The San Francisco Giants have one of Major League Baseball's coolest ballparks and here's one reason why: McCovey Cove. That's a small inlet beyond the right field fence where dozens of kayakers and boaters gather to hang out, have parties and, if they're lucky, even snag a homerun ball during games.
For last night's Sunday Night Baseball tilt between the Giants and Dodgers, ESPN decided to reward all those loyal, sea-faring and ticketless fans. How? By equipping pro kayaker London Van Der Kamp with a whole bunch of hot dogs that he paddled around and gave out for free.
Predictably, the stunt sparked a bunch of Twitter chatter. Here are some photos:
1. Van Der Kamp's rig was equipped with a box full of hot dogs, condiments and an ESPN umbrella:
The #HotDogKayak is REAL, and it’s handing out free hot dogs in McCovey Cove tonight on @espn Sunday Night Baseball. twitter.com/MLB/status/331…— MLB (@MLB) May 5, 2013
2. He sailed around handing out the dogs to McCovey Cove boaters:
The #HotDogKayak in action! twitter.com/MLB/status/331…— MLB (@MLB) May 6, 2013
3. Here he is in action, dressing a dog:
We’re handing out free hot dogs tonight to fans in McCovey Cove for #LADvsSF. Introducing, the #HotDogKayak -> twitter.com/espn/status/33…— ESPN (@espn) May 5, 2013
4. The world's coolest hot dog vendor made people pretty happy:
Nothing like enjoying a dog at the ballpark -or- in a kayak in McCovey Cove #HotDogKayak #LADvsSF on ESPN twitter.com/BBTN/status/33…— Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) May 6, 2013
5. And here's the ballpark in the background:
Courtesy ESPN
What do you think -- cool stunt or is it a dud? Let us know in the comments.