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Betty Jean McCarthy August 4, 1924 – September 20, 2021

In Memoriam Betty Jean McCarthy August 4, 1924 – September 20, 2021 CHERRY VALLEY – Betty Jean McCarthy passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021 at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, N.Y. She was born on August 4, 1924 to Grace Swift Yarter and Levi Yarter in Hartford, N.Y. When Betty was three, they moved to Cooperstown and then to Cherry Valley. Betty graduated from Cherry Valley Central School with the Class of 1942. Betty worked for the Gilday…

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IF YOU GO: Take the trolley, pack sunscreen, water

IF YOU GO: Take the trolley, pack sunscreen, water By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If you are planning to attend the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Induction, here are some helpful hints: • Bring water and an umbrella: Things can get hot on the field at The Clark Sports Center, where there is no natural shade and attendees might be under direct sun for more than two hours. This is just as likely on a Wednesday…

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Induction tribute will feature game’s best, Hall favorites

Induction tribute will feature game’s best, Hall favorites By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Each year the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony begins with a roll call of members of the baseball community who have passed during the previous calendar year projected on a jumbotron video screen adjacent to the stage where the returning members of the Hall are seated. This year’s “In Memoriam” recognition stings with a particular poignancy in a continued season of mourning both across the…

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Midweek Induction brings questions about attendance, coronavirus safety

Midweek Induction brings questions about attendance, coronavirus safety By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In the lull of the 2013 Hall of Fame Induction, when no living people were inducted and only about 2,000 die-hard fans attended on a rainy day, and some people speculated about the demise of the tradition, keen baseball observers knew the Yankees would be coming to Cooperstown eventually. When large class after large class started popping big attendance figures for inductions the latter half…

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Jeter provides Induction with a headline attraction

Jeter provides Induction with a headline attraction By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A long time ago in what seems like a galaxy far, far away … way back in the pre-coronavirus era, January of 2020 the New York Yankees all-time greatest shortstop Derek Jeter was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, garnering 396 of 397 votes. Jeter fell one vote shy of joining teammate Mariano Rivera as just the second unanimous selection in Hall…

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The Baseball Lifer by Charlie Vascellaro: Ortiz tops list of eligible candidates on 2022 Hall of Fame ballot

The Baseball Lifer by Charlie Vascellaro Ortiz tops list of eligible candidates on 2022 Hall of Fame ballot With a hopeful return to normalcy and an eye on the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction, there is a possibility for another first ballot inductee and an outside chance for the inclusion of a controversial last chance carry over candidate. Considering the strength of the returning field of nominees and newly eligible candidates, the prospect also exists that no one will be…

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Colorado slugger becomes first Rockies Hall of Famer

Colorado slugger becomes first Rockies Hall of Famer By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Almost 30 years after the Colorado Rockies joined the major leagues as an expansion team in 1993, former Rockies outfielder Larry Walker is the first member of the franchise to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Walker spent 10 of his 17 big-league seasons in a Colorado uniform and his plaque will be the first in the Hall of Fame gallery to…

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