Schuerholz In ’17 Induction Class Atlanta Braves President Gets Orientation At Hall 2017 Inductee John Schuerholz, left, chats with Erik Strohl, vice president/exhibitions & collections, during the former Atlanta Braves president’s orientation visit this morning at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Behind him are plaques of “buddies” he worked with during his MLB career. The inductee worked for the Baltimore Orioles in 1966-69 before becoming the GM for the Kansas City Royals in 1981-90, then GM with the Braves in…
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Idelson To Announce HoF Class Of ’17 At 6 p.m. On MLB Network CLICK HERE TO WATCH LIVE…
Claire Smith Named First Female Spink Award Winner COOPERSTOWN – Claire Smith, the first female to cover a Major League Baseball beat extensively and as an influential voice among African-American writers, was elected the 2017 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, it was announced today. She will be honored with the award presented annually to a sportswriter “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing” during the Hall of Fame’s Induction Weekend July…
4 Newcomers On HoF Ballot, But 2 Labelled ‘Steroid Stars’ COOPERSTOWN – The Red Sox’ Manny Ramirez is among four new contenders among 19 candidates on the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot that is being mailed this week to more than 400 voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Outfielder Ramirez is joined by catcher Iván Rodríguez, outfielder Vladimir Guerrero and shortstop Edgar Rentería on the newcomers’ list, joining 15 holdovers from the 2016 balloting in which center…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for Saturday, Oct. 29 World Series Viewing Party in the Baseball Hall of Fame! NATIONAL CAT DAY HALL OF FAME – 7:30 p.m. Baseball World Series Gala. Adults $10, Child $5. Info, (607) 547-0397, http://baseballhall.org/events/world-series-gala-16?date=0ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Exhibition opening “Ceramics & Photo Journals: Capturing the Process.” Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St, Cherry Valley. For more information visit their website at http://cherrybranchgallery.com/ or call (607)264-9530.…
Phil Pohl’s Memorabilia In Hall Of Fame Display…
Phil Pohl Due At Hall Of Fame To Donate Items, Talk To Fans COOPERSTOWN – CCS baseball standout – and now, Major Leaguer – Phil Pohl, bullpen catcher for the Oakland Athletics, will be at the Baseball Hall of Fame at 4:30 p.m. Monday, donating items he used during the 2016 season. Phil will be greeted by HoF President Jeff Idelson, and participate in a 30-minute Q&A about his career in baseball. The public is welcome.…
Hall Of Fame To Host Little League Champs Artifacts From Team’s Victory To Be Displayed COOPERSTOWN – Little League World Series champion team from Maine-Endwell, near Binghamton, will be recognized at a 1 p.m. ceremony this Sunday in the Hall of Plaques. The Maine-Endwell team, champions of Little League’s Mid-Atlantic region, defeated a team from Seoul, South Korea, 2-1 in the LLWS championship game Aug. 28 in South Williamsport, Pa.…
Steinbrenner, Selig Considered For Hall Special Committee Proposes 10 In All COOPERSTOWN – Two controversial figures in America’s Pastime, Bud Selig and George Steinbrenner, are among 10 “Today’s Game Era” nominees whose induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame will be voted on Dec. 5, at the Baseball Winter Meetings in National Harbor, Md. Rounding out the ballot are Harold Baines, Albert Belle, Orel Hershiser, Davey Johnson, Mark McGwire, Lou Piniella, and John Schuerholz, the Hall announced today. All candidates except for…
PASTIME Collection Ramps Up HoF Launches Digital Archive With 25 Babe Ruth Scrapbooks By CRAIG MUDER • Baseball Hall of Fame COOPERSTOWN – They are scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings, detailing the larger-than-life figure that was George Herman Ruth. Photo after photo, story after story… first-hand accounts of one of the first media stars of the 20th century. And then, a headline that could have been ripped from a 21st century mobile device – one that seemingly predicted the future.…
