Dear Nationals Fans,
As a native of Turkey and an immigrant to the U.S., I
have always been intrigued by American sports especially the baseball. A recent
GW class visit to the Washington Nationals game was a first for me. Since I have never experienced of being a
spectator at a baseball game, going to a game was never been on my bucket list.
Washingtonians can regularly be seen around the
district in their baseball caps and t-shirts proudly displaying the Washington Nationals logo, nevertheless this experience that they were having was somewhat
distant and foreign to me. Perhaps, I
was waiting for a special invitation to attend.
How do one define the baseball ballpark experience? Is baseball game just an American sport? Is it an American experience? The answer is not so clear…even Japanese has
their own baseball league nowadays.
Attending a baseball game was an entertainment for me. Having a cold draft beer while hearing upbeat
music was certainly an entertainment on a hot summer night at the ballpark. The
ballpark certainly got my attention by linking the entertainment with the game.
By doing so, what I thought was a boring sport certainly became alive and fun
experience for me. I now can see why almost
all Hollywood romantic comedies have a scene at a ballpark. It is
always a pleasant experience. There
is something to experience for everyone from families with children to people
on dates or singles just looking to get hitched.
At the end, I find myself part of a greater
community. A community that I am part
of. So, I walked to the Washington Nationals store on my way out to get my own t-shirt with a logo to proudly tell
the world that I am a Washington Nationals fan.
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