Tailgating At Community America Ballpark

Well folks, it's that time of year again as we look forward to another season of Wizards soccer in Kansas City. It's less than a week until our boys in blue take on the hated team in black and red, Handball United.. (Oh, excuse me, D.C. United. I still haven't forgotten that horrible excuse for officiating that took place in MLS Cup 2004)

With the move to Community America Ballpark, the tailgating experience that many folks took for granted in the expansive blacktop of the Truman Sports Complex has changed somewhat. Tailgating is limited to the season ticket holders lot this year. Don't worry, though, we're here to help.

You may have wandered by, smelling the food that we're cooking and looked on at the group of blue-clad crazies who were congregating in front of an RV and thought "those guys look like they're having fun..." but never felt comfortable coming over to say hey. You may have also brought a group of friends out but not really wanted to mess with the hassle of bringing a grill, coolers, food, etc. with you to the game. Or you may be one of the many new fans coming out to a Wizards game for the first time and aren't quite sure of what all goes on at a soccer match.

In whatever case, we'd like to extend an invitation to you to join us this year. We're just a group of three dedicated season ticket holders who have spent the last couple of years perfecting the art of the tailgate. We won't bite.. We promise. Despite what you might think, we'd love to have every Wizards fan come and join us at our tailgate. That group is composed of fans just like you. Some of us stand in the Cauldron and go crazy for all 90 minutes and some of us sit in the stands on either sideline watching the game. But we're all there for the Wizards.

We take care of all of the hard work - plates, drinks, silverware, cooking, cleanup, etc... - all you have to do is come over and join us, share a bite to eat and your passion for the Wizards. We're at the ballpark around 3 p.m. and we start serving at 5 p.m. It's all you care to eat, and we promise you won't go away disappointed.


Here's this week's menu:
Game 1 - Wizards vs. Handball United (Saturday, March 29 -- 7 p.m. kickoff)
Smoked and Roasted Eagle
Pulled Pork
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
German Potato Salad
Grilled Vegetable Cornucopia


And to get you salivating for the first four weeks of the season...
Game 2 - Wizards vs. Colorado Rapids (Saturday, April 5 -- 7 p.m. kickoff)
Hanson's Smoked Ribs
Smoked Pacific Salmon
Ockk's Famous Baked Beans
Grilled Vegetables


Game 3 - Wizards vs. New England Revolution (Wednesday, April 9 -- 7
p.m. kickoff)
Vegetarian Chili
Shrimp and Pasta a la Jay Heaps (Even though he's got leaps, he's still short.)
Garlic Bread


Game 4 - Wizards vs. Houston Dynamo (Saturday, April 12 -- 7 p.m. kickoff)
Roush's Rockin' Fajitas