PHILADELPHIA — For more than a quarter century,
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Aramark did not provide sales totals for 2023.
The company said ahead of the 2022 World Series when the Phillies played the Houston Astros that 1 of every 3 fans eats a hot dog at Citizens Bank Park, and an average 6,951 hot dogs were sold per game — enough to line Ashburn Alley five times.
The Phillies kept a running dollar dog sold tally on the scoreboard for each game they were marked down.
The Phillies first caught blowback in 2022 when they tried to scale back from three Dollar Dog Nights to two.
The unpopular move failed to cut the mustard with fans — even in the highest branches of government. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) responded to a writer for the Crossing Broad website who complained about the decision with a post on social media that read, “I agree, more Dollar Dog Nights. @Phillies Let’s do this.”
One more dog night was added to the schedule.
He took a high road Thursday, posting on social media, “Double [hot dog emoji ] sounds like a great way to fuel up for #RedOctober.”
Phillies fans applauded the decision on social media.
By midafternoon, one apparel shop already had a T-shirt made lamenting the decision with the inscription “RIP dollar dog night. Pork Flew. Heads Rolled.”
“Our goal is to always give a great fan experience,” Weber said. “If you were there at the game, it was not a great experience.”
If cheap meats are still your thing at the old ballgame, head across the state to Pittsburgh, where the Pirates will hold at least six $1 hot dog nights. Just a long relay throw south down I-95, the Class-A Wilmington Blue Rocks offer $2 dog Wednesdays.
The Texas Rangers sell dollar dogs at every Wednesday home game, and the Minnesota Twins have a $1 dog deal at each Tuesday home game. The Kansas City Royals are among the teams that still offer low-cost hot dogs.
Just not in Philly anymore, where some bad apples spoiled the Phillies’ appetite for a good-dog deal.
“Hopefully our fans will still come out and view two hot dogs for $5 as a value and support the team in those two April dates that we have,” Weber said.
