One of my co-workers organized the day and purchased tickets online. I had been told previously to expect tons of cheering and chanting—it was very true. The Korean baseball experience was very different from what I have experienced back home. The stadium wasn’t even full but there was so much energy and excitement. There was a different song that the crowd would sing for every player and people get so wrapped up in it.
On this particular day, the weather wasn’t exactly nice. I didn’t think much of it because I assumed this baseball stadium would be similar to our Skydome (or Rogers centre) back home. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. There was no roof on this stadium so when it started raining, I regretted the fact that I hadn’t thought to bring a jacket or umbrella.
One thing that normally happens at baseball games is that people will inflate plastic bags and tie them on their heads… I’ve seen pictures and it’s quite the sight. I guess that because of the rain, they didn’t hand the bags out for this game, but I’m hoping to witness it in the future.
Personally, I thought that the game was slightly boring…. It took about 3 hours however the actual playing time was probably 30 minutes… there’s just so many breaks! Now, if it had been nicer weather it probably would have been a different story but I was ready to go home by the end.
Oh, our team, the Lotte Giants won the game which was fairly exciting.
I plan on giving baseball another shot—maybe I’ll get Jasmin to teach me the Korean cheers so I can participate next time.
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