OMG after clicking that and seeing the actualy burger, I just wanna puke!

[BuRn7 CaK3]

So stupid... If i were to eat a 4 lb burger... i'd want more than a t-shirt.

[DoomSong8]

That thing looks delicious. Anyone wanna split one?

[killer_roach]

Haven't actually been to a Whitecaps game in years, even though they're just up the road... (long enough that their stadium was called Old Kent Park then, before Old Kent Bank was bought by Fifth Third)

[sillystou]

Take me out to the ball game!
Take me out to the crowd!
Buy me a 4,800 calorie burger!
I don't care if...

it makes me holler...

[frizzy_bj]

That doesn't even look good to me.

[NoMoreVillains]

I have to see how big a 4lb burger is. I've seen a 1lb burger offered at a 4H fair and that sucker is pretty big.

[killer_roach]

4lb is the total weight... the beef itself is just under 2lb.

[nashphx13z]

That's a lot of beef.

I wonder how my friend Vivek would feel about this...

[citric_bullets]

That doesn't even look good to me.

That was my initial reaction as well. It kinda looks like somebody's eaten it once already.

[OrdealByFire]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMm2KWr_YKg

[killer_roach]

That's a lot of beef.

I wonder how my friend Vivek would feel about this...

Going by the name alone, it's at least a safe bet he won't eat it, and may be somewhat appalled by the concept...

[ThrobingCane]

This is why the USA is the fattest country in the world, with that said i suddenly got very hungry.

[killer_roach]

This is why the USA is the fattest country in the world, with that said i suddenly got very hungry.

Actually, we're not... haven't been for a couple of years. Australia took that honor from us.

America's obesity rates have pretty well held steady the past decade or so... the rest of the world is now catching up to us :)

[ThrobingCane]

Actually, we're not... haven't been for a couple of years. Australia took that honor from us.

America's obesity rates have pretty well held steady the past decade or so... the rest of the world is now catching up to us :)

Really? I didnt hear about that, I must have been living in a cave.

[General Lein979]

I know that place, my dad's company own's a box their free food. I might have to try this. White Caps ftw!

[Rock_Band_Over]

I have trouble slicing a pizza with my pizza cutter... they must have really heavy duty ones at that stadium. Or maybe "pizza cutter" is local lingo for "chainsaw".


Actually, we're not... haven't been for a couple of years. Australia took that honor from us.

America's obesity rates have pretty well held steady the past decade or so... the rest of the world is now catching up to us :)

There's reasons for this... that we probably shouldn't get into on this board.

[gmarsh]

holy crap, thats all I have to say.

[topperharley]

holy crap, thats all I have to say.

you would probably say the same thing a few hours after eating it... :)

[TheDeacon_Reloaded]

Take me out to the ball game!
Take me out to the crowd!
Buy me a 4,800 calorie burger!
I don't care if...

...Hmn, can't find something that rhymes with 'burger...'

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Well, at least the salsa is low-cal. The West Michigan Whitecaps, a minor league baseball team, will be offering up major league cholesterol, carbohydrates and calories in an enormous hamburger being added to the menu this year at the Fifth Third Ballpark.

The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn chips, all on an 8-inch sesame-seed bun. That's a lot of dough!

The Grand Rapids Press reports that anyone who eats the entire 4,800-calorie behemoth in one sitting will receive a special T-shirt. Saner fans can divide it up with a pizza cutter and share.

From ABC7 San Fran:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6728333


Wait. How are you going to cut 5 beef patties and an 8 inch bun with a pizza cutter?