Why I Love Baseball – Jacob Mayer

Few moments in our lives have the power to transcend reality and make us feel as though we are actually living in a dramatic movie. For baseball fans, that first moment might be when we walk up to a Major League Baseball stadium to take in our first game. The ballpark is a powerful place. Whether full of people during a game or empty beforehand, it has a majestic feel that can overwhelm the senses. There might as well be dramatic music playing during that first trip through the tunnel from the concourse to the playing field. To a young baseball fan, that moment is one of the most awe-inspiring experiences he or she can have. I was seven years old when I entered Busch Stadium II for my first St. Louis Cardinals game. I had no idea what to expect. To that point in my life, the most impressive things I had seen were the Christmas lights hanging from the street lights in my small hometown or the excitement that filled the town when the carnival arrived for the Fourth of July celebratio...