The Bernardo Times

Baseball game represents difference

Published September 20, 2009

Staten Island-When a group of kids from the South Shore played a baseball game against a group of kids from the North Shore, the difference between the two was shown. Last year, a single baseball game showed the difference between two social classes in one borough.

"The kids from the South Shore had fancy cars, and all the best baseball equipment," said Staten Island resident Robert Bernardo. "The kids from the North Shore had only the basic equipment and did not dress in expensive clothes."

The South Shore in Staten Island is an upper class area. It is located between Eltingville and Tottenville. The houses are very large and the residents reflect this wealth. The residents are mostly of the italian heritage.

The residents of the North Shore are of the lower middle class. The ethnicity is mostly irish, and they do not have many unnecessary material goods. They work hard, and take pride in their area.

The Baseball game took place at Miller Field approximately one year ago. The North Shore was the first team to score, yet the South Shore ended up winning the game. That was not the main point of the exhibition game. The message was that even through teenagers playing a game one could tell the difference between the two different parts of the Island. A difference between social classes is present, and this event portrayed it.

Rob Bernardo, The Bernardo Times.