All American Tradition
When I think of pop culture, the notion of baseball comes to mind, and a feeling of nostalgia and tradition goes through my head. Many of my feelings originate from my childhood and now from my role as a parent. I remember the days, which usually took place on a Sunday afternoon. My family and I arrived at the Dodger baseball stadium to watch the game. As we drove to the stadium, my Mom would be giving directions and telling my Dad how to drive. Dad always replied, "Yes, Rose! We're almost there," and would change the subject. Linda and Nancy, my two older sisters, and I giggled and sang "Take me Out To The Ball Game" in the back seat, so excited about the day. Once we arrived and were out of the car, we walked and ran up the concrete hills all the way to the stadium entrance. Everyone shouted as we neared the entrance door, "who has the tickets"? It was kind of tradition, a joke that we all said it at once. We entered through a dark tunnel to the stadium floor and the smell of popcorn and hotdogs filled the air. The first thing that would catch our eyes on the way to our seats was the greenest grass you have ever seen. My two sisters and I would all comment about how the green grass looked unreal. We ask
Baseball is an activity for not only skilled professions but also regular people who just play for fun. I can remember the many weekends my family, aunts, uncles and cousins would go to the park for a picnic, and we always enjoyed a good game of baseball. Age, gender and skill never mattered. We were all out there to have fun and a good time. Baseball has the ability to bring family and friends together. I still have my old baseball glove from school sports. There is nothing like a well-seasoned glove; not only does it bring memories of the past but also the camaraderie between family and friends. After taking our seats there would be men walking up and down selling various treats. They had popcorn, soda, beer, ice cream, candy and many other tempting items to make you hungry. As the game was about to start, the fans would go crazy with excitement. Then the traditional song of the ballpark would play and during the National Anthem, players and fans always stood. We would then tell dad what we wanted to eat and he would go up to the snack stand. Whenever I hear someone mention Dodger stadium, Spicy Dodger hotdogs come to mind. As a child, I always loved their Dodger dogs loaded with mustard and relish but could hardly finish one. Sometimes I would just share one with one of my sisters so that I would have room for peanuts and Cracker Jacks. We had great seats, fourth roll, between the catcher and first base. We could not have as
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