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On Main Street, Merchants Greet News From Hall

HALL OF FAME REOPENING On Main Street, Merchants Greet News From Hall Even This Late In Season, More Tourists Can’t Hurt By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At Mickey’s Place, Vin Russo, dean of the baseball merchants, pointed out that, before Dreams Park began hosted baseball tournaments early in the month, “this week is when the season began.” In other words, the Hall of Fame’s announcement it will reopen this Friday from the coronavirus pause won’t be…

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Marvin Miller, Union Leader, To Enter HoF

1ST ENTRIES IN CLASS OF 2020 Marvin Miller, Union Leader, To Enter HoF COOPERSTOWN – Marvin Miller, who as leader of the MLB Players Association established free agency, turning players into tycoons, will enter the Hall of Fame in the Class of 2020.  He will be inducted posthumously Sunday, July 26. He was elected yesterday by the Modern Era Committee, along with Ted Simmons, 70, an eight-time All-Star catcher who played 13 seasons with St. Louis. The Baseball Writers of…

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Jeter Ballot Mailed Out, Includes 18 Newcomers

HoF INDUCTEES TO BE NAMED 1/21 Jeter Ballot Mailed Out, Includes 18 Newcomers COOPERSTOWN – Five-time World Series champion Derek Jeter heads a group of 18 new candidates on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot that is being mailed this week to more than 400 voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. The results will be announced Jan. 21 live on the MLB network. Additional newcomers to the ballot include Cliff Lee, Josh Beckett, Jason Giambi, Paul Konerko,…

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Baseball Hall Of Fame Welcomes Class of ’19

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 Baseball Hall Of Fame Welcomes Class Of ’19 55,000 Fans Attended, 2nd Largest The 2019 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame – from left, Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Michael Mussina, Mariano Rivera, and Brandy Halladay, accepting the plaque posthumously on behalf of her husband Roy Halladay – pose for a group photo on the stage following their Induction ceremony earlier today in the field next to the Clark Sports Center.  If your…

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Helfer, Stark and Idelson Honored At HOF Awards

HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 Jeff Idelson Honored, With Spink, Frick Prize Winners Outgoing Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, left; Jayson Stark, recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, and Idelson’s successor, Tim Mead, wave from the stage at the conclusion of the ninth annual Hall Of Fame Awards presentation at Doubleday Field this afternoon.  Between Stark and Mead is Mariano Rivera, the Yankee star pitcher, one of six players being inducted tomorrow. Idelson, who is seen embracing Jane…

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Stars Abound At HOF Classic At Doubleday Field

CLASSIC GAME WEEKEND 2019 MLB Stars Abound  At Doubleday Field Jeff Idelson, Baseball Hall of Fame president, left, and Hall board Chairman Jane Forbes Clark, right, stand with members of 30 Major League Baseball teams who made up the roster for the 2019 Hall Of Fame Classic game at Doubleday Field this afternoon in Cooperstown. Despite some sprinkles, professional ballplayers gave their fans a great game as well as T-shirt give-aways, children’s competitions, as well as signing autographs and memorabilia.…

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Hall Of Fame Regrets Tom Seaver’s Decline

Hall Of Fame Regrets Tom Seaver’s Decline Mets’ Pitcher Has Dementia, Family Says COOPERSTOWN – Hall of FameR Tom Seaver’s family announced today that, due to dementia, he is “retiring from public life.” “Tom will continue to work in his beloved vineyard at his California home,” The Hall said in a statement, “but has chosen to completely retire from public life. “The family is deeply appreciative of those who have supported Tom throughout his career, on and off the field,…

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No Plaque Logo For Halladay, Mussina, But Others Announced

No Plaque Logo For Halladay, Mussina, But Others Announced COOPERSTOWN – The National Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the cap selections that will appear on the plaques for each of the six members of the Hall of Fame class of 2019: Harold Baines – Chicago White Sox logo; Roy Halladay – no logo; Edgar Martinez – Seattle Mariners logo; Mike Mussina – no logo; Mariano Rivera – New York Yankees logo, and Lee Smith – Chicago Cubs logo.…

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Rivera Only Inductee To Win 100% Backing

Big Yankee, Plus Halladay, 2 More Could Draw Biggest Crowd, Katz Says Rivera Only Inductee To Win 100% Backing BY LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN  – Jeff Katz thinks that this will be a record-breaking year in Cooperstown.“With Mariano Rivera getting in, I think it’s very likely we’ll break the all-time attendance record,” he said. Rivera, a career Yankees pitcher, was the first to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame unanimously by the 425 ballots cast by the Baseball Writers…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 23 Beginnings Of Baseball Trading Card Game COMMUNITY PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. Learn how the baseball card game began with Hall of Fame librarian Jim Gates in “The Origins of Trading Cards.” Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-0600, ext. 101 or visit www.facebook.com/Woodside.Hall/ PARK WALK – 6:30 – 8 p.m. Walk through norther portion of park with Patricia Riddell Kent and Steve Kent. Visit historic building, fields, forests along Schenevus creek on mostly flat terrain. Riddell…

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