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Posted By: John V
My children are sending me to Cooperstown in a month. Are there any vintage card or memorabilia shops |
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Posted By: Paul
There was another thread recently mentioning that National Pastime has closed down. I can't recall what other shops are in Cooperstown. But they are all on Main Street within two or three blocks of the Hall of Fame. You can't miss them. |
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Posted By: Marty Kohler
John,......... I`ve been to Cooperstown many many times...Write or call the Chamber and they will send you a book with Everything in it,...from restaurants, to shops, to B and B`s. It`s a big help to first timers. Have fun! If you have specific questions you can PM me. Cordially, Marty Kohler |
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Posted By: Tom Russo
That it can be very cold in Cooperstown. I have been there in early April when they got 8 to 10 inches of snow. The lake freezes over almost every winter and the ice doesn't break until mid-April. Generally, it will be in the upper 20's at night and mid to upper 40's during the day. Also most of the baseball related stores close for the winter and do not open until some time in April, so checking with the Chamber of Commerce is a good idea. |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
John, I've only been to Cooperstown once but I found that the shops are pretty weak, filled with overpriced crap for the most part. I didn't find a single card that even remotely interested me. That being said, I loved the trip, loved the area, loved the Hall, loved the adjacent field and loved the hotel. Definitely a nice trip and as soon as my boys are old enough we'll go back again. |
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Posted By: Rob D.
Jeff, |
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Posted By: Pennsylvania Ted
JOHN V |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Rob, I thought the same thing. |
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Posted By: Mark Lutz
Disliking crowds and needing a hotel room, I have enjoyed visiting the place during the off season. And if the Farmers' Museum is open, you should take a look at the Cardiff Giant. |
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Posted By: Pennsylvania Ted
It's a "glorious zoo"......done it every year (except 2) since 1985. I wouldn't trade the great |
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Posted By: Tom Russo
Bill James overstated it only slightly when he wrote that Cooperstown is enormously difficult to get to seven months out of the year and Marco Polo couldn't get there during the other five. If you just want to visit the Hall of Fame, then April is fine, assuming you have good weather. It will be uncrowded and you can have plenty of time to see every exhibit. In the winter, Cooperstown is a charming little village of 1900 people, where everybody knows each other. The Pit at the Tunnicliff Inn serves a Lobster dinner for about $15 and you can still get a hamburger at the Cooperstown Diner that is nearly 2 inches thick. But...many of the shops will be closed, there will be no games to take in at Doubleday Field and you will miss the beauty of the lake and its surroundings. If it is your first trip, you should do Induction weekend when you can take in everything that makes Cooperstown special including the great VFW card show Ted mentioned. |
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Posted By: Dan
Go Hall of Fame Weekend if at all possible. I have gone 10-12 times on this weekend since the early 80's and it is always a great time. I would go every year on this weekend if I could. Granted it is no where near how it use to be when it was very easy to talk with the players at the Otesaga Motel and all of the autographs were free but it is still a lot of fun. |
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Posted By: David Atkatz
If you actually want to see anything at the Hall (and, believe me, you do), go in the winter or early spring when there's no one there. |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Ted, I'd trade any card I have to talk to those players. |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
The way to play the game up there on HOF weekend is plan on being there several days. |
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Posted By: judson hamlin
I agree with what Ted has posted, but you should also check out Hoffman Lane in town and The Blue Mingo Grill on the lakefront just north of town as well. There are some funky (non-BB) antique spots on the road up from Oneonta worth checking out. I remember going there as a kid and hoping that the streets would be paved with baseball card shops and being disappointed. When my wife and I were there a couple of summers ago, I was disappointed at the selection, quality and prices of the cards that were there. Quel dommage. |
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Posted By: Anonymous
"I think you experienced what many of us have known for years: Cooperstown hates the hobby." |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
How's about this deal in response to your request...... |
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Posted By: John V
How's the food in a small town like Cooperstown? Suggestions?? |
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Posted By: Robert
I've been to Cooperstown twice, and I've found the card shop "Yastrzemski Sports" to be a very nice reasonably priced shop. The dealers there are very knowledgeable and will cut a break on your purchase.I bought a Catfish Hunter rookie for only $28 and a '73 Topps Clemente for only $24. My purchase came to like $53, but they gave me a break and I only had to pay $50, and my friend's purchase came to like $58, and they charged him only $50 too. You can find them at www.yazsports.com The food is pretty good, but kind of expensive, I'd recommend going out a few miles to find a cheaper place. If you like hotdogs there is a good place called DiMaggios, it is only a few miles out of town and has quality food. |
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Posted By: Eric Brehm
I went to the Hall two years ago to see Ripken and Gwynn get inducted and had a great time. The Hall and town weren't too crowded although the ceremony itself was packed and it was like being at Woodstock or something, very difficult to get anywhere near the stage. We couldn't get a room in town so we stayed in Albany, which isn't too far away. There are some good card shops on Main Street, mostly selling raw cards, and we picked up some stuff from the 30's and 40's that were reasonably priced. Who is getting inducted this year? |
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Posted By: Robert
Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice, and Joe Gordon are being inducted this year. |
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Posted By: Marty Kohler
John, Just to repeat .....call the Chamber and get their book sent its free and has EVERYTHING in it! Hotels, B and B`s, Restaurants, shops, attractions....... really a first class all incompasing guide. Doubleday cafe` is a must when you first get into town,.. on Main Street. Good and fast, have an Old Slugger.... Blue Mingo on the water early evening is nice, Hawkeye grill in the basement of the Otesaga ...good. Jeff you`re absolutely right on about the big round porch overlooking the lake on the "back" of the Otesaga...get your wife or girlfriend a Cooperstown Cosmo!...Robert if you want a real hotdog go to Teds Hots in Buffalo, N.Y... Best in the country in my opinion..........Lastly the very best time to go to Cooperstown IMO is Sept. right after labor day..Shops are still open just enough people around... but Hall does close then at 5 o`clock....Oh and one more thing if you have a child between 8-12 take them now don`t wait..Have fun you won`t be disappointed......... |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Ted, I just saw your last post. Was Williams talkative and patient? I guess at Cooperstown he must have been in his glory. I would have loved to have met him. |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
I caught him in an idle moment. I told him that as avid a Yankees fan that I was in the 1950's.... |
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Posted By: Anonymous
Marty is right. September is a great time to be in Cooperstown. Great weather and fewer crowds because kids are back to school. You can also view the visitor's guide online at www.cooperstownchamber.org |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Ted, that's a cool story. 5K! I guess that bought two Corvettes back then, right? Amazing that he was so open about that. |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
You know we look up to these BB heroes of ours (and believe me I literally looked |
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Posted By: Steve
That was a great Ted Williams story, thank you for posting it. What I wouldn't have given to spend just 5 minutes talking with Ted. |
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Posted By: kogara
guys, i just went up in feb. for the winter fest. great time and the hall is all to yourself. its the best time to go . the hotels are cheap, and very few people in town. i go every 2 to 3 years being im from long island. the national pastime store is gone and i was so bummed. the other stores are over priced with crap. national pastime owner owns a dairy also and i here he is going to open a shop there which i here is a half hour drive. i took plenty of photos in the hall and will post soon. i am a 19th. cent. collector so the photos are geared toward that. the 19th. cent. baseball displays are unbelievable. |
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Posted By: Peter Thomas
I have to agree with Ted Z about Williams and Rizzuto. As a 7 and 8 year old kid during the summer weekdays I was left with the family that had built a house next to a lot on lake Cochituate that my parents owned and planed to build on. I would for two summers at age 7 and 8 clear underbrush from the 1/2 acre lot. During the summer of 1949 Earl Torgeson, who was the Braves first baseman and lived across the street, was injured and he liked to fish as did Williams. To my amazement they both would show up to fish quite often on Williams off days and Williams was extremely gracious to the few kids in the neighborhood. The next year 1950 Williams was injured in the all-star game and missed the rest of the season, but still got some fishing in with Earl on Earl's off days. |
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