Good God, the Giants closer eats 60 eggs a week, thanks to his daily 8–egg-white omelet. (What does he do with the yolks, throw them out? What a waste. Is there something we can do with all the yolks left behind by egg-white omelets?)
This photo essay has the scoop on Wilson’s diet as well as the inside of his fridge. He cooks for himself as much as he can, no doubt a rarity in his line of work. He also says he drinks up to 120 ounces of water a day. Yikes. He needs to know about hyponatremia.
The piece ends with this quote: “There is no junk food in my diet. For me to have a candy bar would kind of ruin things throughout my day. After 3 months of really dieting you can tell what foods aren't good for you. I had McDonalds just to see what it’s like and I went down sick the rest of the day."
I’m lovin’ it.
(Link tip from fanofvanlandingham on McCovey Chronicles.)
Other baseball/food stories of recent and vintage note:
* Prince Fielder is a vegetarian.
* Yankees manager Joe Girardi has banned junk food from the clubhouse.
* Carlos Zambrano is a caffeine addict. How often do you get to hear Lou Piniella discuss potassium levels?
* Superstitious Wade Boggs had to eat chicken before games.
* Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes — who is taking over for Troy Tulowitzki now that Tulowitzki is out for at least half a year with a torn leg tendon — ruined his promising rookie year when he fell down stairs trying to carry deer meat from Todd Helton and broke his collarbone.
* There is a Japanese restaurant in Seattle called Ichiro Teriyaki. Not sure if there’s any connection.
Have I missed any good stories? Let us know. Or discuss this weekend’s series with Philadelphia, a great food town. If you have the roast pork and greens sandwich at DiNic’s in the Reading Terminal Market, you’ll have a hard time going back to cheesesteaks.
Photo courtesy of fdecomite’s flickr collection.
