Midweek Induction brings questions about attendance, coronavirus safety By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In the lull of the 2013 Hall of Fame Induction, when no living people were inducted and only about 2,000 die-hard fans attended on a rainy day, and some people speculated about the demise of the tradition, keen baseball observers knew the Yankees would be coming to Cooperstown eventually. When large class after large class started popping big attendance figures for inductions the latter half…
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Jeter provides Induction with a headline attraction By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A long time ago in what seems like a galaxy far, far away … way back in the pre-coronavirus era, January of 2020 the New York Yankees all-time greatest shortstop Derek Jeter was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, garnering 396 of 397 votes. Jeter fell one vote shy of joining teammate Mariano Rivera as just the second unanimous selection in Hall…
Induction to include 38 Hall of Famers Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Thirty-eight Hall of Fame members are expected to return Wednesday, Sept. 8, to celebrate the induction of the Hall of Fame Class of 2020, according to a media release from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Musuem on Monday, Aug. 6. The class of 2020, which includes the late Marvin Miller along with Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker, will be inducted at 1:30…
TEDxOneonta announces speakers, opens ticket sales STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The widely acclaimed TED talks are coming back to Oneonta with the theme of “Changing World.” The event will be at 2 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 . Rebecca Ahmed speaking about the need to eliminate bias in zoom office culture. Rachel Kornhauser will be giving a talk called “Climate Change and Sustainability in the Age of COVID.” Gohar Petrossian will be speaking on “Why Justice for Wildlife…
Hall of Fame launches YouTube series of historic moments The history of the national pastime stretches across multiple centuries. But the connections that link baseball’s early days to today’s game are always evident in Cooperstown. Through its new YouTube series, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is sharing those connections with viewers at home, according to a media release. The Hall of Fame is debuting a YouTube series, “Hall of Fame Connections,” produced by MLB Network and made…
Haring-Inspired Mural In Pioneer Park By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A few years ago, Angel Garcia had just completed what he described as an anti-racism mural, “balanced with positive imagery,” at New York City’s Dual Language Middle School on West 77th Street. “The theme idea was to create a mural that would explore the topic of racism – and healing,” said the Brooklyn artist, who will be creating a mural in Pioneer Park this summer in connection with…
Oneonta’s Music Man: Remembering Chuck Schneider By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In 1973, as the first performance of the newly dubbed Catskill Symphony Orchestra under conductor Charles Schneider ended, the room was silent. “The audience was so stunned they didn’t applaud for about 20 seconds,” said Schneider’s friend Carlton Clay, SUNY Oneonta music professor and trumpet player with the CSO and other orchestras. “Then they jumped to their feet and clapped. It was quite a moment.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 26 Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Derek Jeter BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to honor Hall of Fame 2020 inductee Derek Jeter. Learn more about how the Yankees 5 world series titles with Jeter as the shortstop in every season. Jeter will be joined by fellow Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre reflecting on their teams and the moments that shaped a dynasty. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Ted-Simmons?date=0 for…
Jeter, Others In ’20 Class Featured On Hall Website COOPERSTOWN – As big league baseball makes its season debut, the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2020, including Derek Jeter this Sunday, will headline a slate of virtual events July 23-26 in honor of what would have been Hall of Fame Weekend 2020. Class of 2020 members Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker will each be spotlighted in hour-long Legends of the Game programs starting at…
Delaying Induction’20 Called ‘Shattering Blow’ In Today’s Daily News Merchants Anticipate 2021, Tabloid Says Editor’s Note: Here’s an excerpt from today’s report in the New York Daily News on the Baseball Hall of Fame delaying this year’s induction. COOPERSTOWN – This was supposed to be the big one, the grand slam of a doubleheader. Five years ago, Tim Gould started planning for it. This winter, Tim Haney began buying up wood and supplies in preparation and Art Boden was wondering…