Bleachers (post 1)

"The end zone grass was manicured and suitable for putting, but there were few wild sprigs inching up the goalpost. Andthere was a patch or two of weeds in one corner, and now that he'd noticed Neely looked even closer and saw untrimmed growth along the edge of the track. In the early days dozen of volunteers gathered every Thursday afternoon and combed The Field with gardening shears, snipping out every wayward blade of grass"(3).

Only three pages in the author is very descriptive of everything. On the first page he took up one whole paragraph describing a road and everything around it. I chose this book because it has something to do with football and I like the author. I chose the quote because it has great descriptions in it and shows how the field isn't being cared for anymore. The coach of the football team died and no one in the town cares about the team anymore. The field was named after the coach so he must have played a huge role in the town and on the football team. Reading this quote makes me want to go play football. I loved playing on a grass field, but it is no comparison to field turf. That is the best part about football (besides winning) when you step onto the field right before the game with the crowd roaring and the band playing. I predict this book will be about the character Neely and his past with the football team and playing for the coach that died. I look forward to reading more and finding out what will happen to the football team and town.