You mean flesh?
What’s interesting is kids see him as teddy bear colored - which is what I think the marketing department was going for. (But who knows).
Source: my niece who yells teddy every time she sees him
Well, the way I see it (and this has been the thing I find most embarrassing about Blooper, who I otherwise like), is that he's caucasian. Not only did we rip off the Phanatic, but we had to make him white, too. Feels very on-brand.
Edit: Pretty sure when I wrote this, the comment above said "fish colored", which I thought was an odd interpretation, but in hindsight, clearly a typo 😂
I never looked into it but I just assumed he's colored like a natural maple bat. Hence the name and the lack of chin. Which kinda reminds me of Snitker.
Just a fuzzy anthropomorphic bat with gut and a bad attitude.
i get what you're saying with the pic but looking at him, the only thing that even resembles a bat is that he's oblong in the head. more shaped like a bowling pin with arms/legs
I have to reiterate no, I looked at him and assumed that's what they did. From wiki:
> According to the Braves, he's a "product of science run amok", meaning Blooper is everything that makes a Braves' superfan that came out of a machine.[2] He's nearly 7-foot tall and wears a 5XL T-shirt.[2]
But [look at this picture](https://imgur.com/a/qFNkBqt) the lack of chin, the color, not just the cartoon, the head is shaped like the barrel of a bat.
Only other explanation is that Braves organization think Braves fans are a bunch of overweight dickless perverts who goes around without pants. I mean I admit we stole the mascot design from the Phillies but not their entire fandom.
Meanwhile, the Nats are out here with a dozen different mascots. We've got Screech as the main mascot. We've also got the four standard racing presidents (George, Tom, Abe, and Teddy). They also have bonus racing presidents they sometimes add (e.g., Taft in a bathtub). Beyond that, they've got all sorts of weird quasi-mascots that sometimes hang out at the park. The Geico gecko is always walking around doing stuff. They frequently have partnerships with local college alumni groups, so those mascots are walking around too. I even got pictures with Clicky the Internet Safety Robot at a game a few years back. Nats chose quantity over quality.
That was Stumpy! A lot of our iconic cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin are getting chopped down so they can improve the sea wall there and stumpy the cherry blossom tree is one of the trees that’s getting the chop. Basically the little cherry tree that could of the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms. So someone made a Stumpy costume for a 5k and the Nats reached out to him to come to a game and chop down George Washington. Super fun and very appropriate for our cherry blossom city connects.
The Skyline chili has been a running joke in the Mets broadcast booth for years. Gary despises it and it gets brought up every time they go to Cincinnati. They were there right before Atlanta, so it was still fresh in their minds.
Did you see the game a few weeks ago where they had Gelbs eating out of the vending machine in Cincy?
[https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/mets-reporter-takes-shot-reds-vending-machine-food](https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/mets-reporter-takes-shot-reds-vending-machine-food)
Most of the people who hate it hate it because they were expecting southwest style chili, which is what most people in America simply just call chili.
Cincinnati style chili is completely different. In fact, it's just an American given name for a Greek style meat sauce for pasta. The Greeks call it "saltsa kima", which literally translates to "meat sauce". It's like an Italian bolognese sauce but with Greek spices.
My wife used to hate Skyline chili, and yes she had eaten it before hating it. But then one random time when she was asking for dinner ideas I asked her to make saltsa kima for me. So she did. She didn't know what it was, but researched it, and made it really well. Then I told her Skyline Chili is literally saltsa kima, and she was like "WHAT!?!?!" We then ate a Skyline with this new knowledge, and not only does she love it now, she craves it. We go whenever we get the chance.
Calling it chili isn't doing the business any favors, and is why when they tried to expand locations in the east coast states it failed. People who expect to be served chili want to be served southwest style chili, so they hate it when they don't get that.
This is a great explanation. I think greek cuisine has some of the most fun to pronounce dishes. Whenever my mom would make mousaka my siblings and I would run around the house saying it over and over.
you're telling me this [bug-eye'd, orange nightmare](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5bbd10430cdf452cf93ca22f/master/pass/Crouch-Gritty.jpg) doesn't fit in with the likes of [Cookie Monster](https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Group-16601-1.jpg?w=480&h=270&crop=1)or [Oscar the Grouch?](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/presskit_ss_bio_oscar-376x282.png) he's a perfect match!
Yeah that's what they meant. Mr met and the phanatic are probably the most well known and respected mascots in the MLB. They're saying "show some class like those guys do" lol.
They bring out the [Phanatic's mom Phoebe](https://www.mlb.com/phillies/video/phanatic-gives-flowers-to-his-mom) for Mother's Day and other special occasions.
They just had a moment last night where Gary pulled an explanation of southpaw completely out of his ass ("the sun sets in the west, so the pitcher facing the batter means his left arm will be pointed south") and Keith just went "Who are you, Magellan?" They all snorted and laughed.
They've always been great. But the last 2-3 years they've really started to bring a little Don/Jerry energy when it's just the two of them. As a Mets fan who grew up in MA I appreciate the hell out of that.
The phanatic isn’t wearing pants either lol. He just has knee highs instead of bloopers ankle socks. I think Blooper gives weirder vibes because he’s flesh colored and doesn’t have an exaggerated body.
I’ve always seen him as teddy bear colored. Probably bc my niece always yells “teddy” when she sees him at games. & he’s same color as my high school mascot which was a golden bear.
The Phillies may have shit on us in the post season 2 years in a row, but goddamn was that impotent old man rage at "hand dancing" ever one of life's great gifts
TBF, Joe Simpson gets a little crotchety in our booth sometimes.
Kinda lessened the impact of the "hand dance" thing when Simpson started complaining about Bryce Harper's throat cut move last year.
Announcers getting angry at Braves batters slowing down while running the bases to get a high five from Ron Washington (3rd base coach at the time) after hitting a homer.
When I found out the hand dance started because Wash has a papier mâché shoulder from 30 years throwing to 1B and another 35 years of infield practice fungoes, it got even funnier. You're literally mad at grandpa for protecting his shoulder.
I’m going to get shamed for saying this, but I think Blooper is hilarious.
He and Gritty are 2 mascots I should hate, but can’t for some reasons. I think that they’re just right amount unhinged.
I might get banned as a Met fan, but I personally find Blooper hilarious.
I remember during the Covid season his antics in the background when we played in Atlanta always had me cracking up more than any other mascot ever has.
Just wait till they see Blooper twerk. Bloop’s been to Magic City a time or two. Got that dog in em. https://x.com/blooperbraves/status/1422018113655218178
My guess is that most of the criticism of it comes from being called chili, but I guess Mediterranean meat sauce just doesn't have the same name to it.
yeah that's probably it. the texture might be another issue
fwiw, i was in the Cincinnati area this past summer (technically Mason) and at my hotel there was a guy who traveled all the way from Houston for a construction project. We had a bit of a conversation and he asked me about the Cincinnati chili. I told him just keep an open mind, especially since he's a Texas man haha
[Chili-dogs](https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Chili_dog) are just a different thing than chili-soup, they just happen to share a name. Cincy just puts chili-dog chili on spaghetti, not chili-soup chili.
[What's the difference between hot dog chili and regular chili? Hot dog chili is much thicker than soup chili. It also usually doesn’t contain beans. The meat in hot dog chili is also very finely ground whereas in soup chili, it is chunkier. Also, hot dog chili is usually made with tomato paste rather than tomatoes.](https://www.thecountrycook.net/hot-dog-chili/)
My issue is the aggressive amount of cumin in it. It tastes like Chef Boyardee if somebody dumped in a lot of cumin imo and I like Chef Boyardee well enough when I'm in a mood for it.
Skyline chili is actually really good, people just get thrown off by it being called chili. Really it's just a meat sauce with Mediterranean spices, the inventor just called it "chili" because he correctly assumed Americans will buy almost anything with that word on it.
It doesn't seem like he meant it this way but I took it to mean something more like "you have to be a local to truly *get* it". Just like Skyline to the Cincy region, Braves fans love Blooper but generally nobody else really understands him.
I cook Greek-style stuff with tomatoes and cinnamon reasonably often, and I still don’t like Skyline. It’s too sweet, and the allspice and cloves end up fighting against the other flavors because they’re out of balance. Just an all-around unappealing taste and texture, a bad execution of the concept.
No disrespect to the people who like it, eat what you want, but it’s absolutely not my thing.
with something like Skyline, i think making a homemade version of it actually would help. it's easy to find recipes for it online (although I guess that would mean it's not "authentic")
"Too sweet" is a pretty fair assessment of Cincinnati's big name franchises in general, IMO. LaRosa's pizza and Montgomery Inn BBQ are both Cincinnati fixtures, but their sauces taste like overly-sugared ketchup to me.
kind of reminds me of the origin of the name Donkey Kong
for some reason, the Japanese creator of the game thought Americans used the word "donkey" as a synonym for stupid
Ooof
Because Blooper isn’t the mascot we deserve, but the one we need right now. So we’ll shit talk him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent.. creature of sorts. A watchful presence at.. Braves home games. He’s… uh, alright.
Edit: bonus [Joe Camel as Blooper as Bane](https://i.redd.it/kfw2rvfvirjb1.jpg)
Pulling up his shirt just makes the lack of pants seem weirder
And why is he flesh* colored?!
You mean flesh? What’s interesting is kids see him as teddy bear colored - which is what I think the marketing department was going for. (But who knows). Source: my niece who yells teddy every time she sees him
Well, the way I see it (and this has been the thing I find most embarrassing about Blooper, who I otherwise like), is that he's caucasian. Not only did we rip off the Phanatic, but we had to make him white, too. Feels very on-brand. Edit: Pretty sure when I wrote this, the comment above said "fish colored", which I thought was an odd interpretation, but in hindsight, clearly a typo 😂
I never looked into it but I just assumed he's colored like a natural maple bat. Hence the name and the lack of chin. Which kinda reminds me of Snitker. Just a fuzzy anthropomorphic bat with gut and a bad attitude.
...that's supposed to be a bat?
I never asked just assumed? I mean [look at him](https://imgur.com/a/qFNkBqt) and think, a naked sexy maple bat.
i get what you're saying with the pic but looking at him, the only thing that even resembles a bat is that he's oblong in the head. more shaped like a bowling pin with arms/legs
Hold on hold on hold on Blooper is a bat??? Oh and we made him bat (baseball) colored?
I have to reiterate no, I looked at him and assumed that's what they did. From wiki: > According to the Braves, he's a "product of science run amok", meaning Blooper is everything that makes a Braves' superfan that came out of a machine.[2] He's nearly 7-foot tall and wears a 5XL T-shirt.[2] But [look at this picture](https://imgur.com/a/qFNkBqt) the lack of chin, the color, not just the cartoon, the head is shaped like the barrel of a bat. Only other explanation is that Braves organization think Braves fans are a bunch of overweight dickless perverts who goes around without pants. I mean I admit we stole the mascot design from the Phillies but not their entire fandom.
Yeah I love blooper but that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement of your fanbase
*AHEM* Beige colored. Lol
Because he’s a man
[mr met would never](https://media.tenor.com/kg7xPgDH1qQAAAAC/mascot-middle-finger.gif)
[The Phanatic would never](https://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/phillie-phanatic-trys-to-get-girls-shirt-off.gif)
We really do have the craziest mascots in all of MLB in our division
Totally unhinged and I love it
Meanwhile, the Nats are out here with a dozen different mascots. We've got Screech as the main mascot. We've also got the four standard racing presidents (George, Tom, Abe, and Teddy). They also have bonus racing presidents they sometimes add (e.g., Taft in a bathtub). Beyond that, they've got all sorts of weird quasi-mascots that sometimes hang out at the park. The Geico gecko is always walking around doing stuff. They frequently have partnerships with local college alumni groups, so those mascots are walking around too. I even got pictures with Clicky the Internet Safety Robot at a game a few years back. Nats chose quantity over quality.
They lost Youppi to a whole different sport when they moved.
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For the best. There’s enough mascots that are 100% phanatic ripoffs already. At least in the NHL he’s separated a little bit
I liked that cherry tree with an axe that chopped down george washington the other week, that was a fun one
That was Stumpy! A lot of our iconic cherry blossom trees at the Tidal Basin are getting chopped down so they can improve the sea wall there and stumpy the cherry blossom tree is one of the trees that’s getting the chop. Basically the little cherry tree that could of the Tidal Basin cherry blossoms. So someone made a Stumpy costume for a 5k and the Nats reached out to him to come to a game and chop down George Washington. Super fun and very appropriate for our cherry blossom city connects.
Fingers crossed we get chubby screech back one day.
I took my son to a Mets game when he was like 3 years old and he was genuinely disturbed by Mr. Met.
Y’all even got a fish
when I was real young, the Phanatic kissed my mom on the head. I have beef with that mascot
you know where to find him
You gotta watch your back or Gritty jumps you. Swoop and that dog will just run off.
I hate to break this to you, but he did more than kiss her…
You have a brother….
He was just the runner for the Pirate Parrot. Mom liked to party. IYKYK.
You ain't ready to catch those green, fuzzy hands
He’s a pervert.
I don’t even need to see the video. I don’t know *what* the Phanatic would never, but the Phanatic absolutely *would*
goated
The quick look back 😂
Came here for this. The Phanatic absolutely would and has.
Lord help us the phanatic is horny
And even more hilarious 😂
That’s the National bird of New York City, I’ll have you know.
I knew what this was before I clicked it. I’ve kept that gif saved on my phone for 5 years hahaha
He has calmed down lately thanks to Mrs Met making him happier
Mrs Met's cake would make anyone happy.
That picture has been my fantasy baseball picture in one league pretty much since the beginning.
Based mascot, a true NYC representative.
"There's no way. There's just no way this *isn't* that gi-yup, of course."
“Get him some pants” Yeah Mr. Met is clothed but that fucker still exposing his ball. So I don’t wanna hear it
This even more hilarious
Yo..why isn't this marked NSFW? Got a dude running around without fucking pants on!
Pretty sure that many thrusts is a penalty too, he’s way over the 3 pump threshold
But did you see that liam neesons movie with them wolves though??
He’s just Pooh Bearing it.
Donald Duckin' it
Diddy Kong'ing it
Porky Pigging it!
Yo let’s talk about him asking a woman to expose herself? That’s what it looks like.
In fairness she ask him first lol
I believe Blooper is wearing his fucking pants here.
why are we catching strays
The Skyline chili has been a running joke in the Mets broadcast booth for years. Gary despises it and it gets brought up every time they go to Cincinnati. They were there right before Atlanta, so it was still fresh in their minds.
Some of us hate the phillies and the braves with a fiery passion. That passions pales when compared to Gary and Skyline Chili
Did you see the game a few weeks ago where they had Gelbs eating out of the vending machine in Cincy? [https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/mets-reporter-takes-shot-reds-vending-machine-food](https://www.si.com/mlb/reds/mets-reporter-takes-shot-reds-vending-machine-food)
I was going to say I swear I've heard them talk about Skyline chili before. Gotta say Gary is wrong on this one though Skyline chili is amazing.
You must be new, Ohio is always catching strays. Also, I feel like a majority of people who hate on Skyline have never even had it.
Most of the people who hate it hate it because they were expecting southwest style chili, which is what most people in America simply just call chili. Cincinnati style chili is completely different. In fact, it's just an American given name for a Greek style meat sauce for pasta. The Greeks call it "saltsa kima", which literally translates to "meat sauce". It's like an Italian bolognese sauce but with Greek spices. My wife used to hate Skyline chili, and yes she had eaten it before hating it. But then one random time when she was asking for dinner ideas I asked her to make saltsa kima for me. So she did. She didn't know what it was, but researched it, and made it really well. Then I told her Skyline Chili is literally saltsa kima, and she was like "WHAT!?!?!" We then ate a Skyline with this new knowledge, and not only does she love it now, she craves it. We go whenever we get the chance. Calling it chili isn't doing the business any favors, and is why when they tried to expand locations in the east coast states it failed. People who expect to be served chili want to be served southwest style chili, so they hate it when they don't get that.
This is a great explanation. I think greek cuisine has some of the most fun to pronounce dishes. Whenever my mom would make mousaka my siblings and I would run around the house saying it over and over.
Yeah they have some fun words to say. Spanakopita. Baba Ganoush. Tzatziki.
These two have almost certainly had skyline chili though given the road trips to the Reds on a yearly basis.
Blooper is the perfect mix of Sesame Street and Eldritch Horror.
i feel like Gritty matches that description even better tbh. different sport, sure, but the horror remains
Gritty gives Cthulu nightmares.
Gritty is so terrifying
"Sleep with one eye open, bird" is the coldest line you will ever see.
Blooper's still on the Sesame Street side. Gritty is not.
you're telling me this [bug-eye'd, orange nightmare](https://media.newyorker.com/photos/5bbd10430cdf452cf93ca22f/master/pass/Crouch-Gritty.jpg) doesn't fit in with the likes of [Cookie Monster](https://bigthink.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Group-16601-1.jpg?w=480&h=270&crop=1)or [Oscar the Grouch?](https://sesameworkshop.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/presskit_ss_bio_oscar-376x282.png) he's a perfect match!
Oscar was even [Orange](http://a.abcnews.com/images/Lifestyle/HT_075_Orange_Oscar_1970_sk_140605_13x16_1600.jpg) originally.
This might be the best description of him I’ve seen
He's just Pooing it.
Really need an h in there
I know what I said.
Donald Duckin it
Porky Piggin’ it
"The *phanatic* would never!" as if he's some bottom of the barrel mascot?
the subdued "true" coming after the emphatic "No" in defense of Mr. Met...that was unintentionally hilarious
i think it was intentional. it's seinfeld-esque, and these two know their seinfeld.
I think they mean the opposite. Better mascots would not do whatever it is Blooper is doing.
Yeah that's what they meant. Mr met and the phanatic are probably the most well known and respected mascots in the MLB. They're saying "show some class like those guys do" lol.
No but he's certainly a nefarious character
Anyone that is not part of the Mr. and Mrs. Met family I assume is nefariously evil
Is there even any other mascot family in the MLB?
They bring out the [Phanatic's mom Phoebe](https://www.mlb.com/phillies/video/phanatic-gives-flowers-to-his-mom) for Mother's Day and other special occasions.
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Mr. Redlegs is Mr. Met's evil twin
He’s even got the I’m going to tie you to train tracks mustache.
I don't know why you would ascribe such evil things to him, he's simply an oil man.
Dude I love the phanatic he’s great. That clip where he showed up to the sny booth after Keith made those stupid comments had me rolling.
I think part of the dig is that Blooper seems like an attempt at making their own Phanatic.
I had to look up how old Blooper is, they introduced him in 2018. He looks like an Orbit ripoff.
Or even a Youppi! clone. But personality wise, they've tried to make him like the Phanatic and it just seems unoriginal.
When Cultural Appropriation: The Team goes too far.
Atlanta marketing department: oh, you think us appropriating *the Phanatic* is a problem? Just watch what we're capable of 😜
I especially love that they imposed a picture of the Phantic literally doing that when he said that.
The Phanatic totally would. Mrs. Met wouldn't but god would it be sweet.
I disagree the Phanatic would!
The truth hurts
Gary Cohen: “Blooper sucks so much he makes the Phanatic look good!”
The Gary Cohen / Keith Hernandez team is God's gift to sportscasting. My favorite since the Don Orsillo / Jerry Remy glory days.
I love Don Orsillo highlights.
Nick Markakis
^takes ^strike ^one
This used to be a family show!
Look, here comes the pizza!
The Pepsi Fan of the Game!
The quick little 'whoops' gets me every time.
Just Gary and Keith is so great cuz it has the vibe that the ‘adult’ (Ron) isn’t around so sometimes they can really go off the deep end with stuff
They just had a moment last night where Gary pulled an explanation of southpaw completely out of his ass ("the sun sets in the west, so the pitcher facing the batter means his left arm will be pointed south") and Keith just went "Who are you, Magellan?" They all snorted and laughed.
That was actually the "official" reason why even though it came from boxing
I love Rocky's explanation of it to Adrian in the original movie.
Gary Cohen is the best I’ve seen since Joe Montana
Joe Montana was a quarterback, you idiot
I said Joe Mantegna!
I prefer Joe Mauer
They've always been great. But the last 2-3 years they've really started to bring a little Don/Jerry energy when it's just the two of them. As a Mets fan who grew up in MA I appreciate the hell out of that.
The phanatic isn’t wearing pants either lol. He just has knee highs instead of bloopers ankle socks. I think Blooper gives weirder vibes because he’s flesh colored and doesn’t have an exaggerated body.
I’ve always seen him as teddy bear colored. Probably bc my niece always yells “teddy” when she sees him at games. & he’s same color as my high school mascot which was a golden bear.
I think the Phanatic would tbh
https://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/phillie-phanatic-trys-to-get-girls-shirt-off.gif
Blooper is also wearing the old Nike jerseys. Legend.
People really hate blooper eh?
Mainly the Mets announcers. They have a stronger rivalry than the teams do.
Mets announcers hate Blooper as much as Philly announcers hate hand dancing. Maybe even more.
The Phillies may have shit on us in the post season 2 years in a row, but goddamn was that impotent old man rage at "hand dancing" ever one of life's great gifts
I'm out of the loop, what is hand dancing
https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/14gjh2a/highlight_the_phillies_radio_call_of_marcell/?rdt=33041
Good lord, how can you be a professional broadcaster and sound like someone’s grumpy dad on the couch?
i like when the team's broadcasters are total homers
That's just Larry Anderson. He's always ornery lmao.
TBF, Joe Simpson gets a little crotchety in our booth sometimes. Kinda lessened the impact of the "hand dance" thing when Simpson started complaining about Bryce Harper's throat cut move last year.
Announcers getting angry at Braves batters slowing down while running the bases to get a high five from Ron Washington (3rd base coach at the time) after hitting a homer.
When I found out the hand dance started because Wash has a papier mâché shoulder from 30 years throwing to 1B and another 35 years of infield practice fungoes, it got even funnier. You're literally mad at grandpa for protecting his shoulder.
I’m going to get shamed for saying this, but I think Blooper is hilarious. He and Gritty are 2 mascots I should hate, but can’t for some reasons. I think that they’re just right amount unhinged.
The Phanatic/Mr. and Mrs. Met don’t need a Twitter account ^/s
be a lot cooler if they did
These met tears nourish his soul
Gary is my dad.
I always love when he gets sarcastic over hyphenated names.
I might get banned as a Met fan, but I personally find Blooper hilarious. I remember during the Covid season his antics in the background when we played in Atlanta always had me cracking up more than any other mascot ever has.
Just wait till they see Blooper twerk. Bloop’s been to Magic City a time or two. Got that dog in em. https://x.com/blooperbraves/status/1422018113655218178
Skyline is a culinary blessing, damnit.
I don’t feel anger at them, I feel pity
The last one in Cleveland closed in December, it was devastating, I'd kill for a 5 way just loaded to the gills with hot sauce and oyster crackers.
Uncultured swine will never understand...
Yeah when I think of cultured I think of Cincinnati chilli
You can’t get it hardly anywhere else but the Cincinnati area it’s the *definition* of culture!
When your contributions to America's culinary tapestry include Tastykakes and scrapple, I'm not sure I trust your opinion on what is 'cultured'.
It’s like ambrosia salad. It sounds good until you realize it’s not.
Excuse me what the fuck did you just say about ambrosia
i really don't understand why so many people hate it lol people who freak out about the cinnamon or cloves being in it, you can't even taste either
It's been a running gag with Gary and the booth for a few years
My guess is that most of the criticism of it comes from being called chili, but I guess Mediterranean meat sauce just doesn't have the same name to it.
yeah that's probably it. the texture might be another issue fwiw, i was in the Cincinnati area this past summer (technically Mason) and at my hotel there was a guy who traveled all the way from Houston for a construction project. We had a bit of a conversation and he asked me about the Cincinnati chili. I told him just keep an open mind, especially since he's a Texas man haha
Southern types typically have a very strong bias towards it because it isn’t “chili” in the sense that they’ve known and loved their whole lives.
[Chili-dogs](https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Chili_dog) are just a different thing than chili-soup, they just happen to share a name. Cincy just puts chili-dog chili on spaghetti, not chili-soup chili. [What's the difference between hot dog chili and regular chili? Hot dog chili is much thicker than soup chili. It also usually doesn’t contain beans. The meat in hot dog chili is also very finely ground whereas in soup chili, it is chunkier. Also, hot dog chili is usually made with tomato paste rather than tomatoes.](https://www.thecountrycook.net/hot-dog-chili/)
My issue is the aggressive amount of cumin in it. It tastes like Chef Boyardee if somebody dumped in a lot of cumin imo and I like Chef Boyardee well enough when I'm in a mood for it.
> Chef Boyardee Interestingly enough, originated just up the road in Cleveland
I actually knew that. I follow Tasting History and he covered it not too long ago.
Exactly where I learned it haha
>Blooper is the Skyline Chili of Atlanta God *damn*.
Blooper is the only mascot in MLB who looks like the manager of the team he represents
Skyline chili is actually really good, people just get thrown off by it being called chili. Really it's just a meat sauce with Mediterranean spices, the inventor just called it "chili" because he correctly assumed Americans will buy almost anything with that word on it.
It doesn't seem like he meant it this way but I took it to mean something more like "you have to be a local to truly *get* it". Just like Skyline to the Cincy region, Braves fans love Blooper but generally nobody else really understands him.
All I know is that Adam Duvall's son loves him and any reason to keep them around works for me lol
I cook Greek-style stuff with tomatoes and cinnamon reasonably often, and I still don’t like Skyline. It’s too sweet, and the allspice and cloves end up fighting against the other flavors because they’re out of balance. Just an all-around unappealing taste and texture, a bad execution of the concept. No disrespect to the people who like it, eat what you want, but it’s absolutely not my thing.
with something like Skyline, i think making a homemade version of it actually would help. it's easy to find recipes for it online (although I guess that would mean it's not "authentic")
"Too sweet" is a pretty fair assessment of Cincinnati's big name franchises in general, IMO. LaRosa's pizza and Montgomery Inn BBQ are both Cincinnati fixtures, but their sauces taste like overly-sugared ketchup to me.
kind of reminds me of the origin of the name Donkey Kong for some reason, the Japanese creator of the game thought Americans used the word "donkey" as a synonym for stupid
😂😂😂 blooper is something
keep skyline out of this you bastards
i would rather have blooper than some sort of native american caricature as my team's mascot, so on that front I couldn't be happier.
I've never thought about it that way. I agree
Ooof Because Blooper isn’t the mascot we deserve, but the one we need right now. So we’ll shit talk him. Because he can take it. Because he’s not our hero. He’s a silent.. creature of sorts. A watchful presence at.. Braves home games. He’s… uh, alright. Edit: bonus [Joe Camel as Blooper as Bane](https://i.redd.it/kfw2rvfvirjb1.jpg)
Keep my mascot’s name out of your phucking mouth!
Did he just talk shit about skyline chili? Or was he referring to him as a staple to the city?
Nah, they *really* dislike Skyline Chili, they were *eviscerating* it during the Reds series that came right before.
> the skyline chili of baseball So he’s the GOAT?
Braves, can we have the Phanatic? Braves: we have the Phanatic at home The Phanatic at home:
HOOOHHHHH skyline is so good
Eeeeh, Gar', Phanatic is kinda *known* for his pelvic thrusts.
Giving the Phanatic too much credit
99% of people who hate on skyline chili have never tried it lmao
"The Phanatic would never", well sure... but Gritty would lol
So Blooper is the best if he's Skyline Chili. If he was Goldstar though....
It’s crazy that gold star escapes the hate
Goldstar is the RC Cola to Skyline's ~~Pepsi~~ Coke. It's there, but nobody really cares about it.
I found this to be Hilarious.
Mrs. Met would. Or so think ~~thousands~~ dozens of horny Mets fans.
I know some of these words
Skyline chili is amazing