My First Baseball Game at Es Con Field
I was never interested in baseball. In fact, baseball was never really a part of my life growing up in the Philippines. We don't have the same baseball culture that Japan has, so I knew very little about the sport. The only things I really recognized were the uniforms, caps, bats, balls, and gloves that official players wore. That was about it. That changed when I started working at a school in Hokkaido that was owned by a former baseball player. Escon Field Stadium showing the Orix Buffaloes Team of Osaka This year, I was given two tickets for a one-day baseball game at Es Con Field , the home stadium of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters . The tickets were sponsored by our school's chairman, and I was both surprised and very thankful to receive them. My boss encouraged me to attend with my husband, Shingo, so I decided to give baseball a try. And I'm glad I did. The day finally came when Shingo and I arrived at Es Con Field. He was much more excited than I was. Unlike me, ...
