DAILY DIRT: Maybe it was that last chili dog that pushed the calorie count past 5,000

Just that one bag of peanuts was mildly surprising, eh? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 933 of The Daily Dirt.

1. Hmmm … I just may have to make a trip to Miami to take in a Marlins baseball game this season.

The Marlins, who are struggling both on the field and at the gate, are offering “all-you-can-eat” seats for $52. 

The offer, which is good for the first seven innings of games, caught the eye of a baseball fan in Cleveland, Ohio, who calls himself “Sir Yacht”. Sir Yacht hopped on a plane to Miami simply to partake in this caloric challenge. He had a friend put together a TikTok video recording what he ate, and it was, to say the least, rather impressive:

• 5 regular hot dogs.
• 3 chili dogs.
• 2 cheeseburgers.
• 1 pulled pork sandwich.
• 5 sodas.
• 5 large cookies.
• 3 boxes of popcorn.
• 1 bag of peanuts.

The estimated total of the food he consumed was $134.50, done in about two hours (since the offer is only good for the first seven innings of a game).

Oh, there was one other total of interest: Sir Yacht consumed an estimated 5,050 calories.

2. Did you know (Part 2) …

• That singing backup vocals for the Beatles’ “All You Need Is Love” were Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton of Cream and Keith Moon of The Who.
• That Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin played guitar on the Joe Cocker hit “With A Little Help From My Friends”.
• That Glenn Frey sang backup on Bob Seger and the SIlver Bullet Band’s “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man”.
• That Stevie Wonder played harmonica on Elton John’s “I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues”.
• That Glen Campbell played guitar on the Beach Boys’ classic “Pet Sounds” album.
• That Peter Cetera of Chicago sang backup on Billy Joel’s “My Life”.

3. If you thought we had forgotten about Chuck Norris this week, think again. Here’s a few more tributes to The Man:

• When Chuck Norris wants an egg, he cracks open a chicken.
• Chuck Norris does not breathe. He holds air hostage.
• The Swiss Army uses Chuck Norris knives.
• Chuck Norris boils water with his own rage.
• Chuck Norris’s tears can cure cancer. Too bad he’s never cried.
• Chuck Norris can clap — with one hand.

Steve Thought O’ The Day – All kidding aside (well, most of it anyway), that all-you-can-eat seat idea would seem like a natural for those franchises struggling to get fans in their parks.

Steve Eighinger writes daily for Muddy River News. We should do his calorie count for a night at the Broadway Bullring.