SEWARD HONORS BASSETT P-A
Oneonta’s Mallory Delaney
State ‘Woman of Distinction’
COLUMN VIEW FROM THE GAME It’s All We Need To Know: Home Plate 17 Inches Wide Editor’s Note: Tim Mead, incoming Baseball Hall of Fame president, cited John Scolinos, baseball coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona, as a lifelong inspiration, particularly Scolinos’ famous speech “17 Inches.” Chris Sperry, who published sperrybaseballlife.com, heard Scolinos deliver a version in 1996 at the American Baseball Coaches Association in Nashville, and wrote this reminiscence in 1916 in his “Baseball Thoughts” column. By CHRIS SPERRY • from www.sperrybaseballlife.com In 1996, Coach Scolinos was 78 years old and five years retired from a college coaching…
I am thrilled that Mallory Delaney has received this prestigious award as she truly is a hero.
As a nurse at Otsego County Dept of Health, my co-workers and I have sent many to her testing tent throughout the last several months. She has worked tirelessly through all types of hours and adverse weather, never losing her composure or pleasantness.
What continues to impresses me the most about Mallory is her level of dedication, compassion and empathy. If a person Mallory had tested was very ill, she would call that person to see how they were doing, and, if needed, would provide medical follow-up immediately. People were and are, safe in her hands.
Congratulations Mallory! You have been an anchor amidst this COVID-19 storm.