HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 21 Author Discusses Book On First Japanese-American Baseball Players AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Join baseball author Robert Fitts, a leading expert on Japanese Baseball, to discuss the stories of the first Japanese Americans to play baseball back in the early 20th century. Free, registration required. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-Robert-Fitts?date=0…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 Conflict Resolution In Baseball FIELD TRIP – 11 a.m. Students compare, contrast models of resolving differences through exploration of baseball’s player organizations in program ‘Labor History: Hardballs and Handshakes,’ with the Baseball Hall of Fame. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-field-trip-labor-history-20?date=0…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Planning: During & After The Pandemic WEBINAR – 1 – 2 p.m. Join Otsego County Conservation Association for free program “The Power of Planning, During and After The Pandemic.’ Join Danny Lapin, OCCA Environmental Planner to learn how communities can adapt in a post Covid-19 world. Registration required. Visit occainfo.org/calendar/occa-webinar-the-power-of-planning-during-and-after-the-pandemic/ for info.…
From Drones To Glory, Relive Induction 2018 AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS OR TRY FREEMAN’S JOURNAL HOME DELIVERY…
INDUCTION WEEKEND 2018 52,000 Puts This Year’s Class At Second Biggest Not only was the Hall of Fame Induction Class of 2018 the biggest since 1971, it was watched by the second-biggest crowd on record: 52,000, the Hall estimates, second only to Ripken-Gwynn’s 2007 record of 83,000. Posing with their plaques a few minutes ago are, from left, Vladimir Guerrero, Trevor Hoffman, Chipper Jones, Jack Morris, Alan Trammel and Jim Thome. Absent this year was Homer Osterhoudt, (inset photo) who…
INDUCTION 2018 SOUVENIR EDITION ON NEWSSTANDS!! AVAILABLE AT THESE FINE ESTABLISHMENTS OR TRY FREEMAN’S JOURNAL HOME DELIVERY…
Chipper Jones Expresses Awe He’ll Be Joining Hall Of Famers…
Chipper Jones, Jim Thome New On Hall’s 2018 Ballot Next, Baseball Writers Will Vote On Choice COOPERSTOWN – The 2018 Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot was released this morning and includes three possible first-ballot electees: Braves prolific switch-hitting third baseman Chipper Jones, slugger Jim Thome, eighth all-time with 612 home runs, plus Omar Vizquel, the shortstop who played 24 seasons and won 11 Gold Gloves for six teams. Other leading candidates include Trevor Hoffman, the reliever who holds the…