Madison McCoy, who runs the Funtown stand each night, has seen a steady business for the item.
While the major draw once again this week for the Thunder was Tim Tebow, fans have continued to rave about the new foods all throughout Arm & Hammer Park.
Thursday night, during the final game of the Thunder’s home stand with Tebow and the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, another of the debut food items was sampled.
At the Funtown stand on the third base concourse, there is a new dessert item called the Waffle Ice Cream Sandwich, and it may now top the 2018 ratings list.
The “sandwich” is made up of two giant waffles, with one of eight flavors of ice cream between them. Fans can get chocolate sauce, whipped cream, and any of a multitude of other toppings on it as well.
While most people think of barbecue, beers, or even burgers as ballpark foods, the waffle ice cream delicacy was a consensus hit with fans that tried it.
Ana Pereira and Michele Mallet had it with chocolate chip mint ice cream, and both loved it.
“It was very good,” Mallet said. “It was a nice mix. On a hot night like tonight, it was perfect.”
“The waffle was very fresh, and the ice cream was great,” Pereira said. “I usually get normal food, so this was a treat. I am a dessert person, so I loved the waffle with the ice cream. That to me was a great hit.”
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Luis Raul Roig was at the game with his two friends to see the future stars for his favorite team, the New York Mets. He ate a piece of the dessert with butter pecan ice cream.
“It was delicious,” Roig said. “Delicious. I had the butter pecan. I try to get out to the games two or three times a year with my family, but this is my first time tonight.”
Madison McCoy, who runs the Funtown stand each night, has seen a steady business for the item.
“They have sold pretty well,” McCoy said. “People don’t really see it, then they come up and say, ‘Oh, you have waffle ice cream?’ They usually go for that and try it.”
Anthony Dias was one of the youngest to try the snack, after he ate some traditional ballpark food.
“I ate a hot dog with some french fries, then I had the ice cream,” Dias said. “I had the chocolate. I liked it. I am a Mets fan, so tonight was fun.”
Pereira said there was just one thing that could have been better.
“I sent my husband to get ice cream last time we were here, and he couldn’t find it,” Pereira said. “But now we know where it is, so I can get some more next time.”
Madison McCoy works at the Arm & Hammer Park Funtown dessert stand NOTES:
After taking two out of three from the Rumble Ponies, following a 7-1 Binghamton win Thursday, Trenton has opened up a six game lead for a playoff spot. Starting Friday, though, that lead will be tested.
The Thunder hit the road, and will play 12 of the 17 games before the All-Star break July 9-11 on the road. They head to Portland first, then travel to Binghamton, and those four games against the Rumble Ponies give Trenton a huge opportunity to widen the gap.
With Peter Alonso and Jeff McNeil both gone to Triple A for the Mets organization, the Thunder will face Binghamton at an opportune time.
The five home games for Trenton will be with New Hampshire, from June 29-July 3, and will give the Thunder a chance to head into the All-Star break in first place.
* With All-Star voting by the Eastern League media ending Sunday, there are some Trenton pitchers making a big push to make the roster.
Caleb Frare has been sensational out of the bullpen. In 22 appearances, Frare is 2-1, with a 0.57 ERA, three saves, a 0.99 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts.
So has Steven Tarpley: the reliever is 5-0, with a 1.45 ERA and a .094 WHIP in 17 appearances.
Kaleb Ort (1-1, 1.78 ERA in 18 appearances ) and Jordan Foley (2-1, 2.22 ERA in 20 appearances) have good numbers out of the pen as well.
Dillon Tate has led the starters. He is 4-2, with a 3.11 ERA, and 62 strikeouts. His WHIP of 1.04 leads the Eastern League, and he is also top 10 in ERA. But for one tough start on May 2 against Portland, when he went 1.1 innings and allowed six runs, Tate’s numbers would look every more stellar.
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