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luca

03 March, 2010

Cooperstown, NY

So last Thursday in the middle of a huge snowstorm we drove up to Cooperstown to the Baseball Hall of Fame. For those of you that have been you know there is no one way to get there. It is off the beaten path where there is no major highway and only Country Roads to get you into town. They ended up getting about 2 feet of snow which despite what you might think is more than usual for them especially this late in winter.
Now why would we brave this storm just to get away for the weekend you ask? Well I got this trip for Steven for Christmas and it was a special package deal so we were going no matter what! We stayed at the Inn at Cooperstown just down the street from town and the hall.

The first part of the weekend started Thursday night at 5pm for an after hours tour. Some how we just made it in time after about 6 hours of driving which should have taken just under 4. With the snow storm and it being the end of February I think anytime of the day would have been an after hours tour because there was no one there anyway. We had three private tours included in the package. The first one when we got there was with Eric who spoke about the Negro league and the players of it's time. Then the next day we had a tour of the library which was given by the head of department and then later that afternoon an artifacts tour. Who that was by I don't know because we got there late but he did a great job as well. It was a really great time and a lot of fun if you are a baseball fan.

Now the whole reason behind this trip was that the Inn was offering something a little special with this weekend package and that was an evening with Babe Ruth's granddaughter Linda Ruth Tosetti. She is friends with the Inn keepers so she was staying there all weekend too. So Friday night after all the Hall of Fame tours we all got to hang out with her and her husband at the local VFW. There were a lot of great stories of the Babe and baseball told. They were both very friendly and personable people despite that her husband was a Red Sox fan. It was a great evening to the end of a great trip.

the drive up



Yup, that's my car the next morning and we got there at 5pm


World Series winners 2009
Alex's spikes from game 6


Don Larson's perfect game

Godzilla, don't hit my boy, only I can do that!


1996

Donnie Baseball, isn't he the greatest...

Hey, that's not Hank Aaron?


My my, what big shoes you have Derek...

This was how the stats of each player were recorded. This is the page from
Jackie's first year in 1947 with the Dodgers.

Steven pointing out where he was born.

The Iron Horse

Babe in the great hall

Babe's crown

Holy Cow I miss Scooter!

1 comment:

christy said...

Fun! I am not that into baseball (sorry cuz!) but the snow part looks fun. :) Glad you made it in one piece.