Anti-Peanut Baseball Fans of the World Rejoice!

It’s a really good thing I’m not allergic to peanuts, otherwise Sporting News would have no way to compensate me for my outstanding work around here. Some people, however, aren’t so lucky. Yes friends, peanut allergies are a very real and serious problem, which can cause all sorts of adverse effects, such as the inability to eat Reeses Pieces and, for some, attend baseball games. Fear not: The St. Louis Cardinals are here to rid the sporting world of this issue, one scorching hot nosebleed section at a time:↵↵⇥Section 328 sits at a far edge of Busch Stadium, and in Monday’s blazing-hot heat, the sun bore down on its western-facing seats long after shade came to the rest of the crowd.↵⇥↵⇥But for the 80 or so people sitting there, the section had the best seats in the house.↵⇥

↵⇥↵⇥For the first time, the Cardinals set aside a spot for fans with peanut allergies and their families. And so, on Monday, Section 328 held some deliriously excited kids, some who had never been able to go to a game — no matter how badly they wanted to.↵⇥

↵⇥↵⇥For some peanut allergy sufferers, just a whiff of peanut dust can trigger a dangerous reaction, making baseball stadiums, with their classic nutty fare, too risky.↵⇥

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Alright, fine, these hyper allergic youngin’s can have their peanut-free section, so long as it doesn’t change my legume lovin’. Much like this friendly fan, ain’t nobody gonna tell me where I can and can’t eat peanuts, even if it does mean possibly causing a two-year-old to asphyxiate:↵↵⇥The Frews bought tickets for Monday’s game, thinking the entire stadium had been designated peanut-free for the night. When they initially sat in another section, a man was eating peanuts nearby. When they asked him to stop, he refused.↵↵What a nice guy.↵↵And so you know, that screen grab image you see in the upper right is Jason LaRue from the game last night, who is quite pleased to know that the Frews aren’t allergic to his Fu Manchu mustache and mullet combo. Section 426 was reserved for those allergic to kick-ass mustaches and/or anything beyond a 30:70 business-to-party hair ratio. Three people in 426 ended up in the hospital after LaRue’s pinch hit appearance in the ninth inning. No word on their condition. ↵

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