Seeing the international representation on the field reminds me of the ways that Americans, though from many different backgrounds and places, still come together under common ideals. For these reasons and for the whole experience in general, going to a Major League Baseball game is the perfect way to glimpse a slice of Americana.
Seeing several teams from different countries, he remembers why he is American and how proud he is to have been born in that country.
I quickly eat my hot dog and wash it down with what is left of my soda pop. The organ starts playing and everyone begins to sing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game
It is incredible the sensation of singing that song in the seventh inning. the author describes very well that moment.
Before I am able to get back to my seat, I hear the crack of a bat, followed by an uproar from the crowd. Everyone is standing, clapping, and cheering. I missed a home run. I find my aisle and ask everyone to excuse me as I slip past them to my seat. “Excuse me. Excuse me. Thank you. Thank you. Sorry,” is all I can say as I inch past each fan. Halfway to my seat I can hear discarded peanut shells crunch beneath my feet, and each step is marked with a pronounced crunch.
Describes the joy that is made when one sits down to eat everything traditional in a game of baseball
In the fifth inning of the game, I decide to find a concessions stand. Few tastes are as American as hot dogs and soda pop, and they cannot be missed at a ball game. The smell of hot dogs carries through the park, down every aisle, and inside every concourse. They are always as unhealthy as possible, dripping in grease, while the buns are soft and always too small for the dog.
It is the typical food you buy in a baseball stadium, it is a unique experience and describes it in a very detailed and even funny way because it is true, the bread is always very small for the huge dog.
I take my seat as the umpire shouts, “Play ball!” and the game begins.
I think it’s the most exciting moment of the whole game because it’s the time when the wait is over and so they have to give it all in the diamond
As I approach my seat I hear the announcer’s voice echo around the ball park, “Attention fans. In honor of our country, please remove your caps for the singing of the national anthem.”
It is a solemn moment before the hymn is sung, I imagine the emotion of the people
But when I open my eyes and look around, I am reminded of all things American. From the national anthem to the international players on the field, all the sights and sounds of a baseball game come together like a slice of Americana pie.
Is a feeling of patriotism that reminds him of everything that means to be American
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Evokes a feeling of forgetting where he are