Why I Like Baseball

AN ONLINE JOURNAL OF BASEBALL ENTHUSIASM, by CECILIA TAN

Month: July 2000

  • July 29 2000: The Quintessential Yankee Stadium Experience

    (This column originally appeared at www.yankeesxtreme.com, Yankees Xtreme. Reproduced here by permission of Ultrastar.) I have a dream sometimes. In this dream, a genie gives me the power to transport myself instantly to one place on Earth, any time I want. You know where I’d choose? Not my house or my job. I’d choose Yankee…

  • July 15 2000: It’s Amazing What They Can Do With Plastic

    (This column originally appeared at www.yankeesxtreme.com, Yankees Xtreme. Reproduced here by permission of Ultrastar.) I bought a gift for my boyfriend last weekend. No, not box seats at the Stadium or a Bernie Williams jersey. A Wiffle Ball. A recent article in Yankees Magazine said David Cone learned to pitch as a kid with one….

  • July 1 2000: Cinema In The Rain

    (This column originally appeared at www.yankeesxtreme.com, Yankees Xtreme. Reproduced here by permission of Ultrastar.) I looked at my boyfriend. “You know, the video store closes in five minutes,” I said. “What did you have in mind?” he asked. “We could rent a baseball movie…” He tossed a five dollar bill to me, and I ran…