Day 64 - Cooperstown

So remember how yesterday I crashed for 2 hours around 5PM? So that meant that I couldn't sleep last night. So that meant that I got like 5 hours of sleep. So that meant that after breakfast at the B&B, I fell back to sleep for another 2 hours. So I didn't get out until about 11 AM. Oh well, no big deal. I drove over to the start point for the volksmarch and picked up the directions for both the 5K option and the 10K option. They were identical for the first mile or so, so I decided to postpone the decision about which to do. Initially, I thought I'd do the 10K, but it was already getting warm and I was anxious to get over to the hall of fame. So I switched to the 5K. And I'm totally not ashamed about it!

I made it to the hall of fame right around noon. It was all I wanted it to be (if a little crowded). I took a ton of pictures (mostly of Phillies stuff) and definitely shed a few tears (yes, I tear up at strange things). The list of things that caused me tears:
1. A jacket worn by Richie Ashburn
2. A display about the 1980 Phillies, including jerseys worn by Pete Rose and Mike Schmidt.
3. A display about the first woman to play in the minor leagues.
4. A jersey worn by Roy Halladay when pitching the 2nd no-hitter in post season history
5. A ball used in Roy Halladay's perfect game
6. A hat worn by Cliff Lee in his gem of a world series game against the Yankees in 2009.
7. A picture of Carlos Ruiz.
8. A hat worn by Wilson Valdez when he became the 1st player since Babe Ruth to start a game in the field and become the winning pitcher.
9. A picture of Harry Kalas from when he won the Ford C. Frick Award.

Are you sensing a theme here?

Oh, and one thing that cause me to just laugh and shake my head: the jersey worn by Eric Bruntlett (?!) when he performed an unassisted triple play.

After I finished up at the Hall of Fame, I continued on the walk, stopping for lunch at a local place and walking up and down Main Street. There's not a lot to do in Cooperstown besides shop for baseball stuff and go to the hall of fame. It's a really cute little town with some adorable houses.

This evening I've been watching the Phillies game while relaxing to complete my day of baseball.

Tomorrow, back to the Great White North one more time.