The Baseball Hall of Fame (as I saw it)

chelseafc11 · June 3, 2013 4:16AM

Well, it has taken a about a month, but I was finally able to sit down and chronicle my trip to the Baseball Hall of Fame as I promised. I will let the placards in the museum do most of the talking. It took me long enough to copy and paste all the pictures! haha. If you do have any questions about a particular picture let me know and I will try to help! I apologize for some of the pictures. I do take pride in my photography, however, with the different (mostly low) levels of lighting in the HOF, coupled with glasses cases, crowds etc. it was difficult for me to capture a great photo consistently. Hopefully you can enjoy the post regardless of those facts. Here we go...

When we first got to the Baseball Hall of Fame it was a beautiful day, so we decided to walk around the grounds a bit and enjoy the nice weather before we headed in. This weather vane was cool (It is atop the Baseball Archive which I am assuming is only open to VIPs or through appointments)

To the left hand side of the HOF, there is a small courtyard with a couple of statues:

Also, in the courtyard there was a small stone path leading to a very good catcher. My guess (from a distance) was Yogi Berra. But alas I was wrong...

Mr. Campanella

As you make your way along the front of the building toward the main entrance, there is a cool standings board that they update daily:

There is a door to the side of the main entrance:

The main entrance!

Just inside the main entrance:

These three gentlemen are tucked in a corner of the main lobby:

A little preview of "The Hall" from the main lobby:

The museum beckons!

The main stairs leading to any of the three levels in the Museum

We took somewhat of a detour to check out this theater that plays a ~13 minute video showing the essence of baseball:

Someone requested Ty Cobb pictures here you go!

Pete Rose doesn't have aplaque in the hall, but he does have some memorabilia!

For the Roger Maris request!

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THE HALL

Specifically for the person who requested Cobb pictures

For all you Baseball movie buffs...

Another part of Cooperstown (We watched a high school game later that day)

If you've made it this far, congratulations! Thank you for allowing me to share the trip with you. Hal

Mdube16 · June 3, 2013 4:42AM

Thank you for sharing!!

DetroitSquirreL · June 3, 2013 4:49AM

great pics. thanks for the share...Ive only been to the hockey HOF (twice). Going to cooperstown is on my bucket list

thenavarro · June 3, 2013 5:15AM

Absolutely amazing stuff. From someone that hasn't been fortunate enough yet to make that trip, thank you for bringing it into my living room Awesome, awesome, awesome!!

Mike

captainthreeputt · June 3, 2013 5:52AM

That was awesome. Thank you so much for sharing. I will sit down with my 12 year old son tonight and look at these together. I thoroughly enjoyed it , and I am sure my son will as well. Unfortunately, I have not been able to make the time to go to the Hall of Fame of the National card convention.

Brian

BobbyVCP · June 3, 2013 5:53AM

Top notch...you show it all.

Thanks

bobbyw8469 · June 3, 2013 5:55AM

That Satchel Paige statue is unreal. His windup would intimdate alot of batters.

Cooptown · June 3, 2013 5:58AM

Awesome. Ive probably told the story a zillion times, but i grew up outside of Cooperstown and its my favorite place on earth (hence the username). Thanks for sharing. The library, i think, used to be open to the public. Ive been in it numerous times without any special pass. Up until the early 90s they held the Induction right in the park next to the Library. I liked it a lot better there, but theres no way they could fit it there now.

vladguerrero · June 3, 2013 6:04AM

<< <i>That Satchel Paige statue is unreal. His windup would intimdate alot of batters. >>

...and Kung Fu Masters

Dboneesq · June 3, 2013 7:28AM

Hal ... thanks so much for sharing. It had to take quite a bit of time to make this post. I was at the HOF only once and that was about 20-25 years ago. GREAT PICTURES!

MisterBungle · June 3, 2013 8:18AM

I really enjoyed that, thanks.

~

GDM67 · June 3, 2013 8:33AM

Really appreciate the work and time you took to share these wonderful images with us.

Foo3112 · June 3, 2013 11:52AM

Thank you a bunch for sharing those pictures, As someone mentioned, this took a lot of time and I know because I usually post photos from the card shows I go too and it does take a bit of time. I feel like now Ive seen it all there and I don't have to go. lol. Those pictures were far more better than I imagined and thanks for the Maris photos as I was the one who requested those. Very cool to see the bat that broke the record which still holds today. Absolutely amazing stuff in this thread. A++

MBMiller25 · June 3, 2013 12:15PM

Thank you SOOOOO much for taking the time to post all these pictures. I have never been to Cooperstown, but I felt like I have now. I really appreciate your sharing.

Brick · June 3, 2013 12:19PM

Really enjoyed it. Thanks

Steelernation · June 3, 2013 9:51PM

Awesome pics!!! Thanks for sharing ur experience. And thanks for ur time and hard work

chelseafc11 · June 3, 2013 10:55PM

Thank you for all the kind comments gentlemen! I really appreciate it. I just realized as well that I went a few years ago and there was a different exhibit that many would certainly salivate over. I may share that in a separate thread once this one dies down, as there are already a ton of pictures. Thanks again, I am happy to share! Hal

P.S. - Foo, I may have a much better shot of Maris' Record breaking as well if I recall. I will either post it in the a different thread with the older pictures I forgot about or I will PM you the picture

rt1963 · June 3, 2013 10:59PM

Great photo's, thanks for sharing. My family and I visited Cooperstown in mid-May for the VIP Experience. I highly recommend this for anyone planning a visit, especially those attending for the first time. You pay a flat fee that includes 2 nights at a local B&B as well as a chance to browse the hall for more than an hour AFTER CLOSING. The following day includes a behind the scenes tour of the baseball library and a special collections exhibit where items are pulled from the archive for close up view and pictures. We've done the experience 3 times over the past 5 years and enjoy it every time.

You can find the link at the Hall of Fame site. If I remember correctly, it is under the Plan Your Visit button.

Rich

stown · June 3, 2013 11:01PM

It's been 20+ years since I've been and you brought back some great memories.

Thanks

Jakt · June 3, 2013 11:35PM

Simply awesome! Great pictures. Thank you for sharing!

ToadMan · June 3, 2013 11:54PM

I have always wanted to go and now you've helped me decide that I will HAVE to go. These photos are great. Thank you for taking the time to make this post.

MooseDog · June 3, 2013 11:54PM

Awesome! Thanks for sharing!

jmmiller777 · June 4, 2013 1:26PM

Awesome,
I feel like I can scratch the HOF from my bucket list.

mygotta · June 5, 2013 5:17AM

That was amazing!! I felt like I went through the hall myself. So cool to see all of that. Thank you for being so thorough and posting all of your pictures. Brought back a lot of memories that just makes me appreciate baseball and its history so much more.

zep33 · June 5, 2013 6:04AM

My mom took me and a childhood friend there in 1979. This brought back some great memories.

Thanks so much for sharing.

I've also recently (somewhat) found that friend on Facebook. I'll be sure to send him a link to this thread as well.

cardsnbeads · June 5, 2013 10:26AM

I haven't been there since Bench and Yaz were inducted, thanks for sharing .

CW · June 5, 2013 1:04PM

Sounding like an echo in here, but you deserve it -- great photos and thanks for posting!

I like how you saved the baseball card section for the ending... I was enjoying each pic, but I kept thinking, "Where are the cards??" Well, you did not disappoint. Thanks again!

saucywombat · June 5, 2013 1:43PM

Great stuff.

Really enjoy the baseball display of how Ted Williams assessed his own hitting ability.

The Baseball Hall of Fame (as I saw it)

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