The World Series is happening. The Dodgers won the first two games. And since Halloween is this week, I thought we’d take a look at baseball themed candy.
- The Baby Ruth Bar – To avoid paying Babe Ruth any royalties, the candy company said this candy bar was named after President Grover Cleveland’s daughter, who had died 15 years prior to the introduction of candy bar. Yeah, sure. They named it after her!
- Oh Henry – I always thought this one was named after Henry Aaron, who beat the Babe’s home run record. Wrong again. It was not named after him. The origin of the name is unknown.
- The Reggie Bar – Reggie Jackson thought the two above were named after Ruth and Aaron so he demanded a candy bar in his name. And he got it. But it had short life.
- Junior Mints – These delicious treats were not named after any player, not Ken Griffey Jr or Cal Ripkin Jr. It would have been cool for one of them to claim that the candy was named after them. That would have been some fun controversy.
And with the Dodgers back in the World Series, I think it’s time
for the Reese people to honor long time shortstop Pee Wee Reese with some type
of candy. Maybe that's just me...
As an aside, always check the expiration dates on your candy, kids. At some point those Junior Mints become Senior Mints.
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