2014 Hall of Fame Trip

[wildjimmy]

We arrived in Cooperstown this morning. It was crazy, got to meet a lot of Hall of Famers and other baseball notables, saw the award ceremony for broadcasters and writers and heading to the induction ceremony tomorrow. Here are a few of the highlights, will try to post more later.

Hanging with Goose Gossage
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Andre Dawson
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Robin Yount
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Rickey Henderson
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Rollie Fingers
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[wildjimmy]

Ozzie Smith
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Juan Marichal
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Frank Robinson
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Darryl Strawberry
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[emann]

I made it to a couple induction ceremonies and have been planning on when to go back... I'd be interested to see some pics (or a description) of the crowd/town if you have any. Looks like fun so far!

[ironmanfan]

Great photos....I heard that they are expecting close to 100,000 people there this weekend.

[Juan Gris]

Thanks for sharing those pictures! More than half of those guys got me into collecting cards and then into this wonderful hobby.

[wildjimmy]

Unfortunately all of the guys are under contract from one of the stores downtown. The cheapest auto was Gaylord Perry and I think Rickey and Reggie were over 100. I got Ozzie on a HOF ball for 45. Some of the players asked for a small donation for a pic and others I bumped into on the street.
Emann- it was pretty crowded walking down Main Street. John smoltz had the longest line. I posted one pic at the end of this group for you. The parade started at 6 and both sides of the street were at least 5 people deep and jammed down by the end of the route in front of the hall. Today is going to be nuts, we put out a blanket and chairs last night, hoping they are still there today.
A few more pics...
Fergie Jenkins
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Leo Mazzone
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Frank Howard
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John Rocker ( you could buy a 5 dollar raffle ticket, if you won, 10 of your friends got to go out drinking with John, I was tempted :))
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Ryan Klesko
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Street pic:
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