Sep 2nd 2008 1:14PM by Tom Fornelli (author feed)

The Toronto Blue Jays Double-A affiliate New Hampshire River Cats may be in dead last in their division of the Eastern League at 58-75, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t winning any awards this season. No, while some teams focus on doing boring things like winning games, the River Cats are more focused on the health and well being of their fans.

Which is why the River Cats’ ball park, Merchantsauto.com Stadium (that kind of advertising no doubt brings in tens upon tens of people to the website), was just named the Most Vegetarian-Friendly Ballpark in Minor League Baseball by PETA.”This is a special honor for our organization and our concessionaire, Centerplate, to make the leap from the most vegetarian-friendly ballpark in Double-A baseball last year to all of Minor League Baseball this season,” said New Hampshire Fisher Cats President/General Manager Rick Brenner. “Different people have different tastes, so we pride ourselves on offering our fans a very diverse menu and want to thank PETA for recognizing our efforts.”

PETA raved about Merchantsauto.com Stadium’s fresh offering of grilled veggie burgers, vegetarian baked beans, veggie wraps, garden salad, grilled veggie sandwiches, grilled portobello burgers, veggie burgers, veggie sausages and veggie dogs.In other news, Prince Fielder’s girlfriend has just walked into Doug Melvin’s office and demanded he be traded to the Blue Jays.