Wednesday night is absolutely HUGE for the New York Yankees, who are staring down the barrel of elimination, already trailing the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 in their best-of-five American League Division Series. But instead of just the on-field battle being the biggest news, Major League Baseball decided to feature one of the Yankees’ new postseason menu items on social media today: the Big Apple NY Cheesecake Trifle. Seriously? With their season literally on the line, we’re talking about dessert.
Postseason Concessions Steal Some Spotlight
Look, I get it, stadium food can be a thing. But the timing here is just wild. This Big Apple NY Cheesecake Trifle is apparently available at Section 105, on Yankee Stadium’s lower level. And that’s not even all they’ve cooked up! The Yankees’ website spilled the beans on four exclusive postseason food items this year. We’re talking a French onion short rib grilled cheese, a prime beef birria taco, that cheesecake trifle, and a postseason stadium whoopie pie. Like that’s not enough, they even added an American League Division Series-specific item: an apple butter, sharp cheddar, and peppered bacon grilled cheese. I mean, yum, maybe, but is this really the focus when your team is in a do-or-die situation?
Game 3: Win or Go Home
Let’s bring it back to what actually matters right now. The Yankees are hosting the Tampa Bay Rays for Game 3 tonight, Wednesday, at 8 p.m. ET. The Rays took Game 1 with a tight 1-0 win, then came back in Game 2 and snagged a 5-2 victory. So yeah, the situation is grim. The Yankees HAVE to win tonight, or their season is just… over. No more cheesecake trifles, no more whoopie pies, no more baseball. Nick Martinez is set to start for Tampa Bay, and Max Fried will be on the mound for the Yanks, trying to keep their season alive.
It all comes down to tonight, folks. Forget the fancy food for a second; can the Yankees actually pull off a win and make this a series? Max Fried better bring his absolute A-game because it’s now or never.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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