Going to Cooperstown / We're Back !!

TNTonPMS

Well, It's been really slow as far as having jobs the last week or so.

I have been sitting home at least 3 of the 7 days per week for the last month or so, my wife has off this week I figure, roadtrip to Cooperstown.
Haven't been there in quite some time and I got the itch after pics posted on the forum .

Does anyone know if much has changed over there , anything I definitely can't miss ?

Does anyone have anything they would like me to see if I can take pictures of to post here on the forum ?

Thanks for any and all ideas . .

cwazzy

I get to go in December and I can't wait. I just wish I had more than a day to look around. Oh well. Have a great time.

Chris

baseballfanatic

The best place in the world to slow down and relax.
Make sure you eat at T.J.'s for breakfast and/or lunch.
Definately the best food at the best prices....

TNTonPMS

Thanks . .. eatting is important too . . .
Got to keep the energy stored up to move around .

<~~ Writing that down . . .

Last time I went , Geeze we made a week out of it , we did some diamond diggin thing , some crazy caverns . . . bunch of stuff ,
But it's been a lot of years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
I found a newspaper you can put your own headlines on it that my wife and I had some fun with and I thought would be pretty cool to have like really close to me, where I could play gags on people and stuff . . . but

Come to think of it , one of the places we went to right after gettin married was Cooperstown . . .

Can I get a yea man . . .LOL

This time will be more fun because I have a little ME to bring along and I can almost . . . . almost be YOUNG!! again .

Thinkin about bringin one of my baseballs and see if there are any places maybe over there that might be able to tell me more about it , I don't know . . .

I'd love for them to display it there but I think they might have plenty , butcha never know !

baseballfan

i'm going this weekend (sunday) for cal's big day i haven't been there in about 17 years but before that i used to go every year for the inductions weekend, what a great weekend and i got tons of autos and memories that can't be replaced.

anyone else going this weekend? can't wait to see the cards there, as i remember not many deals there for this weekend, but should be a lot of stuff, and different stuff.

i hope we get good weather, an orioles induction is always packed up there (i've seen f. robinson and palmer inducted both packed houses) can't wait to see weaver.

if you really want to see the hall and enjoy the village induction weekend is not the time to go.

hotmush

Don't SPEED.
Sometimes I think that town was built on funds from speeding tickets.

justmichael

I suggest stopping by the Fu Kin Chinese Restaurant(real place).I have never been inside but with a name like that how can you go wrong?There are a few good small restaurants outside of town but the names escape me right now.There is a card shop across the street from Doubleday Fields' parking lot that has an incredible selection of vintage singles and autographs from everyone from Ruth to Jeter.Everything there is authenticate by PSA,JSA or GAI.I believe the name of the shop is Yaz Sportscard or something like that.At A&E Sportscards across the hall from Yaz the will be having signings all weekend.If you are just looking to see some incredible memorabilia then I suggest National Pastime.They have a great selection of old Bats,Balls,Gloves and just about everything else you don't get to see very often if at all.If you are looking for more tourist type stores I suggest 7th Inning or Mickeys for jerseys,shirts, and hats.
Thats all I can come up with for now>I will add more as I think of it.
Mike
I just remembered there is another very large signing at the Tunnicliffe Inn from Fri.-Sun.

thekid8

I'll be there also
Need an auto check out the Link

justmichael

Who the hell thought is was a good idea to have Chris Gwynn sign for $15?

TNTonPMS

Thanx for the replys . .
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"if you really want to see the hall and enjoy the village induction weekend is not the time to go. "
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No doubt
But, seeing how eveything usually winds up working backward for me and mostly while I really won't have a chance any other time this year, this is my only time to go:Beer;

It's definitely gonna be a blast no matter how I slice it , But I hear what you're sayin for sure Mr.Baseballfan and I'll be prayin for good weather as well . . .

GeneralJim

Was just there last week , 1st time for me man what a place . loved every minute of it . The hall is incredible so much memorabilia to look at . We stopped at a place called Dimaggio`s hot dog for sandwich`s . i recommend it !!

Parking is a nightmare , i suggest using one of the three parking lots , they have a trolley that takes you right to the front door of the hall . definatley check out Doubleday field , thats one cool ballfield . brings back the oldtime feel .

If you like to watch little league play , check out the Dreams Park ... holy cow i must have counted 24 different ball fields with games going on every night of the week .

And after all is done and you need an ice cream fix i suggest Barnyard swing mini golf they have the biggest soft serve cone i have ever eaten . What a great time i can`t wait to go back ...

yankeeno7

Im there 2-3 times every summer. There is a Jellystone campsite we go to that is only like 5 minutes from town. Great place to camp, especially if you have kids. For me, I just like to sit by the fire and drink a few beers. I'm going either next week or the week after...we'll see which week wont be raining or be high humidity.

PasadenaMudSlide

Also hit Niagara Falls and Canton.

WeekendHacker

Don't forget the Corvette Hall of Fame is just outside of Cooperstown.

julen23

wow

julen

thekid8

One other tip
If you are not a member of the Hall of Fame I suggest you sign up while you are there
Couple of reasons
You get in free to the Hall - also go in a side door and earlier then the general public but most importantly --- Bathrooms
There is a shortage of public bathrooms -- Doubleday Field -- the secret one at the Chamber of Commerce and the best is in the Hall trust me it will come in handy
Mike

fandango

great advice, especially the BATHROOM advice, you dont get that everyday....

try out Doubleday Batting Cages,right next to the field...great for feeling like your a kid again...

ps..i used to give bathroom advice to incoming Cornellians...SNEE HALL HAS THE BEST TOILETS!

baseballfan

the action will be great this weekend, when i used to go up there on a regular basis you used to see guys like banks and minnie minosa walking down the street to the hall. great time to be there.

can't wait

mj23kg21

Hall of Fame Induction weekend is awesome! It use to be even better when all of the autographs were free. They use to have a couple of different signing sessions where all of the players would sign for free. If you didn't have anything for them to sign they would sign a Gold HOF plaque postcard and just give it to you. One of the signing sessions use to be for all ages and the other was for kids 15 and under. They also use to let you roam around the Motel where they stayed and even eat lunch with the players. Now you can pretty much get any of the players to sign but you have to pay for it. There are still a few ways to get free graphs. You can wake up very early and head down to the golf course. The regulars will pretty much show you where you need to stand. A couple of the tee boxes are very close to the road and often times the players will come over and sign. The other time to score a few free graphs is after the party on Saturday night at the HOF. They have a big party at the HOF and as the players are leaving (usually 11:00 or after) they will often times come over to the rope and sign. Also, you can sometimes get some autographs by recognizing the players on the street. You never know who you will see.

Munson15

Have a reat time. I lived in upstate NY for 15 years. Took my son there and we loved it. Now we live in Indiana and miss the chance (now that my son is older) to just drive down and enjoy. We stopped being memebers about 3 years ago. Maybe we'll go next year, who's getting in do we think....will it finally be Goose's year?????

itzagoner

i just realized that today is the 5th anniversary date of our final day of a fantastic week at Cooperstown Dreams Park.....pictured below is the team my son played with that week, he is third from the left, bottom row.....

our boys went undefeated, 7 and 0 that week and then got upset in the first round of the playoffs by a team ranked near the bottom of the standings, a heartbreaker for the #3 seed .....the kid at the end of the bottom row left and the kid third from left in the second row are currently teammates of my son on his High School varsity team, and today they are playing their archrival from across town in a Summer League semifinal game....the winning team plays in the championship game on Sunday at the USC ballfield (Dedeaux Park)....it goes to show how far we've come since that summer, a truly unforgettable one....to any of you who can make it to Dreams Park, do it! there is nothing better than watching the kids play

TNTonPMS

Man ! what a whirlwind !
I have never been to Cooperstown for induction weekend , that absolutely ROCKED !

The first day we got there I met Rollie Fingers and Yogi Berra , they were doing some signings , that was cool {Rollie still has that same stash } we got their auto's on baseballs that my son had brought with him {We went with 10 in hopes to see many baseball players }

I also took my 1932 Yankees team signed baseball because a few of my friends told me to take it to Tom Catal " Mickey Mantles signing agent@ Safe At Home Collectibles in Cooperstown to see if I could find out a little bit more about it and let me just say it was a " SHOW STOPPER " I almost felt famous , everyone gathered around and wanted to see it.

He really couldn't give me any more information than I already know but he fell in love with the baseball and so did his staff in the shop , everyone in there was like " That is the nicest baseball I have ever seen in my whole life and look where I am "

He says " My God this thing looks like it was just signed 10 minutes ago " and I had one gentleman offer me 40 grand for the baseball{But I have had higher offers than that }

Tom said " If that was mine I really wouldn't care about where it came from or if I knew anything about it , as long as I had it" and I guess I feel the same in a way , But I sure would like to know the date it was signed and I wish they would have dated it .

He explained that 40-50 grand is a good price , but @ auction you never know , it could go higher , a lot higher depending on who sees it , there could be a serious battle , he also explained how a lot of the auction houses bid it down , so he was very informative

We spent a lot of time at the batting cages too , but we left late saturday because it was getting really really crowded and lines were just ridiculous , but I picked up a lot of really cool stuff and my son was just in his glory and already can't wait to go back . .

Needless to say though . . . I'm BROKE !

Thanks all, for the ideas of places to see, I appreciate it .

:Anthony:

TNTonPMS

If any of you guys ever go to Cooperstown , I highly suggest going to see Mr.Catal 91 main St.In Cooperstown .

What an insane amount of Mickey Mantle memorabilia !
Not to mention an honest guy which speaks volumes in a business such as this .

He made me feel so good about what I have and was the best part of the trip for me , so if you ever go there , ask to meet him and tell em Anthony sent ya

The guy with the nicest baseball in the "WHOLE WIDE WORLD "
He'll know who you're talking about . . .

TNTonPMS

Soon as I get my film developed, I'll post some , I have some really cool pics . . .

I brought my Cannon 28-105mm to take pics because it just takes way better pics than any crummy digital cam .