Wednesday night at the Philadelphia Phillies Citizens Bank Park marked opening night and its first official "Dollar Dog NIght" promotion, which culminated in a Phillies 1-0 loss and, as usual, another mesmerizing display of shit-faced chaos courtesy of the revved-up monkeys. Ever since the Phillies started using this promotion to attract college kids, it always seems to end in anarchy. Dollar hot dogs, for whatever reason, seem to bring out the more aggressive side of a fanbase. Perhaps it's the nitrates.

(Photo courtesy of Stksave27)

Last year, the Phillies, marred by a few incidents of overconsumption, trash-throwing, azzzz-hole-ing and fisticuffs promised to do their part to control the Axe-body spray covered mobs. This year, Phillies promotions director John Brazer says that the Philles are aware of some of the ('isolated") incidents that happen during Dollar Dog Nights, but they are not in jeopardy of ending. "We can't let a few people spoil a great promotion for every one else," he told me today.

On Wednesday night, the 300 level at the CBP once again turned into a zoo once the beers and hot dogs fully digested. And in the 8th inning, a full-on hot dog-tossing battle ensued between at least four sections. The end of the game? Trash on the field, drunk kids in the parking lot peeing on each other, and it's off to another rollicking start of the 2008 season at CBP. Brazer did say that the Phillies will continue to beef up security on those nights and have stopped discounting tickets to college kids, but he says Wednesday night's madness was a combination of many different factors: it was cold, the Phillies lost, everybody was fired up for opening night...

What about the hot dogs? Do the hot dogs having anything to do with it?

"I don't think the hot dogs are having a direct impact on the behavior problems, no," he says.

The next Dollar Dog night is scheduled for April 15 (tax day!), which should once again prove to be an entertainment spectacle like no other. If it happens again, the Phillies have to rethink this promotion a little bit — don't they? It'd be a shame if it stops. Everybody loves those dollar hot dogs and if the game does suck, at least you know you have some other activities to look forward to in the stands. There are seven more dollar dog nights scheduled at CBP this year.

Do other MLB teams have these types of problems with their cheap hot dog night promotions?

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4:45 PM on Fri Apr 4 2008
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Scout at 04:55 PM on 04/04/08
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Hillary and Bill Clinton can buy 109 million dollar hot dogs.
muggsybogues at 04:55 PM on 04/04/08
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Beer and dollar hot dogs make Muggsy...something something.
MitchKayak at 04:56 PM on 04/04/08
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I like her, she seems smart.
Bob Loblaw at 04:56 PM on 04/04/08
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I give up. Where is Waldo in that photo?
The Fan’s Attic at 04:57 PM on 04/04/08
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Trash on the field, drunk kids in the parking lot peeing on each other....

Isn't that a regular weekend night in Morgantown?
amorphous at 04:57 PM on 04/04/08
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dude, putter, yes
Chaunceyshammy at 04:57 PM on 04/04/08
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I figured you were a golfer Balls
The Fan’s Attic at 04:58 PM on 04/04/08
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I'd hate to see what would happen if the Phillies had a Thirsty Thursday promotion.
McCroskey at 04:59 PM on 04/04/08
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Other changes to Dollar Dog Night include banning Joey Chestnut and making a switch to less-harmful tofu dogs.
Summer-of-George at 04:59 PM on 04/04/08
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The Rockies have $1 Dog night...
April 8th
May 6th
June 10th
July 22nd
Aug 12th
Sept 16th
[colorado.rockies.mlb.com]

But we are mature enough to handle them. Since, you know, we're not Philadelphian. (oh snap!)
UkraineNotWeak at 04:59 PM on 04/04/08
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@Bob Loblaw:

The question is, where's Mamula in that photo?
Doyle McPoyle at 05:00 PM on 04/04/08
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Matt Leinart showed up for the promise of cheap tubular meat, and was severely disappointed.
Spanish Necktie at 05:00 PM on 04/04/08
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Yes, but you haven't lived until you've attended 25 cent beer and hot dog night at Tampa Jai Alai. (May it rest in piece.)
44 in a Row at 05:00 PM on 04/04/08
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I'd hate to see what would happen if the Phillies had a Thirsty Thursday promotion.

We should bring back ten-cent beer night.
shea_guevara at 05:00 PM on 04/04/08
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The problem started when they tried to have a public gathering in Philadelphia.
mfdoom at 05:00 PM on 04/04/08
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cbp hot dogs are people, man! people!
Trenton Makes The... at 05:02 PM on 04/04/08
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I'm enjoying the influx of Philly sports related posts.
jake(ymon) at 05:02 PM on 04/04/08
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I am, once again, filled with pride by the actions of the residents of my home region...

...single tear.
Triple B at 05:02 PM on 04/04/08
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So the $1 hot dogs had nothing to do with the hot dog fights in the stadium? Right.
wehadababyitsaboy at 05:02 PM on 04/04/08
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dude, you're partied out!
The Fan’s Attic at 05:02 PM on 04/04/08
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@Summer-of-George: oh really?

[deadspin.com]
jake(ymon) at 05:03 PM on 04/04/08
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@Trenton Makes The World Takes: Beautiful avatar, sir, just wonderful. +1
Johnny LaRue at 05:03 PM on 04/04/08
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The Oakland A's have "Dollar Wednesday," with dollar dogs and $2 admission for the shittiest seats. This ploy usually quadruples attendance to about 16,000. There is some increased rowdiness in the crowds, but not a lot. A few years back I think Chavez and Zito referred to the Wednesday crowd as "Raider fans." No joke. The joke is in Zito's contract.
Chief Wahoo at 05:04 PM on 04/04/08
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The Indians offer a multi-game ticket plan for all the nights they have the dollar hot dog promotion. Not sure I could survive that one.
Clare at 05:04 PM on 04/04/08
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I went to opening night last year and I knew it was time to leave when the second hot dog landed near me.

[www.flickr.com]
Civil Negligence at 05:07 PM on 04/04/08
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Well I could think of three things I'd like to do. One would involve some ice cubes and a nine iron. Two would involve a buffalo, live or stuffed, preferably stuffed for safety sake, and three, we bring back some of those ice cubes and switch it over to a pitching wedge.
Suss-- at 05:09 PM on 04/04/08
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They're all fighting to get to the bathroom first.
UT Anthony at 05:10 PM on 04/04/08
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@Clare: Please tell me that isn't you chillin' in the parking lot with a golf club in your face
CIALIS COOPER at 05:11 PM on 04/04/08
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@Triple B: I was somewhat taken aback by this coincidence as well.
7-8 Deville at 05:15 PM on 04/04/08
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Sounds like a typical night for Matt Linart.
Balls State Explorer at 05:15 PM on 04/04/08
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Decades ago, I went to a nickel beer night @ a Sixers game that still remains a topic of conversation. Walking around the Spectrum concourse, I saw more projectile vomiting and stumbling teenagers that night than I have the entirety of my life.
Flαmεtown at 05:16 PM on 04/04/08
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I love the new Philadelphia bias on deadspin!
UT Anthony at 05:17 PM on 04/04/08
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@Triple B: Just imagine if it were $1 slice of pizza night. I think I'd piss myself laughing as the spectacle unfolded
Chamomiles Davis at 05:19 PM on 04/04/08
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Hey, I wear Axe... oh.

/hangs head, shuffles away
How do you spell retard? at 05:22 PM on 04/04/08
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Damn, I can't wait for the next one! Unfortunately I can't attend any games until mid-May.

Dollar Dog Night + College Night= WWIII
How do you spell retard? at 05:23 PM on 04/04/08
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And I thought dollar hot dog night only happened when Anna Benson attends games.
Moobs at 05:26 PM on 04/04/08
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Boston doesn't have a dollar dog night, I don't think...mostly because they're too busy charging people $10 for Red Sox Nation cards (for the window-lickers out there) and sucking our souls dry with a combination of astronomical ticket prices and red-tailed hawks.
Yinka Double Dare at 05:26 PM on 04/04/08
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Hey, I've got an idea that should improve the situation. They should have Steve Dahl blow up a crate full of Creed albums during the 7th inning stretch.
HugsFromHarold at 05:28 PM on 04/04/08
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@amorphous: wouldn't be surprised if the dude did her with the putter.
JoeyBellesGPS at 05:29 PM on 04/04/08
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I give it two weeks until they boo Dollar Dog Night.
How do you spell retard? at 05:30 PM on 04/04/08
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@Flαmεtown: With the return of Daulerio, Philadelphia now owns Deadspin and Bugs & Cranks.
ArmansCopyOfSwank at 05:33 PM on 04/04/08
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@Moobs: Also, they try to avoid promos that feature the easily mutatable "O," so we avoid things like "Dahller Daghs." It's just too ugly.
workinghardhardlyworking at 05:35 PM on 04/04/08
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As a philadelphian, a college student, and a dollar dog day attendee I cannot confirm or deny that I was half a step away from that classy young woman with the putter face....

It's all in good fun
In Flagrante Delicto at 05:36 PM on 04/04/08
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In Miami, we've got male cheerleaders to clean all the mess up after the game. You didn't think Loria pays the Manatees in cash, did you?
Al Czerviks Ride at 05:58 PM on 04/04/08
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@muggsybogues: Go crazy?
Jen P at 06:01 PM on 04/04/08
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If we could somehow combine Dollar Dog Night with the previous Matt Leinart photo, I think we might have the gayest baseball promotion ever conceived ...
Jen P at 06:12 PM on 04/04/08
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And after thinking this through further, never mind. Nobody wants to see that.
Grandjester at 06:45 PM on 04/04/08
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@The Fan's Attic:

Need a roll of quaters to fill that coin slot.
RyanHowardToYoMutha at 10:48 PM on 04/04/08
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On Dollar Dog Night, all tickets in the 300 Level should be changed to read 700 Level. And the stadium should be renamed the Vet. And the Phillies should be renamed the Eagles.
The Coach is KILLING Me! at 11:42 PM on 04/04/08
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The most shocking thing to me in that photo is that there is a guy in a Padres jersey. I have never, EVER, met a Padres fan outside of San Diego, much less one willing to wear the jersey to a Phillies game. I may have to start reconsidering all the slacker fans around here...
The Sports Hernia at 01:11 AM on 04/05/08
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It's better than those nights where they used to hand out free Nimphius wigs at the Spectrum. Those were the days, that shit got wild.
Joetimek at 01:15 PM on 04/05/08
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I love Philadelphia. We've trademarked asshole-ing. We may not win championships, but we'll drink you under the table...and then body-slam you through it.