tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140654002011-04-21T20:23:20.706-07:00isocrates fitzgabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299093083047329878noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14065400.post-1120443706863525522005-07-03T18:55:00.000-07:002005-07-03T19:21:46.870-07:00<strong>As a teenager,I was crazy about playing the sport of football.So much so,that i would stack pillows on the bed,take a running start and smash through the pillows.One might say,"Shit,Fitz,what's the big deal?I'm not into football and even I have done shit like that."True plenty of kids and I venture to say adults have done and continue to do things like that,but I can't think of too many that have done it while wearing a helmet and shoulder pads.It's been ten years since I've played,but the smell of grass always reminds me of getting crushed under ten bodies.Ah,happy days.</strong><br /><strong> Now,though,my sports passion is baseball.Taking me</strong><br /><strong> back to my Dominican roots.</strong><br /><strong>Although I don't play it(would love to,though),I definitely watch it.A lot.See besides the action and the strategies being played out on the field,I love all the different flags that represent the sport.Baseball is the only sport that allows me to be an American and Latino at the same time.The American pastime is now an international pastime and pretty soon besides peanuts and Cracker Jack,hot dogs and cotton candy,we'll be able to get platanos and sushi from vendors.It's prbably along way off,but I could see myself eating some monfongo at a game.</strong><br /><strong>Who woulda thunk it?A sport that once didn't allow "minorities"(well the dark ones anyway)is now dominated by them and the flags are the proof.</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14065400-112044370686352552?l=mentalfitz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>isocrates fitzgabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299093083047329878noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14065400.post-1120084439729495512005-06-29T15:30:00.000-07:002005-06-29T15:33:59.730-07:00not really sure what to write on this maiden voyage...<br />so welcome to my blog kids<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14065400-112008443972949551?l=mentalfitz.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>isocrates fitzgabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299093083047329878noreply@blogger.com1