This is the cheesesteak baseball players eat at Citizens Bank Park – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Last summer, Hall of Fame pitcher CC Sabathia joined Phillies icons Ryan Howard and Jimmy Rollins for an episode of their 6-1-1 Podcast . They relived a few memories and lamented a few meals. During their conversation, Sabathia made a bold proclamation: “The visiting clubhouse has the best cheesesteak in Philly.” “We couldn’t get them on the home side,” Rollins replied, “because we knew what they did.” (Sunk stomachs and torpedoed energy.) Sabathia seemed to confirm what I‘ve heard for years: that the players — especially in the visiting clubhouse — get a better steak than the rest of us at Citizens Bank Park, and maybe all of Philly. Stadium food is notoriously overpriced and far from gourmet, though many argue it has gotten better in recent years, on both fronts. This especially goes for the ballpark cheesesteak, the quality of which usually flutters between acceptable and good. (Admittedly, the ballpark setting does make even the most mid steak taste better.) The idea that there is a better cheesesteak somewhere in the park — that professional ballplayers had access to some mystical ingredients reserved only for the athletically gifted and mildly wealthy — was too alluring to pass up. I
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