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PHILADELPHIA - Forget the peanuts and crackerjacks, an unforgettable baseball season requires some delicious, new eats!Citizens Bank Park is debuting some brand-new food as the Philadelphia Phillies take the field for their home-opened against the Cincinnati Reds on April 6.Looking for something spicy? Aramark is unveiling its Mexican Street Popcorn at Pass and Stow, the sports pub and beer garden near the third base gate.The popcorn is tossed in-house with Tajin spices, lime and cojita cheese.But that's not the only new food item at Pass and Stow! Phillies fans can also grab some South Philly disco fries doused with roast pork, provolone cheese broccoli robe and roast peppers.Chicken and doughnuts? Federal Donuts is going savory in Section 140 with its new crispy hand-battered chicken tenders.Sink your teeth into an all-new jerk chicken sandwich just feet away in Section 143.And it wouldn't be Philly without a new cheese steak - especially one named after Charlie Manuel! Grab Uncle Charlie's classic with chips on the side near Section 109.

PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware County man is crediting his overindulgence at a Philadelphia Phillies dollar dog night promotion with saving his life. Bill Finn said he went to the fan-favorite promotion at Citizen's Bank Park last September with a goal to pack in as many hot dogs as he could. "I was going for my record, like eight," Bill told FOX 29's Chris O'Connell. The next morning Bill woke up with a wicked stomach ache that he attributed to a hot dog hangover, but his symptoms persisted for more than a week. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"A week or two he still is not feeling better, and I’m like are you have to go to the doctor but a typical male he didn’t want to listen to me," Bill's wife Heather said.One doctor's visit lead to several over the next few days, and a month later he was diagnosed with stage-4 Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, otherwise known as blood cancer.Bill started his chemotherapy treatment days before he and Heather welcomed their firstborn son, Ryker. Over the next seven months, he received aggressive radiation and chemotherapy. About a year after what Bill calls a life-saving dollar dog night, the Phillies invited him back to Citizen's Bank Park where he got to go on the field and meet Phillies' legend Charlie Manuel."I went back to work.

PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware County man is crediting his overindulgence at a Philadelphia Phillies dollar dog night promotion with saving his life. Bill Finn said he went to the fan-favorite promotion at Citizen's Bank Park last September with a goal to pack in as many hot dogs as he could. "I was going for my record, like eight," Bill told FOX 29's Chris O'Connell. The next morning Bill woke up with a wicked stomach ache that he attributed to a hot dog hangover, but his symptoms persisted for more than a week. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"A week or two he still is not feeling better, and I’m like are you have to go to the doctor but a typical male he didn’t want to listen to me," Bill's wife Heather said.One doctor's visit lead to several over the next few days, and a month later he was diagnosed with stage-4 Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, otherwise known as blood cancer.Bill started his chemotherapy treatment days before he and Heather welcomed their firstborn son, Ryker. Over the next seven months, he received aggressive radiation and chemotherapy. About a year after what Bill calls a life-saving dollar dog night, the Phillies invited him back to Citizen's Bank Park where he got to go on the field and meet Phillies' legend Charlie Manuel."I went back to work.