As you know, my younger son has some severe food allergies, including a very severe one to peanuts.

He also loves baseball, but when we tried to take him to a ballgame one time, we had to leave by the end of the 1st inning because he had broken out in pretty bad hives just from the peanut dust floating in the air.

So, in a rare moment of clarity, I sent off an email to the marketing department for one of the area minor league teams. I pointed out how these allergies have become rampant and how severe they could be; and then I suggested that they stage a "Peanut-Free Day" at the ballpark.

Guess what?



I'm so on that!

I doubt this very much. He probably snuck a peanut when you weren't looking.

That's great Todd! I hope your son enjoys the game...

as long as its not beer and hot dog free, I'm cool.

that's pretty great.

Write them back and tell them that night doesn't work for you.

Even if it doesn't, we'll make it work!

Peanut dust?

Really?

well i am happy for you and your kid but if i showed up at that game without knowing, they might have to call security on me.

Buy me some ... oh shit, where's all the peanuts???

Haha...I'm telling you, the kid stuffed his face with nuts without Todd knowing...

eventually we will all have to travel around in bubbles.

MOOPS!
MOOPS!!!

i almost wrote MOOPS after my post but knew that you would swoop in within 2 seconds

We used to have landlords named The Moores, but I always referred to them as The Moops when talking about them to my wife. It's pretty much non-stop Seinfeld and King of the Hill references at my house.

peanut dust? really? you had to have been sitting near someone who was ravishing them. that just doesn't happen.

while they're at it, can some team create a night when people can actually watch the game and carry on a conversation instead of being surrounded by the typical riff raff that minor leagues so often are these days?

surprising

if your kid is allergic to peanut dust in the air he's faking his love for baseball

what he really wants a new dungeon master guidebook

Pretty cool of them, considering.

I think they should have offered you free tix, but that's why I'm not heading the marketing department.

He marches around the living room chanting "CubBIES! CubBIES!!!"

And as far as the free ticket thing, I agree with you. I also thought they should have him throw out the first pitch, as he was the inspiration for the promotion. I think it would have made a nice little human interest clip at the end of the local news -- probably would have made it, too if marketed to the stations properly.
Oh well.

You know, I might write the guy back with the idea about throwing out the first pitch -- it will really make the team look good AND the promotion make a whole lot more sense. (I wouldn't press on freebies...once the good press rolls in, they'll probably make you the mascot )

I thought you said he loved baseball.

Pretty cool. I can imagine about the dust considering about how much food is processed in the same plant, or on the same equipment as nuts. I keep reading about gluten allergies as well, and how severe they are. He's lucky to have a dad who goes the extra mile for him.

brilliant

That's what I was thinking too.

Cool though.