Sunday, July 29, 2007

An Eventful Weekend Comes To An End

The Hall Of Fame Induction Weekend is one that is always memorable. From fans coming to see the history of baseball or people coming from Baltimore or San Diego to see the famous inductees from those cities get inducted, everyone has a chance for a fun-filled, sometimes emotional weekend.

For a complete wrap-up of the weekend's events, go to our special section.

Induction Ceremony Wraps Up

After a year of preparation and months of waiting for the inductees, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. are officially members of the National Baseball Hall Of Fame.

The ceremony was a memorable one capping off a weekend full of events. The inductees both gave great speeches with their family and friends watching along with thousands of fans.

Some well known people that attended today outside of the baseball realm is John Travolta, Richard Gere and Presidential Historian, Doris Kearns Goodwin.

John Travolta Has Arrived

The famed John Travolta has arrived to Clark Sports Center here in Cooperstown. We were told he is a personal family friend of the Ripkens.

Induction Ceremony Just Minutes Away

I am sitting here at the media tables just feet away from where Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn will appear to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall Of Fame. There are thousands of people all over Clark Sports Center in what seems to be the biggest Induction Ceremony in recent memory.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

Induction Weekend Golf Invitational

Today at Leatherstocking Golf Course the annual Baseball Hall of Fame Golf Invitational took place. A record number of Hall of Famers participated to honor this year's new inductees, Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn.

We will have a report on NEWSChannel 2 at 6:00 and check back here and at our Induction Weekend Section for information and details.

Wednesday, July 25, 2007

The Famous Baseball Hall Of Fame Plaques

As most people know, every Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductee receives a spot in the famous Hall Of Fame Gallery. When we took our trip to Cooperstown, we learned some new information about these famed plaques.

These plaques are cast in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is interesting to note that the Inductees have absolutely no say in the plaque itself. Both the team logo on the hat and the paragraph of information are completely decided by the Hall Of Fame.

Granite pieces have been put in place for where the plaques are going to be placed this year.

Monday, July 23, 2007

Induction Just Days Away

We are just days away from one of the biggest Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductions in many years. Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn will be inducted this coming Sunday with a full weekend of events surrounding.

On Friday, our Operations Manager, Dave Streeter and I went for a behind the scenes tour of the Baseball Hall Of Fame and spoke with the Director of Communications, Bradford Horn.

Over the next week, I will be bringing you different installments of our trip along with photos and exclusive information.