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North America » United States » New York » Oneonta August 4th 2015

…in Cooperstown! The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. We were there SIX hours. It was amazing. The museum had everything baseball…olde timey gear, samples of songs played at different ballparks, baseball merchandise through the years (including a T-206 Honus Wagner card), George Brett’s pine tar bat, home plate from Ebbets Field, baseball by the numbers and of course a ring from each World Series. The actual Hall of Fame was amazing in itself. To see the bronze plaques of every member, read the names and the stats that got them in there…wow. I was a little disappointed in the size of the section devoted to women’s professional baseball. From the movie “A League of Their Own” the exhibit appeared much bigger. That’s Hollywood. It was still pretty thorough: uniforms, pictures and gear. Speaking of ... read more
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Early Tobacco Baseball Cards
Irish or No Iris?

North America » United States » New York » Oneonta August 3rd 2015

...was my brother’s birthday so I sent him a text wishing him a happy one from the east coast. I sent it early this morning which meant it was even earlier for him. I’m sure I was the first to wish him a happy birthday. I was wide awake early this morning. The first thing I did was look out the window at the head of the bed to see if Kathy had left for work. She hadn’t. Whew! I want to make sure I hear her beep. About 30 minutes later I heard her car door shut. I popped my head up and watched as she pulled out of her parking spot and slowly drove past the front of our trailer. Beep. I waved good-bye even though she had no idea I was even awake. ... read more
The Kearney's Barn




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