Illinois team counts on calories to draw attention (with the Doughnut Burger) |
03-12-2006, 09:55 PM
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#1 | | Dinobot Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 817 | Illinois team counts on calories to draw attention (with the Doughnut Burger)
From http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2362369 Quote: Illinois team counts on calories to draw attention
Homer Simpson would love the newest taste sensation in minor league baseball: the doughnut burger.
We kid you not. The Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League promised to create "Baseball's Best Burger" in time for the team's opener in late May. And they appear to have succeeded.
The ballpark sandwich will include a hamburger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon -- all between a "bun" made of a sliced Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut.
If you can find a (loop)hole in your cardiologist's advice, calorie counters predict the monster will set you back about 1,000 calories and 45 grams of fat.
"We have had the opportunity to bring in a new concession item for the past two seasons and each of them have been very successful," said Grizzlies general manager Tony Funderburg. He told ESPN.com that he got the idea after reading about Mulligan's in Atlanta, which has a similar sandwich called the Luther Burger.
Funderberg, who has said he has eaten at least 10 of the Grizzlies' new creations as part of a "sampling process," said the team hopes to sell 100 to 200 of them a night at $4.50 each. He calls it a bargain, considering it is a meal and a dessert in one.
It could be the hottest sandwich to hit the sports world since the Roethlisburger. That sandwich, invented in 2004 to honor Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, is available at a place called Peppi's and includes ground beef, sausage, scrambled eggs, grilled onions and American cheese.
The Grizzlies are no strangers to self-promotion through caloric innovation. Two years ago they introduced what they called "Baseball's Best Hotdog," a dog topped with two strips of bacon, sauteed onions, sauerkraut and cheddar cheese sauce. They upped the ante last year with the "Swiss Brat," a bratwurst with a slice of Swiss cheese in the middle of it, topped with sauerkraut.
Locals who might not be interested in minor league baseball but who want to experiment with clogged arteries will have to buy a ticket. Funderberg said the burger will only be sold inside the stadium gates.
The independent team, headquartered near St. Louis in Sauget, Ill., is in its sixth year of operation.
ESPN.com sports business reporter Darren Rovell contributed to this report. | | 
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03-12-2006, 09:58 PM
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#2 | | Dinobot Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 817 | So with this out: 
What kind of breakfast sandwich could they make that would outdo the calories on this one? Aside from homemade 5000-calorie whatsis somebody else did. | |
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03-12-2006, 09:58 PM
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#3 | | tells it like it is. Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,442 Location: Minneapolis Collection Count: Too many to count | Gross. Just........ick. | |
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03-12-2006, 10:10 PM
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#4 | | Dinobot Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 817 | Looking at two other high-calorie breakfast sandwiches:
Carl's Jr Breakfast Burger: 830 calories--hamburger patty, fried egg, bacon, hash browns, cheese, and ketchup! 
Burger King Enormous Omelet Sandwich: 730 calories--one sausage patty, two eggs, two American cheese slices, and three strips of bacon! 
I think the next breakfast sandwich someone will make at a fast-food or whatever restaurant will consist of:
-Glazed coffee-flavored doughnut (do they make these? I know they've got chocolate and all, but I'm wondering if there's coffee-flavored ones) halves with syrup dots baked inside for the "bread"
-1 sausage patty
-1 hamburger patty
-5 or so strips of bacon
-some number of American cheese
-2 fried eggs
-hash brown patty
-ketchup
And if possible, they refry all of that, together. Let's see how many would be crazy enough to eat that sandwich. | |
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03-12-2006, 10:25 PM
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#5 | | aksmth 2.0 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 19,504 Location: Lafayette, Indiana Collection Count: Somewhere between not enough and too many. News Credits: 1 | Anyone else get a sharp pain in your left arm while reading that? 
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Originally Posted by @GogDog When life gives you lemons, you KICK IT IN! | | |
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03-12-2006, 10:42 PM
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#6 | | Senior Alien TF Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,109 Location: In the slimy sewers of NYC Collection Count: Too many News Credits: 2 | As an aspiring medical doctor, I shake my head in sadness at such "awesome" news. 
And no, Aksmith, you're not alone with that feeling. My stomach also turned in a bad way seeing the pic. 
You can check out more of my artwork here: http://acidwing.deviantart.com | |
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03-12-2006, 11:09 PM
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#8 | | ^ THIS^ Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,340 Location: Terre Haute, IN. - The home SCATMAN CROTHERS! Collection Count: Varies from time to time News Credits: 1 | I'm a manager at a local Hardee's (Carl's Jr.), and I know a large sandwich when I see one. That donut burger leaves much to be desired. I however, have customised many sandwiches on my own at Hardee's. The largest so far is the 2 lb. Thickburger. The items on this sandwich included the following:
1 Large Sesame Seeded Bun, lightly buttered and toasted
0.8 oz of mayonnaise
" " of ketchup
" " of mustard (" " = ditto)
4 slices of american cheese
4 slices of swiss cheese
4 strips of bacon
5 dill pickle chips
2 leaves of fresh iceburg lettuce
3 tomato slices
3 red onion slices
4 - 1/2 lb 100% angus beef patties
this monstrocity took me about 15 minutes, but I was able to eat the whole thing. My eventual goal is to eat that famous 5 lb. burger, but I can't remember who had it, or where the place was located.
can anyone help me on this one? | |
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03-12-2006, 11:30 PM
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#9 | | Former Mod Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 6,718 Location: Chicago | That doesn't even sound appealing and I love burgers and Krispy Kreme. A Glazed donut does not make a good bun on anything. | |
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03-12-2006, 11:34 PM
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#10 | | Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,331 Location: In an Energon Towline down by the River. Collection Count: 1500+ | Give me a Batter Dipped Bacon wrapped Honey Bun anyday... | |
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