Why is the mustard hot-dog yellow mustard and not Stadium Mustard?
There was no intention of doing it one way or the other. Yes, Stadium Mustard’s a Cleveland thing, but we tried to make the costumes as generic as possible. We also have different corporate partners, and to brand specifically for that would be a problem. What kind of training is involved? We’ve actually trained them for only entertainment in the past. This year, we hired a trainer for them – Joel Woods from Five Seasons – and he’s going to be working with them to ensure that all the hot dogs have the same capabilities. We have stringent requirements this year. They have to be able to run the race in under 90 seconds, since the bottom of the fifth inning is the only time we’re allowed on the field, and we have to get off in a certain amount of time. Will they be auditioning with the suits on? They’ll go through a full audition – training and entertainment. They have to be able to personify the characters. What are those characteristics? Onion is the girl. She’s a girly girl, yet she can
