Personal Narrative Summary: 'Allegory Of The Cave'

According to Wikipedia, “A baseball glove is a large leather glove worn by baseball players of the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown from a teammate.” To some that do not know the game, a baseball glove is a brown piece of leather to catch a baseball, but to me it has a lot more meaning. The smell of the glove, breaking it in just how it should be, and best of all making a sensational diving play is what I love the most about my glove. Without a glove I could not play the game I love to play, and playing baseball has helped me become who I am today. I have been playing baseball since I was four years old, and through the years I’ve had many baseball gloves, but the one I have right …show more content…
My coaches have not only taught me how to play the game, but how to love …show more content…
I 'm told my grandfather was a good player in his youth and later managed many city championship teams in the fifties. My dad has played ball since when I started and he still continues to play today. In high school a baseball teammate told him they were selling their house. My dad 's family bought the house and my dad meet my mom in a church across the street. So, if not for baseball I might not be here today. My baseball glove and the game it allows me to play has brought me many friends, allowed me to travel all over the country, and will be paying some of my way to college. I someday look forward to buying my son, or daughter, their first baseball