The Baseball Hall of Fame

This past Thursday, Barbara, Ellie and I traveled over the Catskill Mountains to the town of Cooperstown, New York to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame. During our drive we saw some of the most beautiful scenery we have ever seen. The state of New York is a beautiful place.

Visiting the Baseball Hall of Fame has been a dream of mine since I was a small boy. We tried to visit it three years ago, but mechanical trouble with our trailer hitch kept that from happening. Barbara and I really enjoyed it. In fact, we enjoyed the Baseball Hall of Fame more than the Hockey Hall of Fame. That is saying something, considering we are “Big” hockey fans. We both loved the movie they have playing in their theater featuring great players like Hank Aaron, Cal Ripken Jr., and Ossie Smith, to name a few.

The Baseball Hall of Fame is comprised of three floors. Floor two displays old time through the modern era baseball; floor three displays the ball parks, a locker for each major league team, and old baseball cards that mom threw away; and floor one displays all of the Hall of Famer’s on their plaques. The first Hall of Fame Class was in 1936. It was comprised of Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. What most people don’t know is that Ty Cobb received more votes than Babe Ruth. This is likely due to the fact that Ty Cobb was a more versatile player than the Babe.

If you enjoy baseball and you ever find yourself in New York State, be sure to visit the Baseball Hall of Fame.