Do you
which team has the oldest team name in baseball? It's the Cincinnati
Reds. Yup. Fooled me too. It would have been the oldest team name in
continuous use, but they changed their name to the Red Legs for a few
years in the 1950s. It seems Reds was too closely associated with
communism, and with the USSR being the closest rival to the USA and
threatening the way of life for just about every nation it associated
with, it seemed prudent to shake things up for a while.
That
makes the Cincinnati Reds the oldest team in baseball, name-wise
anyway. They were around at the dawn of baseball. And you know what
meal you eat at dawn? Breakfast. And in the days of my youth, the
1970s, the Cincinnati Reds were most definitely champions. That is
why I designed the Breakfast of Champions Dog for the the Reds
and Great American Ballpark.
This
dog is easy to make because I recommend using the microwave version
of most ingredients. Particularly the pancake part. Homemade pancakes
usually will not hold together well enough to serve as a bun.
Start
with a flat pancake for a bun, fry up an egg hard, lay it on top of
the pancake. Fry or microwave a breakfast sausage of your choice, put
on top of the egg, sprinkle on a half of a handful of Captain Crunch
cereal and then pour on some maple syrup. Fold and eat.
If you
do make these using frozen pancakes, remember most varieties are
relatively small, so plan on eating two. Even better, if you live in
the Mountain or Pacific time zones, wait until the Reds have a 1pm
Eastern start. That way you can have the Breakfast of Champions Dog
as a real breakfast. And you have my permission to sleep in until
game time.
Beer
pairing. Little Kings Cream Ale is a Cincinnati stalwart that has
been a favorite of the denizens of the Queen City for decades. Make
sure you pick up the pony bottles, they fit the size of the dog
better. And you have my permission to drink them before noon.
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