Dig up Strindberg

We interrupt  struggles to make sense of a weekend in New Orleans to share the following important bulletin: Your Gateway Grizzlies--Sauget, Illinois' Northern League minor league baseball franchise--have a new food item:

The Grizzlies and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts have teamed up to create “Baseball’s Best Burger.” The burger, which was introduced at Gateway’s December 10th sale, consists of a thick and juicy burger topped with sharp cheddar cheese and two slices of bacon. The burger is then placed in between each side of a Krispy Kreme Original Glazed doughnut.

I feel that only deceased playwright August Stindberg can communicate my mixture of horror and fascination. Also, if you would like,  you can have a young Grizzlie sleep in your house all summer long:

Hosting a Grizzlie player is truly a unique experience, full of fun and excitement. Host Families will enjoy the experience of being part of a player's dream. Host Families play an integral part during the Grizzlies season. They are an outstanding group of people and the Grizzlies appreciate everything they do. Host Families open up their doors to players during the season and provide housing for them that otherwise is unaffordable. Minor Leauge baseball players earn very little for all of their hard work and dedication and this is paid on a seasonal basis. As a host family, you would provide the athlete with a clean, friendly, healthy environment. Although host families are not financially compensated for opening their home to a player, the rewards of having a personal connection to the team are tremendous.

FOC and former St. Lunatic the Punisher woud be able to confirm, but I seem to recall that Sauget is not the most wholesome corner of the greater St. Louis area, so you might have your work cut out for you supplying that "clean,  healthy environment."  Via Catchdubs, via  Yee, via CTSB. For those scoring at home, Can't Stop the Bleeding appears to be what happens if you give Matador/Homestead  impresario Gerard Cosloy a T1 connection, a  satellite dish, and a wheelbarrow full of meth. The WBC posts alone could pancake Infininte Jest.

Comments

[DoubleMan]

I'd eat it. I wish they would've just battered and deep-fried the whole thing.

[J.R.Knight]

So apparently this burger was a personal favorite of perpetually tubby crooner Luther Vandross. God, I really wish there was a joke here, sadly it's true.

[Fesser]

Somehow "enjoy the burger that killed Luther Vandross" is unworthy of the legacy of Bill Veeck. But thanks for the information.

[J.R.Knight]

Please! There has got to be some Cubs Hall of Famer with the Vandross widowmaker's name all over him. On Hall of Fame Day they could give one away to every fan in his honor.