In Quebec City, the baseball is good, the stadium is packed and the fans are here to party

For Canadian baseball fans looking for an alternative to U.S. road trips during the Donald Trump presidency, it doesn’t get much better than Stade Canac in Quebec City. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

The game is tied 1-1 in the fifth inning, but the real tension is down inside the stadium’s concourse, where hundreds of hungry fans are lined up waiting for food. Everything has suddenly come to a halt, and we’re all watching the concession staff gather around a giant vat of gravy being mixed by the manager.

He samples the brown sauce for consistency, consults with his assistant and finally nods in approval. The gravy is ready. The crew springs back to work.

This is baseball in Quebec City, and the only people wo