Out of all three of the readings I found this one the most interesting (and I’m not even that big a sports fan). As Mr. Prager read about life back in the ‘50s, it really amazed me how much people were into baseball back then. After the Giants won, people were claiming it was the greatest day of their lives, naming their kids after Bob Thomson and everything…I really liked the way he wrote because it put me back in time a little. Mr. Prager spoke about how he liked to write a lot about the time, and I think that’s a really cool way to approach things. It didn’t feel like a history lesson, but more like insight on the early ‘50s. The first thing I thought of is how much things have changed; I don’t hear people obsessing over baseball much these days… Maybe in another 30 years he’ll write about a cheating scandal on American Idol. That would be hilarious.
I also like how he didn’t chastise Thomson by humiliating him or writing bad things about him being a liar and cheater or something. It was nice how he was made out to be a good guy. Makes me wonder what I would do if someone was telling me to cheat like that. I think all of us would be very tempted to just go along with it like Thomson did. Especially considering how much baseball players make…
1 comment:
yeah his was really interesting and i really like the way he described the time. i kind of disaagree though about the whole not making him out to be a cheater. i think that he should have been truthful and let everyone no how exactly it effected other people. and not have shown any mercy. not go out of his way but show what happened becuase of the cheating you know.
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