I was happy just to find the place lol My son and I were awe struck Loved the Locker room and then all the bronze names on the walls
2007-01-12 11:04:45 · 7 answers · asked by It's been awhile 6 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I visited the HOF in 92 mid way thru a 10 day baseball tour of the northeast (11 games & the HOF in 10days) Having grown up in the DC area & touring the museums of the Smithsonian many times my first reaction was somewhat subdued by the overall simplicity of the building.
For some reason I had envisioned a more grandiose appearance of the buildings exterior. That being said it was a dream come true for this life long BB fanatic, & the exhibits were presented with all the style & grace baseball represents to the fans who truly appreciate the finer points of the game.
As I recall, the exhibits on display at any given time account for only about 10% of the HOF collection. When we visited they were still showing the exhibit commemorating the women's league portrayed in "League of their own"
The walls & artifacts seemed to reach out & speak to me about times gone by........my boyhood idols like Whitey Ford, Yaz, Brooks, Rose....(oops)....but he does have a presence in the HOF, even without the plaque his stats merit.
I'm looking forward to visiting again this summer for Cal's induction...being a native of Maryland I can't miss it!!
Thanks for rekindling those great memories for a few minutes on this wintry January evening!! Spring training opens in a month!!
2007-01-12 13:30:37 · answer #1 · answered by SantaBud 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've been there 3 times - twice on induction days (Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Carlton, Rizzutto).
I thought it was awesome.
The things that I remember the most vividly (and this was over 20 years ago)
- walking though the HOF gallery and it was absolutely silent as if people were visiting a holy shrine of the saints.
- seeing the official score card from the game in which Tom Seaver struck out 19 in a game (which was the record at that time) and noticing that he struck out the last 10 batters he faced!
- a ***** League exhibit of Josh Gibson and hearing my father in law tell me about the time his older brother pitched againt Gibson in a barnstorming game. He said his brother threw his best pitch and Gibson hit it over a flag pole in center field.
- My 8 year old nephew looking at exhibit of Walter Johnson and saying "Doc Gooden is better than this guy." I tried to explain that if Gooden repeated the excellent season he had just had 20 times in a row, we could talk about whether he was better than The Big Train.
Going to the museum on induction day is horrible because it is so crowded. But, to make up for it, I did get to witness a remarkable scene of a crowd of fans in the street singing "Take me out the the Ballgame" being led by Stan Musial.
2007-01-13 01:39:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought is was strange to walk into the actual hall w/ all the plaques and then proceed to tour the rest of the facility. I'm surprised that they layed it out that way.
I watched a game being played on Doubleday Field and found it rather odd to hear the ping of an aluminum bat rather than the crack of a wooden one. For historical purposes I think that the field should have a "wood only "bat restriction.
All in all though it's a great place to be and for a baseball lover and true believer it's a piece of heaven -not Iowa , heaven
Everywhere you go you can hear people speaking this same esoteric and often archaic language and since you are a fan it all makes sense.
2007-01-12 20:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
My first impression was that this place of Cooperstown NY was blessed with enshrining baseball immortals in such a quiet resort town. It gave me a warm feeling of contentment and awe. There was a baseball field that was kept in working order for 160 years. I saw a game up in Cooperstown the day I went up and I notice that center field was further away than they are today and the horizon was wonderful to look at as I saw a home run going over the old wooden fence built so long ago. The inside was great as I saw the bat of Babe Ruth and his voice which he spoke at Yankee Stadium 2 months before his death.I saw films of the greats and overall it was a breath takin experience.
2007-01-12 21:26:52 · answer #4 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I haven't! I don't follow sports at all! Except when the Olympics are on the t.v.
2007-01-13 13:07:43 · answer #5 · answered by Mark C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - but I have been trying to go for years, I cannot get my wife to vacation there.
2007-01-13 09:07:30 · answer #6 · answered by caodancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no where and what is it?
2007-01-13 19:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by bee81 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋