Baseball

“What I experienced was a wonderfully enjoyable and wholesome time. Apparently the game was pretty slow by usual standards, but I found it exhilarating. Baseball seemed quite complex on the surface, but with the help of my friend and his family explaining the rules I found myself getting really immersed into the experience and feeling some of the highs and lows as the match played out. [...] I think what made the experience so great was the atmosphere. Mascots, enthusiastic fans of all ages, the slight but present risk of getting your head smushed by an errant ball, demoralising chants from the fans, perfectly mild weather and the glow of enjoying a new sport all came together in such a phenomenally peaceful and calming yet exciting way.”

“I never been fan of the game cuz it’s too slow and boring imo ( that changed due to pitch clock ) but man baseball is really fun in stadium. For context I grew up in India and moved to the states like 6 years ago so basically didn’t grow up in baseball culture [...] I spent around $150 for the whole game day experience but I tell you watching Judge homer made it all worth while. I so wanted him to score one. Felt lucky! Just I calmed down celebrating Judge’s Homer, Stanton hit a monster HR. I couldn’t believe it. Baseball hits different I guess ! Enjoyed the rest of the game with some incredibly over priced food and ice cold beer [...] as it is an American ritual in a baseball ball park. So technically I am “Americanized” now right?”