Blog Assignment #2

Jordan Trinidad
Professor Dragan
Eng274
Authors Note

The reason behind my choice of picking this as my vignette was that it was a memory in life that I hold close because of the extraordinary opportunity it was to be there. To gain the full aspect of why it's such an once in a life time experience is because for one time only in a year the greatest active baseball players come together in one game at Yankee stadium. Also along with that is that every year the MLB All Star game takes place in different cities and the last time it happened in Yankee stadium was July 19, 1977.

"The one gadget that I had brought to capture the unique moments of this event was in no position to work. I thought to myself regarding the fact that I could not capture these amazing moments I had the privilege to actually be at the game and experience it at first hand. Above the stadium hung huge structures that included circular metal plates with huge bulbs that lit the stadium up. From top to bottom the stadium was filled with fans anxious for the game to commence. The large screen hanging from the opposite side of the stadium projecting the player introductions. The highly anticipated introduction of the hometown players was outstanding. When Jeter walked on that field the stadium sparked up like a flame, hundreds of camera flashes went off. The ceremony ended with B2 stealth bomber flying over the stadium. I might not have had the flash to capture the memory but the experience from first person point of view seemed like the better gain."