The story behind getting to know Ellen and Ari Stein

Sometime around 2012, I was at a Giants game, in the upper deck, not my usual seats. And I did what I always did, especially in the early days of the project, I looked for people to talk to who might have a story. And so it was on this day with a young man at this game against the Cardinals. Ari was there, donning Cards’ apparel, with his aunt. Ari gave me a whopping, almost “Out-of Towners” type experience about trying to get from DC to Boston to see his Cardinals at Fenway Park. It is in Bases to Bleachers, as is a story from his aunt.The connections with Ari and his family continued.  Ari contributed another great tale to my second book, Backyards to Ballparks, as did his brother and uncle. And so did his mom, Ellen. In the first of many emails, Ellen said: “I am not exactly sure if this is my story or my son’s to share”.