You're listening to the Downbeat on ninety seven to one the freak Good morning everyone, or the Downbeat get started at six am every morning. The big story of the world the Baltimore Bridge collapse. The Francis Scott Key Bridge was hit by a cargo ship based out of Singapore and it lost power and the ability to steer. Hits a pillar and a huge bridge collapses over the water, clearly in Baltimore, and it's has seven people that they're looking for right now,
just seven people. They have detected vehicles underneath the water due to sonar or with sonar, and they're in search and recovery missions right now for the seven missing. Two bodies or not bodies. Two people were found alive. It's just a wild scene. You have to see video to almost do it justice to see the bridge. But we have a collar online. Just a few seconds, we'll get to the new Rangers' Ballpark foods as they released those.
It's a weird transition there, but yeah, they have the big article every year Evan Grant and Sarah Blaskovich in the Dallas Morning News and all the outlets go out there and try the new foods. We got that, but We also have some things because we've discovered and we're kind of blowing the whistle on this. Some ballpark foods that were up were presented but did not make the cut rejected ballpark fair. Oh boy, that's coming up in a few but let's talk to talking items all r. Yeah. I got a text
while we were talking about that thing earlier. He said, I have family live as a Baltimore native family who can see the bridge. I have some info, Nick, do we have you? Hey, guys, how's it going doing? Good man? Are you a DFW but a native of Baltimore. Yeah, I'm actually going to Baltimore in about two weeks to see family. So this was kind of crazy to wake up to and see and kind of just experience. God, I bet. So have you been in contact
with family everybody, I mean safe and accounted for? Yeah, everyone's okay. Luckily, it seems like they kind of knew stuff was going to happen if the ship going wrong. So the bridge is kind of cleared. A few hours from now, that'd be a different story. I think it sees here three thousand people an hour during rush hour easily maybe more so. Okay, so this is because you know, it sounds to us like a bridge near a port, but is this a just a very heavily trafficked roadway that
commuters in the Baltimore area use all day every day. So I don't know if you've ever seen Baltimore, but it kind of has a little bay going in and this is the big bridge that goes across as the Bay Bridge, and that's one of the largest suspension bridges in the world. This one is more important because it's right at the mouth of the port, and it's where kind of the ships will go through, Like there's a lot of cruise ships
they'll go through there as well as cargo ships. So kind of where it is, it's more of the fact that it's right over the entrance port in the bay. It's kind of a big commuter bridge that area. Baltimore's more industrial, so then there's different ways. But like for example, growing up, we used it a lot just to avoid Baltimore proper because you know,
it's not the safest area. So you mentioned something right at the beginning that they got some wind of the ship and that prevented the amount of traffic that could have been on the bridge. Is that is that what you said, Yeah, it looks like the ship said they were having some compulsion issues, and in the video you can actually see for a couple of seconds a couple
of frames of lights go on and off. Yeah, so it sounds like they were having some internal issues on the ship itself, even from the time that was leaving. So I don't know, haven't really got confirmation. I can't be told a ton. I do have a lot of family friends in the Department of Natural Resources up there, and that's kind of who handled these
situations a lot too. And it sounds like some word is made to actually clear the bridge that it could be an issue, could not obviously, I don't know why there weren't guideboats and everything that situation or just calling it off. That's probably for higher powers than me. But yeah, so this this actually they were only on the water. That ship was only on the water for twenty eight minutes. Yeah, left the port at midnight and hit the
bridge at twelve twenty eighth Central time. I'm using our time here, So the port right there, so it would have been I don't even know if it would have been at full power, but it looks like it hit one of the support beams, so if it lost propulsion, and the way that bay is is they've dug out channels because it does have some areas that are more shallow, So it might have been in one of those channels and lost propulsion and just kind of kept going. That's kind of what I think would
happen. But just a quote on the side of it too, like you don't realize how big those ships are until you see them in person. They're just absolutely massive. I have a question, So you, knowing the lay of the land there, would that hip normally be okay to go under that particular bridge or he had no business being there. No, So that bridge actually covers the entire port. It's got plenty of room under plenty of clearance. Okay, yeah, plenty of clearance. I'm pretty sure they have naval
vessels going and out of there as well. But the issue was that it actually hit one of the support yeah for it, so that completely wiped out. But now there's plenty of quick I said, I've been there and you could probably stack two or three ships to go safely through them. That's not
the issue. So it's how the candles are dug because the tides are pretty powerful in the chest Peak Bay and so they've got basically and because of how selty and everything is, they have to constantly redredge the channels to keep them open, so they're very narrow shipping lanes to get out of there. So that's probably more what it was is it just got caught up in one of those lanes and lost propulsion. But how long did it take you to lose
your attractive Baltimore accent? I came down here and I was about three, and I go up there every year, so so I've never had one. Unfortunately. I know you love the wire. We've talked about it before. So do you say your family can see the bridge? I mean they I have family in Pasadena and I have family all over, but everyone up there has boat because a lot of my family as watermen. They work on the
water. So basically, if they couldn't see it, they hopped in their boat and drove twenty minutes to kind of just see what was going on. So God, and you've been over that bridge. I've been over that bridge. My grandfather worked as a bridge inspector when he got back from Vietnam in the seventies, so I've been over that bridge and heard many stories of it that in the Bay Bridge quite a few times. So damn, that makes
it infinitely more creepy. You know a bridge that you've been over. Oh yeah, I'm sure it is definitely, especially I'm going there in two weeks and there's another suspension bridge a couple of miles further south, and that's one of the largest in the world, and it's always crazy. I think it's over a mile long just over the water, and it's one of my favorite
things. But now it's going to be very creepy going over it. What does And obviously it's a back burner priority right now as there's trying to rescue people who are lost, But tell us how much congestion and traffic mayhem I guess Baltimore is facing with this bridge being essentially eliminated from use for god what it will be months and months if not, if not longer. I think conservative estamates on cleanup just for the bridge and reopening the porter three to four
months. I know if you look online you can see I think there's over fifteen ships already backlogged in the port. So I don't know if you'll remember when the ever given got suck a few years back. But it's going to have a very very big ripple effect because not only are these ships not able to doctor going to have to be diverted to other port. So it could be up to a year of just you know, sea traffic, a ton
of cruise ships going and out there. The Big three have ships that sail out of there all the time, so that's going to be affected too. I don't know how many vacations will be affected. And then traffic is going to be pretty brutal because now it would be like it thirty got destroyed and
everyone had to take twenty. So that's kind of like all the cargo is now going to be forced through downtown Baltimore because they don't have that throat there, and especially because that's the main areas of the port, so the side streets and these are not well maintained streets either. Baltimore doesn't have a lot of money, so it's probably going to be untold. Numerous disasters, are
numerous backlog from this. Jesus, thanks for popping on, Nick. We appreciate it, man, and we'll stay in touch with anything where to break if you had some more into man, awesome, thank you all of all. Bye, you love your bonds. Sweet guy. Yes again, he did say he did say water. He did after he called him out water water, he gave you what it's wood. Yeah, Ding's Morning News eight
thirty will have the Pea Diddy. Yeah we got uh. We haven't really talked much about p Diddy, but we even have more stuff on the Baltimore Bridge. That is the details are just kind of unfolding as the man. Let's go by, so we'll get you way up to speed on that. All right. I'm Kevin Turner. That's Danny Bayless. Hey Kevin, that's Mike's Roy who just said, hey, Kevin, have JJ here again? He said, So the Rangers yesterday do this, you know every year they
invite all the local media out and you get to try some food. Famously, Evan Grant and Sarah Blaskovic of the Dallast Morning News feed each other the you know the food my hand, my hands, and the time you try it. Evan has a beautiful feet, I know, Julie get the Sarah on the speakeasy yesterday, can I talk about it? Sarah was like, I need a nap. I love Sarah. She's so good. Almost half the articles I read, I'm like, oh, this restaurant, Oh cool.
And then I checked a little thing. It's Sarah Blaskovin. She's so good with you on the pulse and then you put her behind a microphone and she's good and she's great. What can't she do? So the big news of foods that they were unveiling a couple things. I'll go here. Waterburger has a stand at the ballpark for the first time section one oh five. First time ever Waterburger at a Ranger games. A thing like that. Yeah. Uh. Her Tato is back, ditching the Berea the Berea tacos,
which is a fan favorite, but it takes too long to prepare. In fact, Brandon Hurtito said, look, we want people to get their food, go back to watching baseball. We don't want long lines because if you're going to a Ranger game, that's there was always a line at the Hertato stand because everyone wants it because it's effing amazing. So like Mega Tray is I don't know, I mean, I could look it up. They have some big we've seen it. We had it delivered to us were the ballpark
last year. For opening May. I would wait, and I don't like waiting, but I mean I would probably stand in that line for half an hour. The Dino Bee Frib I couldn't even believe it. They they're adding an express counter in section two oh one serving a couple of menu items up there. There you go. Sure Toto, news Old and Chick adding the chicken and waffle tacos this year. I bet that's chicken inside a waffle. Do you think the waffle is shaped like a taco the waffle is bent?
I bet? Yeah? I bet too? Want hand Hell, that's a sound effect of a chicken. Yes, dow to do a waffle sound? Yep? Is Kevin Turner. The Boomstick triple play is thirty three dollars. It's a foot long chili dog, a plate of nachos topped with chili, and then two cheeseburgers on an eight inch month The inspiration for the boom stick, and that's still around one of our great nicknames of the last twenty years, the boom stick. To call a man the boom stick, What a
cool thing. And then to make food. I've never once tried any of the bit foods at the Ball. I typically eat before I go that. You know, I would love three foot hot chili and cheese like' like it's just getting bigger. But I have no interest in trying like the child watch by myself. I also don't want to share a hot dog. You just want to take it back to your seat because that feels rude. You know you're jamming up everyone else in your section? Can you get up? Oh,
I spill a little bit of chili on you. I'm sorry, here's a napkin. It's just a it's a bad it's just it's there's a lot that would have to go into eating that or some of that. They've added this year Korean pork steamed buns sixteen dollars, interested Cilantro's slaw, Unagi sauce, and spicy mayo. You don't see a lot of Korean fair at the ballpark. You do this year. Meatball garlic not sliders Mike eighteen dollars meatballs
covered in Marionara sauce and served on three garlic knot buns. Nothing says baseball like meatball garlic not sliders? You mean k n ot yeah, yeah, yeah, not not sliders garlic knots Okay, with a big old fat meat ballb with Marinara on top of it. To this item, I say, yup. Texas tacos, Mike, okay, fifteen bucks, red colored crunchy taco shells awesome, lined with the soft flower tortilla. Okay, okay, beef grilled chicken. You whatever you want. There's just tacos that are red.
Yeah, pretty much. Chicken and banadas are going to the ballpark this year. First time we had chicken and banadas. Fifteen dollars. Good, that's a good hand a handheld food hand banaa hand held the key out here. And then they have a new dog. It's the Rancho Chili Rayano dog for sixteen dollars. It's an all beaf all beef hot dog with Queso bacon, peppers and grilled onions. And it's on a Martin's potato roll. Danny, there you go Martin's rolls. I didn't have enough time to include rolls.
You can just snap in a character watching rolls. I know it's crazy, all this talent roll So new foods are there. That's what you got a lot of new foods at the ballpark, keV every single year, a lot of exciting new food items out at the ballpark, isn't there guys? Oh my god, Now they didn't just pop these these food items and you know, bam, these the ones are doing. The way this works is you start with a whole lot more, you start with a lot of items.
You're like, all right, let's whittle it down. Which ones are or maybe which ones? Yes, which ones are? No? You know? And the truth is a lot of food items get rejected from being you know, for sale out at the ballpark for a ranger season, A lot of them. Do I hope up, I hope we don't end up like the Boeing whistleblower for what we're about to do. Yeah. So we're just reading because this is but well, yeah, well this is this is that a lot of people don't know this. This is not going to show up
and have Grant's articles. What I'm saying. So we each have a list of items that were rejected from Globelife field, right, yep. I think we each have a piece of paper with three of them. Yep. Three items that have been rejected that are not going to be served. Yeah. So the chefs that came up with these items had to make a pitch to the powers that be at the ballpark to try to get their menu items included, or at least considered to be part of the twenty twenty four roster of
new food items at the ballpark. Yeah, so we're gonna kind of read what these items are, and maybe this is what their pitch might have sounded like when they were presenting them to the panel of people that make these decisions exactly. So, who wants to start? Well, I don't want to go. Would you like for me to start? Yeah? I think it'd be good if you do that. All right? Hits the music JJ. At Buffalo Bill's Weird Wings, near section one oh four, you'll find our
newest menu item for the twenty twenty four Ranger season, the Bigfoot. No, it's not a foot long hot dog covered in all manner of toppings. It's an actual foot, that's right, a size twelve human foot, seasoned and Cajun spices, then lightly battered and deep fried to golden brown perfection.
We then place it on a poppy seed brioche bun, topped with fried green tomatoes, homemade yogurt, dill sauce, melted gray air cheese, served in a commemorative leathered Davy Crockett buckskin boot, just like the ones he proudly wore at the Alamo. The Bigfoot, it's a real kick. Okay, the Texas tie in with the Davy Joe area with the fu Alamo tie all right, I mean that did make some sense, but I can see how they didn't go with it. It's good to have options. But let me take
one that I have because it kind of goes in a similar theme. Okay, good one. You don't find the Bigfoot appetizing, I kind of do. I am hungry this it's a human foot, Mikey, yes, you mentioned uh, I have an item. It was rejected again. This item not to be served as a tribute to some of MLB's great all time home run calls, along with civil servants who have served the DFW region. The
Rangers were gonna serve the goodbye mister Rawlings good news Cannibals. Former Mayor of Dallas, Mike Rawlings will be cooked on a rotating spit in the left field concourse on opening day. What goes better with home runs? The delicious marbled mayor Nothing does ninety nine dollars a pound while supplies last for the goodbye mister Rawlings. Her tatoes provides delicious sides. Wow, can't believe they rejected that
one. Fantastic It's probably limited amount. Yeah, it's kind of probably gone by the third inning of opening day, right, imagine the line, uh huh, Well, I have one too that didn't make it. This was up for consideration, Yeah, but they ended up not going with it.
Section two ten. Okay, I know that area. The Chicken Finger Blast a sampler platter of not sixteen, but thirty two hot breaded chicken tenders, all in a smattering of flavors like honey, barbecue, buffalo, mild diet, and Copenhagen, served with an entire loaf of Texas toast and a Ranger's batting helmet full of cream gravy. And try it with the sight of the New City. Addition, fries with zucchini subbing in for potato. The Chicken
finger Blast a great alternative option for the health conscious Rangers fan. I saw fingers. You had me until you've replaced potatoes with squash or trying to be healthy. Okay, potatoes are not bad for you. I hear the Copenhagen flavored tendees are really unique kids, very popular in the bullpen. Exactly goes, Well, you just dip it into the big helmet of gravy helmet. All right, I've got another one here, chicken finger blast. Yep,
give them a shot. This is kind of adjacent to the chicken finger blast. Because nothing says ranger baseball more than savory seafood. Yeah, so allow us to direct you to the upper decker concession stand where you can enjoy a fresh bucket of clam crammers, tasty East Coast free range clams, crammed full of all your favorite seafood flavors like minced scallop, microwaved trout, or marinated catfish meat. It's a home run of the sea when when you bite into
these morsels of heaven. So this season, take in some World Series baseball and cram some clams like a real big leaguer growling yep, like a real big leaguer. Yeah, fresh bucket of clam crammers microwave trout. Well, that would be good to have when the Angels are in town. It's a favorite of Dan McDowell. Yeah, all right, keep going again, this is not to be Yeah, these are not. They didn't make the cut. You know what, reminder this is parody. No one needs to These
items are not actually being considered a club playfield anymore. Peruvian, Bolivian, Colombian. We You just can't decide what type of cocaine goes best with Big League ball? Why not try them all? With the Josh Hamilton Rod Washington Commemorative Cocaine Flight. Four hundred and ninety nine dollars get you one ounce of each of the finest blow in the bigs march right down to your seat with three of the finest marching powders, served on a Golden Boss Commemorative World Series
mirror. That's yours to keep. The game will feel like it's over in ten minutes. Plus, you won't spend another dollar on food at the ballpark, guaranteed make opening day a ton more interesting with the Hamilton Washington Cocaine Flight available in section three thirty three. Wow, right a flight, Huh that's good, A beautiful flight. You could sample a Golden Bossed commemorative mirror. Yeah, think of all the money you'll save on food. It's good that
they, you know, want to honor Rangers greats. I always appreciated that, and you'd get a piece of memorabilia as well. That's why I love in section one twenty seven we have the Rusty Greer pork rear. You probably know that former Rangers outfield or Rusty Grear thrived on effort, hard work and giving us all in every play, but you may not have known that Rusty Grear is an avid and dedicated pig farmer. That's why this year, exclusively
in section one twenty seven, you can try Rusty Greer's pork rear. And because everything's bigger in Texas, we don't serve it by the half or quarter pound. You'll get the whole butt. Seven whole pounds of pork butt exclusively Globe black Field, Section one twenty seven. Legend number twenty nine Rusty Grear
an entire pork butt. Yep, sounds yummy, Well, Kevin Danny, When you're taking in some championship level great game and you have a hanker in for something sweet, why not try a basket of baseball butter bites large sticks of real pure butter served in a rawlings catcher's mitt sprinkled with powdered sugar. Now you're gonna want to use the buddy system when you're rounding third base with this yummy treat, Because this dessert is six full sized sticks of incredible butter.
Try incredible butter. Try one of our home run dipping sauces including Teriaki, Honey, Oatmeal ranch and Carolina Reaper ketchup. Wash it down with a seventy two ounce tumbler of Old English and you'll feel like you're at Arlington Stadium. Basket of baseball butter bites. It's an inside your pants home run that is a slogan that's incredible. Oh my God, should I go? Yeah? Yeah, Let's let's end with Mikey. This is served in all sections
through the amazing vendors who work out there. Frank on a frank. You've heard of sausage on a stick, but this year the World Series champs are taking it to the next level. It's frank on a frank, one twelve inch long No One Ryan Ballpark frank serving as a skewer and poked into a girthy er six inch No One Ryan Frank furter that will leave you asking why. Comes with a pair of latex gloves and a small ramick of mustard. Because ketchup is for a lower form of human and again, no breading,
no frank on a frame. It's like a hot dog docking. Yeah. I like their slogan. Being will leave you asking why walk around with that? People will wonder if you're compensating for something. I think we have one more. Yeah, again, these didn't make it. Okay, this is parody. These are not actual items. That's like that needs to be explained, considered. We're wacky. More food items uh, rejected food items out at the ballpark this year. Hot dogs, nachos, cotton candy. No
thanks. When your appetite goes beyond the traditional, why not taste something forbidden that you won't find inside any other ballpark in the bigs a high end escort for three hundred ninety nine dollars purchased the Rangers Grand Slam. Thank you, ma'am. You get a medium sized hot dog, a medium soda, and a medium sized international beauty to accompany you for nine exciting innings of baseball medium sized. What you do, what you do, and where you do it.
It is up to you and your new friend. But the new stadium provides many interesting nooks and crannies to explore your temporary relationship, and we remind you suites are available. Visit section one thirty four for the Rangers Grand Slam. Thank you, ma'am. Wow, I'm sure there will be a line forming on Thursday for openings not available. Did you say one not available?
They voted that down. Good, Okay, voted that down. Maybe next year though, maybe next year for baseball butter bites and the cocaine flight and more. Okay, we should go now, but stick around for later in the week when we do have an updated look at the Rangers promotional items for the year. That's X and ding goos. Morning News. Oh my gosh, Yes, the latest on the bridge collapse, the unfortunate accident that happened in Baltimore, and all of the details of Puff Daddy's FBI connections.