In what may be a first for a major league club, the Seattle Mariners held a special night devoted entirely to a condiment.
This isn't just any topping, of course. The Mariners held their tribute to one of the more polarizing hot sauces around -- Sriracha.
While a legal battle rages in Southern California regarding the production of the sauce, in Seattle they celebrated the spicy concoction. The team's "Salute to Sriracha Night" included Sriracha t-shirts and tons of Sriracha-themed foods: Sriracha cream-cheese hot dog, Sriracha garlic fries and even Sriracha milkshake.
Take a look:
Sriracha cream cheese hot dog w/grilled onions at Mariners game tonight pic.twitter.com/e0U2klw8OU
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) May 22, 2014
Sriracha Garlic Fries being sold at Mariners' Sriracha Night tonight pic.twitter.com/By6v6ygk1Z
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) May 22, 2014
Sriracha Night at Mariners game tonight. Here's the Sriracha Milkshake they are selling pic.twitter.com/GvMffmZ4uB
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) May 22, 2014
The Sriracha milkshake looks (and sounds) disgusting, but pitcher Tai Walker sampled it before the game and gave it a positive review.
.@tai_walker taste testing the chocolate Sriracha milkshake. Verdict? "It's good." @huyfongfoods @MarinersChef pic.twitter.com/YZCgE2sZJP
— Gregg Greene (@RealGregg) May 22, 2014
Walker even included the sauce on his pregame meal:
Sriracha on everything!!! #Seattle @Mariners pic.twitter.com/0snLYQuZkD
— Taijuan Walker (@tai_walker) May 22, 2014