Giants fans the dog by Kayak

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Giants fans the dog by Kayak

On Sunday, he floated the kayak – equipped with an umbrella, a mini-hot dog stand and the all-important condiments – around the cove for nearly four hours during the Giants’ win against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I was part of kayak club in college and grew up on the water, so I felt comfortable out there,” Van Der Kamp said today. “But the whole hot dog thing, that was very interesting. ” McCovey Cove has become an extension of the Giants’ AT&T Ballpark.Giants shop

Yet piloting a kayak-turned-hot-dog-stand in the team’s famed McCovey Cove in the San Francisco Bay is where the 25-year-old Californian found himself last Sunday after ESPN decided to surprise the team’s most devoted fans with a game-day treat.Others came just for the hot dogs and some were caught completely, but pleasantly, off-guard. “One boat had flipped and they’d lost all their food, so when I showed up they were very happy,” Van Der Kamp said. “I had a lt of people trying to pay me but it was all free, so that made them very happy. ” Van Der Kamp said the day was such a success that he believed ESPN planned to do it again this season.Travis Ishikawa Jersey

They don’t get very much publicity but they’re the true, die-hard Giants fans who are out there every game,” said Van Der Kamp, who estimated he distributed about 200 hot dogs. “It was a way to give back to all the people out there at the cove. ” ESPN tweeted about the event in advance, so some fans knew what to expect.Gaylord Perry Jersey