Staff Report
Tickets for this June’s final Hall
of Fame Game will go on sale Saturday,
with approximately 2,500
seats available through a one-day
walk-up sale at the National Baseball
Hall of Fame and Museum in
Cooperstown. Museum members
can purchase tickets by phone
starting at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The 2008 Hall of Fame Game
will be played on Monday, June 16,
and will feature a pair of National
League rivals, the Chicago Cubs
and the San Diego Padres. The
Game will begin at 2 p.m., with
pre-game festivities starting at
noon with the Hall of Fame Game
Day Parade on Main Street, presented
by the Cooperstown Chamber
of Commerce and the Hall of
Fame. The always-popular Home
Run Derby will commence at 1 p.m.
at Doubleday Field.
The 2008 Hall of Fame Game,
an exhibition game and Cooperstown
tradition since 1940, has remained
the only in-season exhibition
game for the last several years,
and has been held independently of
Hall of Fame Weekend since 2003.
Major League Baseball has announced
that this will be the final
Hall of Fame Game.
Shortly after the announcement
was made, Cooperstown graduate
Kristian Connolly formed the website
savethefamegame.com. On the
website, he urges fans to send letters
to major league baseball and
Hall of Fame officials asking them
to reconsider the decision.
In an email to the Crier, Connolly
said he and other savethefamegame
volunteers will be at Saturday’s
ticket sale trying to drum
up support for their mission.
``In the coming weeks and
months, savethefamegame.com
will be making its presence felt at
events where we can reach a lot of
people on the ground to help spread
the word and keep the pressure on
MLB and the MLBPA. Check savethefamegame.com for updates,’’
Connolly wrote.
Hall of Fame official Brad Horn
said Monday that they have had no
further communication with Major
League Baseball officials about the
Hall of Fame Game since January’s
announcement. He said Hall officials
are in talks about other possible
scenarios for the Weekend
other than the game, and an announcement
will be made when a
decision is reached.
Ticket prices for the Game are
$12.50 for first and third base seats
and $11 for outfield seats. Chicago
will be the home team and will occupy
the first base dugout at Doubleday
Field. The Padres will occupy
the third base dugout as the
road team. Doubleday Field has a
seating capacity of 9,571. Tickets
will not be available for Internet
purchase this year, due the commemorative
nature of the event.
On-Site Ticket Sale: Beginning
at 10 a.m. Saturday, approximately
2,500 tickets will be available
through a one-day, over-the-counter
sale at the Museum. Tickets are
limited to six per customer. Patrons
will first be permitted to line-up beginning
at 6 a.m. on Saturday,
though access to the Museum will
not begin until 9 a.m. Patrons must
hold their place in line. Tickets will
be sold until the allotment has been
exhausted or until 5 p.m. ET. All
visitors purchasing tickets to the
Hall of Fame Game during the
first-day sale will be admitted free
to the Museum on Saturday.
Hall of Fame Members: Hall of
Fame members will have an exclusive
opportunity to purchase a
maximum of six Game tickets per
membership beginning Saturday
by calling the mail order department
at 888-425-5633, option 2, beginning
at 10 a.m. Phone orders
will be accepted until the supply
has been exhausted or 4 p.m. EST,
whichever comes first. Valid membership
numbers are required for
purchase. No member discounts
apply to this sale. Should tickets
remain after 4 p.m. EST on Saturday,
members will have the exclusive
chance to purchase tickets by
phone from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
EST from March 10-14.
General Purchase: Only in the
event any tickets remain following
the one-day sale and member-exclusive
period, those quantities will
first be available beginning Monday,
March 17 by calling the Museum’s
mail-order department at
888-425-5633, option 2, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., EST, Monday
through Saturday.
The 2008 Game marks the sixth
consecutive year that it has been
held independently of Hall of Fame
Weekend, which is scheduled for
July 25-28. Prior to 2003, the Game
was held in conjunction with Weekend
ceremonies, as a stand-alone
game on the Monday following induction
ceremonies since 1977.
Hall of Fame Weekend 2008:
Hall of Fame Weekend will be held
July 25-28 in Cooperstown and feature
the induction of BBWAA electee
Rich “Goose” Gossage, along
with Veterans Committee electees
Barney Dreyfuss, Bowie Kuhn,
Walter O’Malley, Billy Southworth
and Dick Williams. Induction Ceremonies
will take place on Sunday,
July 27 at the Clark Sports Center,
at 1:30 p.m. ET. There is no admission
fee for the Induction Ceremony.
Dave Niehaus, the winner of
the 2008 Ford C. Frick Award,
along with Larry Whiteside, the
2008 J.G. Taylor Spink Award recipient,
will also be honored. Additionally,
the first Buck O’Neil Lifetime
Achievement Award, named
in memory of baseball’s great ambassador,
will be recognized.
Local Sports
Final Fame Game tickets on sale Saturday
Connolly to drum up support for savethefamegame.com
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CCS swimmer finds diving challenging
COOPERSTOWN’S AARON IDELSON FINISHED eighth Saturday in the Frontier League Diving Championships at Carthage. Idelson, who already has qualified for sectionals in diving, amassed 285.15 points over 11 dives. The remainder of the meet will be completed this Saturday at Watertown.
After a day of highs and lows, Cooperstown’s Aaron Idelson finished in the middle.
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Brothers compete in the pool
Sometimes things are not always as they seem. Just look at Cooperstown’s varsity swimming brothers Sean and Erik Mebust.
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Volleyball team wins tournament at home
The host Cooperstown volleyball team won a six-team round robin tournament last Saturday. The Redskins tied Stockbridge with identical 7-3 records, but owned the tiebreaker by a single point in head-to-head match-ups, winning 25-22 and losing 23-25.
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Lady Redskins come out strong in second half
Nicole Cring’s double, double helped Cooperstown make a decisive second-half run and beat visiting Mohawk 45-28 in a Center State Conference game on Monday. Cring had 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots as the
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CCS wrestling team competes in championships
Cooperstown teammates Michael Boyle and Jacob Miller had runner-up finishes in the Center State Conference Championships on Saturday at Adirondack.
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Niekro, Ozzie to return for Hall of Fame Classic
The Knucksies and Wizards will go at it again this June in Cooperstown. The Baseball Hall of Fame announced Monday that Hall of Famers Phil Niekro and Ozzie Smith will return as team captains for the fourth annual Hall of Fame Classic at Doubleday Field.
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Redskins hit century mark
If at first you do succeed, try to do even better next time. Dave Bertram led the Cooperstown boys basketball team to its highest points total in his 10 years as head coach Tuesday, when the Redskins thumped visiting Morrisville- Eaton, 106-51, in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Davine, king of Cooperstown assists
If you need help, try calling Jay Davine. Senior point guard Davine broke Cooperstown’s all-time assists record last Thursday and scored 13 points to lead the Redskins to a 71-43 boys basketball thumping of visiting Westmoreland in a Center State Conference Division III game.
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Fox has big night for Hartwick women
Cooperstown graduate Samantha Fox scored a varsity-high 14 points Friday to lead the Hartwick College women’s basketball team to a 59-49 victory over visiting St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Conference.
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Patriots hold off Gilbertsville-Mount Upton with score of 59-53
A varsity-high 27 points from Kyle Jaquay led host Cherry Valley- Springfield to a 59-53 Tri-Valley League boys basketball victory Monday over Gilbertsville-Mount Upton.
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CCS wrestles with the ‘Big Dogs’
Cooperstown’s wrestling revival got a reality check on Saturday in the form of visiting Dolgeville. Both teams came in undefeated in the Center State Conference, but only the Blue Devils left that way after a 64-10 win over the Redskins. “Dolgeville is definitely a tough team. Top to bottom, they really don’t have any weak spots on their roster,” Cooperstown coach Micaiah Abts said.
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Coach says he thinks his girls will return to top of their class
Close, but not there yet. That’s the story of Cooperstown’s volleyball team this season, and it played out again on Monday in a 3-1 loss to visiting Waterville in a Center State Conference match.
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Clark Sports Center hosts tournament
The Clark Sports Center recently held its eighth annual Pat Fetterman Memorial Tournament. There were six girls’ teams and six boys’ teams from as far away as West Philadelphia, according to a media release from the sports center.
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Boy one step closer to seeing football dreams come true
Since Cowboy Stadium in Dallas opened in 2010, football fans have marveled at the massive, modernstadium. Over the holidays, Cooperstown Central School freshman Michael Perrino got to play two games in it himself.
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CCS coach and player earn recognition
Cooperstown’s soccer season has been over for a couple of months now, but the awards haven’t ended. Redskins’ coach Frank Miosek has been named Center State Conference coach of the year, while junior mid-fielder Michael Rowley won co-player of the year.
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Milford girls thump G-MU
Avalon Ward scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Milford topped visiting Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 44-30, in a Tri-Valley League girls basketball game Tuesday. Milford held a 38-14 lead after three quarters before being outscored, 16-6, in the final period.
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Wrestling team focused on improving as end of season nears
Three Cooperstown wrestlers placed at the Central New York WrestlingTournament on Saturday at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill school, giving the Redskins confidence going into their final matches and the end of the season tournaments. Mikey Boyle (113) and Jacob Miller (138) each placed fourth, and Kevin Segit (195) placed sixth in the tournament. Cooperstown finished 14th overall.
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Redskin ladies are red hot: CCS remains undefeated
Holli Erkson scored a game-high 13 points and Nicole Cring had eight blocks and 12 rebounds as Cooperstown stayed undefeated in the Center State Conference with a 44-29 victory over visiting Sauquoit Valley at Bursey Gymnasium on Tuesday. The Redskins (9-1, 5-0) had early foul trouble and problems on offense in the game. Fortunately for them, they had no problems on defense.
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Free throw caps 46-45 victory over Hamilton
Nicole Cring had a double-double and Holli Erkson hit a walkoff foul shot as host Cooperstown edged Hamilton, 46-45, in a Center State Conference Division III girls basketball game last Thursday. Alexis Bloomfield went 1-for-2 from the foul line with 30.2 seconds left to tie the score at 45 for the Redskins (8-1, 4-0), who stole Hamilton’s last possession with 7.5 seconds to go.
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Hall welcomes Cincinnati kid in third year of eligibility
Former Cincinnati Reds shortstop Barry Larkin was the lone selection by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot. And Larkin’s admission into the National Baseball Hall of Fame came in a landslide. The Cincinnati native who grew up cheering for the man he’d replace at shortstop Dave Concepcion garnered 86 percent of the vote. Seventyfive percent is needed for election.
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