After visiting Mike and Michelle in Ithaca, NY, I drove east on Friday June 25th and stopped in at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. The museum itself is actually rather small and the displays are somewhat overwhelming in terms of the density of items per square inch. I love the fact that they have displayed the items in a chronological order and that the pathway of the museum is linear (meaning you follow one path and don't have to go back and forth between different displays, yes this is the mathematician in me), but just having so many things to try to look at in a case was too much for me.
For those of you who have never been to the hall, the first floor has a hall in which the plaque of each member of the hall is placed on the wall. It is said that .1% of all players who have made it into the major leagues actually get elected to the hall of fame. This year only two players are to be inducted, Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor. Two, that's it two.
In this main hall are statues of two of the greatest old school players, the Babe and Ted Williams. At first look, you have no idea that these statues are carved completely from a block of wood. Totally amazing.
The Babe
On the second floor, the displays are about great players, eras and "dynasties" during the history of major league play. One of my favorite players (although not a hall member, yet) is John Olerud. Olerud started his career with the Toronto Blue Jays and subsequently played for the New York Mets and now plays for my beloved (but at this moment horrendous) Seattle Mariners. Olerud is in the hall as part of the Toronto early 90's teams that for the first time ever, took the World Series trophy north of the border.
A young John Olerud
The third floor of the hall concentrates on the different records and the history of the world series. For $8.50 (with a AAA discount) it was definately a great way to spend and afternoon.
For those of you who have never been to the hall, the first floor has a hall in which the plaque of each member of the hall is placed on the wall. It is said that .1% of all players who have made it into the major leagues actually get elected to the hall of fame. This year only two players are to be inducted, Dennis Eckersley and Paul Molitor. Two, that's it two.
In this main hall are statues of two of the greatest old school players, the Babe and Ted Williams. At first look, you have no idea that these statues are carved completely from a block of wood. Totally amazing.
On the second floor, the displays are about great players, eras and "dynasties" during the history of major league play. One of my favorite players (although not a hall member, yet) is John Olerud. Olerud started his career with the Toronto Blue Jays and subsequently played for the New York Mets and now plays for my beloved (but at this moment horrendous) Seattle Mariners. Olerud is in the hall as part of the Toronto early 90's teams that for the first time ever, took the World Series trophy north of the border.
The third floor of the hall concentrates on the different records and the history of the world series. For $8.50 (with a AAA discount) it was definately a great way to spend and afternoon.
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