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Huntington Park Research Paper

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As you walk through the front gates of the park you are astounded by the different sights and smells of Huntington Park. As you walk down the tunnel underneath the stadium approaching the dugout your stomach begins to get butterflies in it as everything seems so surreal. The smell of the fresh cut grass in the spring time, the roar of the fans as you walk up the steps of the dugout onto the playing surface and the view of the beautiful field with the Columbus skyline in the background. Huntington Park is a Major League Baseball stadium located in Columbus, Ohio. This stadium throughout the summer months is home to the Columbus Clippers, a minor league baseball team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. It is also home in late May/early June …show more content…

On that first Saturday in June 2012, my teammates and I fulfilled our life-long goals of winning a state championship together and proving to the people that did not believe in us that we could do it. On that day, those fifteen guys I had grown up through grade school with were no longer just teammates and friends, they became brothers to me. Another reason Huntington Park is so special to me is because I was the final pitcher in both championships, meaning I had the ball in my hand when the game was on the line. Standing on the mound in front of ten thousand people with all eyes looking at you is a nerve racking feeling but there was no better feeling then being the guy that our coach trusted to bring home the trophy for our team. Lastly, this baseball stadium known as Huntington Park is so special to me because after receiving that trophy and medal for winning the championship I also received my high school diploma at home plate because our team missed the graduation ceremony. There are not many people in the world that can say they received their high school diploma on the same field they won a state championship. Huntington Park may not be a special place for anyone else but it will always be a special place for my teammates and myself. Those two days our dreams became realities and that is something we will all look back and cherish forever. Whether it’s passing by the stadium in my car or attending a Columbus Clippers game during the summer time, any time I find myself back at Huntington Park I still get the chills from knowing I played on that

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