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2021 World Series memorabilia displayed at Albany Airport, bound for HOF

That's World Series MVP Jorge Soler's game-used batting helmet in the hands of Hall of Fame VP Shestakofsky as young Albany-area baseball fans admire the Hall's new collection of 2021 World Series artifacts on their way to Cooperstown for display. (Ted Potrikus/AllOtsego.com) 2021 World Series memorabilia displayed at Albany Airport, bound for HOF By TED POTRIKUS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The plane from Houston, Texas touched down Wednesday afternoon at the Albany International Airport not 24 hours after the Atlanta…
November 4, 2021

St. Louis, Milwaukee catcher fell off writers’ ballot quickly

St. Louis, Milwaukee catcher fell off writers’ ballot quickly By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One of 19 catchers elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ted Simmons belatedly joins his contemporaries: Johnny Bench (1967 to 1983, inducted 1989); Carlton Fisk (1969 to 1993, inducted 2000); and Gary Carter (1974 to 1992, inducted 2003), all of whom played in a golden age for the position. Largely overlooked by the voting members of the Baseball Writers Association of America in…
August 19, 2021

NO ONE WINS PLAQUE IN HALL

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January 26, 2021

Perhaps No Inductees Will Make It Into Hall

Perhaps No Inductees Will Make It Into Hall Still, There's Class Of 2020, Katz Says By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jeff Katz COOPERSTOWN – It’s a novelty to have the Baseball Hall of Fame announce its Class of 2021 in the Hall of Plaques, as it plans to do at 6 p.m. today – but there may be no one to announce, according to Jeff Katz, former mayor, baseball writer and Friends of Doubleday Field president. He noted…
January 26, 2021

HANK AARON, 86, DIES, HIT MOST HOME RUNS, 715

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January 22, 2021

Don Sutton, Ace Pitcher, Dies In California At 75

HALL OF FAME PAYS TRIBUTE Don Sutton, Ace Pitcher, Dies In California At 75 Don Sutton's plaque memorializes him in the Hall of Fame. COOPERSTOWN – Don Sutton, who never missed a turn in the rotation in 756 big league starts, passed away this morning at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 75 years old. “Don Sutton’s brilliance on the field, and his lasting commitment to the game that he so loved,…
January 19, 2021

Broadcaster Al Michaels Wins Ford Frick Award

INDUCTION WEEKEND HONOREE Broadcaster Al Michaels Wins Ford Frick Award Al Michaels COOPERSTOWN – Al Michaels,  known for his many years calling play-by-play of National Football League games, is 2021 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced today.  Michaels will be recognized during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation on Saturday, July 24, as part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2021. Michaels becomes the 45th winner of the Frick Award, as…
December 9, 2020

Kochul Makes A Pitch: NYers, Plan ‘Staycation’

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August 13, 2020

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Voices Of The Game On 2020 Hall of Fame Inductee Marvin Miller 07-23-20

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JULY 23 Voices Of The Game Features HoF Inductee Marvin Miller BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to present Hall of Famer Dave Winfield reflecting on Marvin Miller, 2020 inductee to Baseball Hall of Fame, and his impact on labor and baseball. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Marvin-Miller?date=0 for details. You have reached your limit of 3 free articles To Continue Reading SubscribeLogin Our hard-copy and online publications cover the news of Otsego County by putting the…
July 22, 2020

Delgado Grant Helps Keep Hall, Fans Linked

MONEY COMES FROM CARES ACT Delgado Grant Helps Keep Hall, Fans Linked Tim Mead Delgado COOPERSTOWN – Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19, today announced $300,000 in federal funding for the National Baseball Hall of Fame for “virtual education” and access to the digital collection. The money will come through the National Endowment for the Humanities and was approved through the House and Senate through the bipartisan CARES Act. Calling the Hall “an iconic landmark and driver of the local economy,” Delgado…
July 3, 2020
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