Philadelphia is the birthplace of this fine nation we call home, so it's fitting that as part of America's 250th birthday, the MLB All-Star Game is taking place in the City of Brotherly Love. But as much as Philly is known for history, it's equally known for food . Cheesesteaks, TastyKakes, pretzels, roast pork sandwiches and anything from Wawa. As part of the All-Star festivities, Citizens Bank Park will welcome a new food item from a selection of four candidates, which will be determined via a fan vote. PERFECT GAME'S ALL-AMERICAN CLASSIC IS COMING TO PHILADELPHIA FOR AMERICA'S 250TH ANNIVERSARY Of course, it's not enough to just win the vote. The winning selection will need to look right at home alongside the city's culinary titans. But can any of them do it? Well, let's take a look at them and see by giving them a one to five rating. You can't do baseball without a hot dog, and what a name. We're off to a hot start and haven't even talke...
The Los Angeles Dodgers are ruining baseball. That's the endless complaint from a number of uninformed fans, outside observers, certain media members and opposing owners happy to push for a salary cap to guarantee themselves more profits. A few years ago, however, they were the laughingstock of the sport. When they won the 2020 World Series in Arlington, these same fans and outsiders called it a "Mickey Mouse ring" that didn't count. The Dodgers then won 106 games in 2021, only to be eliminated in the playoffs by an Atlanta Braves team that went 88-73. After winning 111 regular season games in 2022, they won just one postseason game, losing in the NLDS to the 89-73 San Diego Padres who finished 22 games back in the standings. In 2023, they once again won 100 games, only to get swept in the NLDS by the 84-78 Arizona Diamondbacks. After all these failures, fans derisively referred to the Dodgers as "chokers," without a single full-season title since 1988. In...