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Article #305: Baseball Is A Dating Game

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So many times in the past in casual or so group seemed to be unattached
conversation I have heard the remark, single male and female in goodly numbers.
"the first date (John or Joe or whoever) The baseball stadium today is not a
we went to a baseball game. Naturally ticket for seats it's a ticket for
now that I am busily providing my adventure. For the older crowd there is
information on baseball for all to enjoy even a sit down knife and fork dinner
many of the people I meet confirm this restaurant up near the press box.
same comment. Your biggest crowd will be found at the
Would it not be a most amusing statistic garden tent area where the picnic or
to know for real how many first dates carnival atmosphere with some theme motif
enjoyed a thrilling baseball game. One draws droves of mixed couples. The drink
step further how many of those first is not the big orange with a coney.
dates blossomed into more romance and Souvenir cups touting the entire array of
then marriage? cool frosty beer with some exotic
The first game I attended this season floating leaf.
sort of intrigued me for there seemed to The seating in this area is not stadium
be an inordinate number of the 20's to sit down and watch the curve ball get
30's age group in attendance. The belted into the stars. Fantastic
demographics of baseball from my younger assortment of park like benches and round
days sure appeared to be a different age table set the tone for "It's Party Time."
group. When the game is over somebody won and
As I recall the stands especially the nobody lost.
bleachers would be teeming with the 10 to I suppose what it really boils down too
15 year age group. The more sedate is it is still a boy and girl thing at
grandpa group filled the first and third the ball park but a little different
baseline box seat sections. Through out atmosphere. Conventional dating of boy
the grandstands were scattered the older goes by picks up his date and they go to
sandlot age ball players and the dads, the baseball game has changed. Now it is
uncles and cousins of the younger I'll see you at the game Louie.
bleachers bunch. This statistical thing would still be
My first game observation with the 20's most interesting.






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