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What A Night: Watch Rangers With Rusty Greer, Question Mike Bascik, Eat Nachos, Sip Margaritas

Sorry for the last minute notice, but since I don’t do Cleveland (don’t ask), I thought it would be most excellent to get together with some of my closest Cornerian friends for a little watching of the Rangers-Cleveland Indians game. And just like that, some folks made it happen. Here’s the plan: I’m going to be at Pappasitos in Dallas (On Lombardy Lane, Near I35-E and Northwest Highway) for Wednesday’s Rangers-Indians game. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m., but I’ll dipping into the salsa, queso and guacamole around 5:30.

Pappasitos has a 64-inch big screen TV with sound in an air-conditioned room for us to watch the game – and you can even watch the hard work that goes into The Depot every night live. At about 7, this guy I know named Thurman Clyde Greer – I call him Rusty – is going to show up. Other former Rangers such as Ticket producer/host Mike Bacsik, and 1970s-era guys Ken Suarez and Rich Hand will also stop by over the course of the game. And you never know, another guy or two might pop in.

Also, Pappasitos has Half-Price Fajitas for Two from 5 p.m. to close on Wednesday. So, bring a date or a pal or, if you are like me, just eat for two. Think about it: You can watch the Rangers, eat cheap, meet Rusty Greer and hang out with me. Well, three out of four ain’t bad. Hope to see you on Wednesday. If you can, either let me know here if you plan to attend or email me if you are a little bit shy about the whole comment thing.

Postcard From The Road: The Breakfast Was Worth Waiting For

The view from the breakfast table made me thirsty for water.

SEATTLE – The first time I ever came to Seattle for baseball, Rangers PR Poobah John Blake, noted master gourmand and cultural bon vivant, told me about a breakfast he once ate in Seattle. He talked about looking at waterfalls, while the waiter got up on a chair and dripped “honey from the sky” on his biscuit.

For Blake, it’s all about a nice presentation, anyway. But he didn’t stop at the presentation or the view. He just raved about the food. That was in 1997. I’ve pictured that honey dripping on my biscuits (that is not a euphemism) ever since. The problem was I always stayed in downtown Seattle and never rented a car. But thanks to a Microsoft convention this week, I had to stay out by the airport to get a decent rate, which meant I had to rent a vehicle. It also meant, the honey from heaven was finally within my grasp.

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Seventh Inning Stretch: Watch Evan Grant Judge a Food Competition

Earlier today, Evan was a celebrity judge at the Southwest Foodservice Expo in Dallas. The Celebrity Chef Smack-down was a showdown between Dallas boy Tre “Top Chef” Wilcox vs Rory “Next Food Network Star” Schepisi. I know it was a tough gig for Evan because he basically likes everything and the chefs cooked all of his favorite things: steak, Gouda mac and cheese, salmon, and shrimp etouffee. Stand up and stretch your legs and mind–there is no cooking in this video, only eating and really bad jokes by emcee, Gary Cogill. Way to go, Evan.

Sports Food Porn: Texas Ranger Edition

Greetings hungry sports fans. Today the Texas Rangers rolled out their new food items for the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. There’s a lot of delicious new food. There’s a special new “Beers of Texas” program. And a hot dog story that may upset you. (Pictured: buffalo chicken sliders. Get it. Sliders. Very basebally cuisine.)

Nolan Ryan Talks Beef and Burgers on SideDish

Nolan Ryan has more than baseball on his plate.

Off Day, Off Topic: It’s In-N-Out Time

Let’s go over our day. You (in Dallas) right now: Eating your salad and feeling pretty good about holding to the diet plan and planning to work out later on. Me (in Arizona): About to ruin your afternoon.

Having just finished breakfast, I’m moving on to planning lunch. It’s In-N-Out Burger time. I’m blowing off the Margaritaville Café and the official Jimmy Buffett Cheeseburger in Paradise that is about 100 yards from my hotel hideout to head up to Peoria (Ariz.) for the first In-N-Out of spring. Semi-true story: Rangers/Stars owner Tom Hicks makes his first and last stop of every trip to spring training the In-N-Out.

Every time I mention In-N-Out, no matter what forum I call home, it raises a great debate about best burger chains. Well, let’s just open the annual debate up, shall we. Head to the jump for my unofficial list (disclaimer: I have not yet scarfed down any of the Five Guys Burgers and Fries product, so I couldn’t rank them). You will have to jump to tell me how wrong I am.

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