You could eat the Indians’ candied apple short rib sandwich, but you shouldn’t

The Indians’ newest concession item is a crime against cuisine. 
You could eat the Indians’ candied apple short rib sandwich, but you shouldn’t
You could eat the Indians’ candied apple short rib sandwich, but you shouldn’t /

Nothing says October like apples and playoff baseball, so combining them seems like a great idea. Not like this, though. 

When the Indians open the ALCS on Friday in Cleveland they will be selling a new apple-based concession item. Just looking at it makes me physically ill. 

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That’s an apple stuffed with beef, doused in a cider glaze and covered with peanuts and “fall herbs.”

It almost has an air of haute-cuisine. If you read in Bon Appetit that some inventive new chef in Portland had created this, you’d probably pretend it sounded it good. Coming from the stadium that offers a Froot Loop hot dog, though? No thank you. 


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Dan Gartland
DAN GARTLAND

Dan Gartland is the writer and editor of Sports Illustrated’s flagship daily newsletter, SI:AM, covering everything an educated sports fan needs to know. He joined the SI staff in 2014, having previously been published on Deadspin and Slate. Gartland, a graduate of Fordham University, is a former Sports Jeopardy! champion (Season 1, Episode 5).