Editorial Baby Eagles Look to Their Future Last Saturday, much to our collective surprise and dismay, the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team lost to the Netherlands in the first game of the knockout round of the FIFA [International Federation of Association Football] 2022 World Cup, in Qatar. In many and obvious ways it was a very sad day for the young team; in other ways it was the beginning of a four-year campaign to bring the sport to the attention…
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Before they got to the World Series, they played at Dreams Park By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com For almost three decades, youth baseball players from all over the country have been chasing their big-league dreams all the way to Cooperstown’s Dreams Park, and this year’s 2021 Major League World Series represents the physical manifestation of those dreams coming true. More than 500 Dreams Park alumni have made it to the big leagues and seven of them are members…
Opinion by Charlie Vascellaro Is Cooperstown calling for Dusty? Houston Astros veteran manager Dusty Baker is on the brink of winning his first World Series which should assure him a spot in the Hall of Fame. In the wake of the sign-stealing scandal that tarnished the Houston Astros 2017 World Series victory and three-year run of success, veteran manager Dusty Baker was hired in 2020 to right the ship and restore the team’s reputation. During the Astros fan-less season of…
He Pitched For Phillies In World Series Display On Jim Konstanty At GOHS During October ONEONTA – “Jim Konstanty & the World Series,” featuring Oneonta’s most accomplished Major Leaguer, is on display at the Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., through October. Helen Rees, Konstanty’s daughter, is sharing her collection of memorabilia from her father’s professional baseball career. Konstanty (1917-1976) played for five teams during his 11 years in the Majors. Although also a starting pitcher, he is considered baseball’s first…
AUTUMN GLORY EXHIBIT PLANNED Ball From Kendrick’s Key Play, Other Artifacts En Route Here COOPERSTOWN – The ball Howie Kendrick hit off the right-field pole for the go-ahead run in the Washington Nationals’ World Series victory over the Houston Astros is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame after last night’s final game. Following the Nationals’ 6-2 win in Game 7 on Wednesday night, the team and players donated several artifacts that tell the story of their victory to the…
MLB Pitcher Became College’s AD Jim Konstanty To Join Hartwick’s Athletic Hall ONEONTA – Jim Konstanty, the Major League player from Oneonta who returned home to serve as Hartwick College’s director of athletic in 1967-72, will be inducted into the college’s athletic Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 20. Other honorees will be men’s soccer player Art Napolitano ’78, water polo goalkeeper Jess Dorman ’11, men’s basketball forward Jared Suderley ’14, and women’s basketball guard Maria Foglia ’14. The ceremony in Shineman…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for Saturday, Oct. 29 World Series Viewing Party in the Baseball Hall of Fame! NATIONAL CAT DAY HALL OF FAME – 7:30 p.m. Baseball World Series Gala. Adults $10, Child $5. Info, (607) 547-0397, http://baseballhall.org/events/world-series-gala-16?date=0ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Exhibition opening “Ceramics & Photo Journals: Capturing the Process.” Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St, Cherry Valley. For more information visit their website at http://cherrybranchgallery.com/ or call (607)264-9530.…
Greetings From World Series! Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz, a Chicago Cubs fan from his days at the Mercantile Exchange, sends greetings from Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, where his beloved Cubbies are facing the Indians this evening in the World Series. If the Cubs win, it will be their first championship since 1908. In addition to serving as mayor, Katz is a published baseball writer with two books to his credit and an aficionado of America’s Pastime.…