How a baseball video game rekindled a lifelong passion for the sport
By
Luis Paez-Pumar
Hot, fresh, and worth queueing round the block for.
Summary
A personal narrative about rediscovering a passion for baseball through playing a baseball simulator video game. The author reflects on childhood memories of attending Marlins games in Miami, including the 2003 World Series, and how the simulator rekindled their love for the sport after years of drifting away from it.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI went to countless Marlins games in the summer of 2003, watching them slowly put things together into what would eventually be an improbable second World Series title that fall.
Some of my favorite memories of growing up in Miami came at the old Dolphins/Marlins stadium, a truly horrible place to watch any sporting event, but also one that was a mere 10 minute drive from my home.
Playing A Baseball Simulator Made Me A Fanatic Again
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