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Barkin' Beamon, Mustache Man, The One-Man Show or The Wave Man: Who's MLB's top vendor?

Who's the best food/drink vendor in MLB? Vote now

UPDATE:

Day 2 voting is closed and the Pirates' Mustache Man won with 74 percent of the vote!

It takes hundreds of players, dozens of coaches, scores of broadcasters and millions of fans to make each and every MLB season special. 

But even with all those people doing their best to contribute, there'd still be no dugout ice cream, no peanuts for Anthony Rizzo to bogart and no gluttonous hot dog monstrosities without the hard work of the food and beverage vendors at MLB stadiums.

In an effort to give these folks the recognition they deserve, we're asking you to vote for the #TopMLBVendor. On Wednesday, Aug. 5, and Thursday, Aug. 6, fans will be introduced (or re-introduced, in some cases) to eight of MLB's most notable vendors and asked to vote for their favorite.

Thursday's winner will face off against Wednesday's winner -- the D-backs' Lemonade Guy -- in a head-to-head popularity contest to officially crown the first ever #TopMLBVendor.

Here are your last four candidates:

Barkin' Willie Beamon

Willie Beamon hasn't always hawked hot dogs at Citi Field, but it's hard to imagine a better fit considering that his schtick is to literally bark about his inventory.

Fans know when Beamon's coming around to peddle his goods because it sounds like a DMX album is playing over the PA system. He claims he was once paid $8 for a single bark, which -- if we're doing the math correctly -- comes out to about $14,000/hour. Ain't bad, Barkin' Willie Beamon. Ain't bad at all.

Mustache Man

If we're talking about the best vendors in Major League Baseball, we must-ache you whether you've heard the good word about Rick Szeflinski, the beloved peanuts guy in PNC Park's Lexus Club seats. 

Szeflinski is a Maryland native who came to Pittsburgh because he always wanted to work for the Pirates. For the past few years, he hasn't just been livin' the dream ... he's been doing it in style. 

Bucco fans can't miss him because he's the only vendor who dresses up in retro Pirates uniforms and rocks a Rollie Fingers mustache. He can't miss Bucco fans because he's got incredible aim when doling out those bags of peanuts and Cracker Jacks. 

The One-Man Show

Beer: if it's what's for dinner, then buying it from Dennis Porter is dinner and a show. Porter's been a vendor for eight years, which means Tigers fans have been witnessing moves like "The Come Hither" and "The Fishin' Reel" for the better part of a decade, now.

Porter also sings and dances and plays the piano, though not necessarily in that order (or while selling beer at Comerica Park).

The Wave Man

Padres fans affectionately refer to 19-year-old Antwan Samaan's as "The Wave Man." In his third season as a Petco Park vendor, Samaan believes his job is more than just selling snacks: he's there to entertain.

Dancing, singing, juggling his wares, starting the wave ... Samaan likes to say that his peanuts come with some pizzazz.

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