For years, I have been harboring memories of my first major league game at a place named Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes brooklyn ebbets field
Why is the N.F.L. so popular? The N.F.L. grew in the comfort zone after World War II. People had money and time. A popular American sport got bigger. George Vecsey americanbigcomfort Change image and share on social
Nobody has ever called Shea Stadium a cathedral. In style, it was more like the old warehouse or outdated movie theater that Korean worshippers have transformed into a church in the borough of Queens. Not a cathedral - but a place where people go to be fulfilled, nonetheless. George Vecsey boroughcallcathedral share on social
I love Major League Soccer, covered the first game in 1996 in a funky stadium in San Jose, and I applaud just about every move that its commissioners, Garber and Doug Logan, have made. George Vecsey applaudcommissionercover Change image and share on social
Smart authors, faced with storms, chose to create umbrellas. That's why a diverse group of authors banded together to create The Fiction Writer's Co-op, which will work to find innovative ways to promote each other's work and cheer each other on in a very competitive field. M. J. Rose authorbandcheer share on social
I love Brooklyn; it's a part of who you are. Paul Dano brooklynlovepart Change image and share on social
I've taken my boys to the house I grew up in. Taken them to the site of Ebbets Field, where the Dodgers used to play. They go to all the Dodger games, and they play Little League ball. I have infused them with New York spirit. Larry King ballboydodger share on social