Cooperstown/Baseball HOF

[Carl Spackler 3479]

Visiting the Baseball HOF in June with my son.  Lodging is already reserved.  Just need recs for restaurants and bars.  Bring 'em on.  TIA

[Spankytoes 1739]

17 minutes ago, Carl Spackler said:

Visiting the Baseball HOF in June with my son.  Lodging is already reserved.  Just need recs for restaurants and bars.  Bring 'em on.  TIA

It's an interesting 30 minute visit. 

[4th&Five 41506]

I went once but we were guests of one of the inductees so pretty much did everything at the Otesaga or the HoF.  Not very helpful but a nice humblebrag.

[lemonlime 5503]

1 hour ago, Carl Spackler said:

Visiting the Baseball HOF in June with my son.  Lodging is already reserved.  Just need recs for restaurants and bars.  Bring 'em on.  TIA

Ommegang Brewery.

[Carl Spackler 3479]

3 hours ago, Spankytoes said:

It's an interesting 30 minute visit. 

30 minutes?  You no likea da baseball?

[Sundodger 66]

Where are you staying?

Near Cooperstown I recommend Council Rock Brewery for food and beer.  Cooperstown Brewing, Red Shed Brewing, & Brewery Ommegang for beer.  All south of the village and require a drive.   You can do it in a simple loop.

In Cooperstown village itself the Main Street strip and the HOF itself are must sees.  I’d also recommend walking down to Otsego Lake (aka Lake Glimmerglass from the James Fenimore Cooper sagas), the source of the Susquehanna River.   I also like the New York State Historical Society’s “Farmers Museum.”   

If you are staying in Oneonta, “Brooks BBQ” is famous for their chicken.  Just south of Oneonta is the NW edge of the Catskills and some surprising gems.   “Breakfast Club” in the tiny village of Jefferson for breakfast, “Tulip and Rose” in Franklin for dinner (menu changes weekly, check online on Tuesdays for new menu), “Sal’s Meat Center” in Bloomville for subs, “Table on Ten” also in Bloomville for oven fired pizza (way limited hours & reservations required ), “Mama Maria’s” north of Stamford for “east coast” pizza.

Edited April 12, 2019 by Sundodger

[Spankytoes 1739]

30 minutes?  You no likea da baseball?

I do, but it’s as big as a 2-story Applebee’s

[Carl Spackler 3479]

18 hours ago, Sundodger said:

Where are you staying?

Near Cooperstown I recommend Council Rock Brewery for food and beer.  Cooperstown Brewing, Red Shed Brewing, & Brewery Ommegang for beer.  All south of the village and require a drive.   You can do it in a simple loop.

In Cooperstown village itself the Main Street strip and the HOF itself are must sees.  I’d also recommend walking down to Otsego Lake (aka Lake Glimmerglass from the James Fenimore Cooper sagas), the source of the Susquehanna River.   I also like the New York State Historical Society’s “Farmers Museum.”   

If you are staying in Oneonta, “Brooks BBQ” is famous for their chicken.  Just south of Oneonta is the NW edge of the Catskills and some surprising gems.   “Breakfast Club” in the tiny village of Jefferson for breakfast, “Tulip and Rose” in Franklin for dinner (menu changes weekly, check online on Tuesdays for new menu), “Sal’s Meat Center” in Bloomville for subs, “Table on Ten” also in Bloomville for oven fired pizza (way limited hours & reservations required ), “Mama Maria’s” north of Stamford for “east coast” pizza.

Staying at a place about 7 miles north of C-town on the lake.  We'll have a car and some extra time, so we may be able to make it down to the Oneonta area.  Thx for the recs. 

[Carl Spackler 3479]

On 4/11/2019 at 1:01 PM, Spankytoes said:

It's an interesting 30 minute visit. 

We spent about 8 hours there and could have gone on even longer were it not for hunger pangs.  My boy and I had a blast there.

[Napoleon 8660]

On 4/11/2019 at 1:01 PM, Spankytoes said:

It's an interesting 30 minute visit. 

 

9 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

We spent about 8 hours there and could have gone on even longer were it not for hunger pangs.  My boy and I had a blast there.

I went 25 years ago on my day off as a camp counselor. The oldest age group went and I tagged along. 

I remember that the town seemed Norman Rockwell-esque, there was a ball field attached, I think I saw some bats and gloves in addition to some bronze busts, and then I went to that one store that had a bunch of minor league baseball caps for sale. I think that I went into a place that had a lot of autographed baseballs for sale. 

I may never forget that visit. 

Edited June 27, 2019 by Napoleon

[Carl Spackler 3479]

9 hours ago, Napoleon said:

 

I went 25 years ago on my day off as a camp counselor. The oldest age group went and I tagged along. 

I remember that the town seemed Norman Rockwell-esque, there was a ball field attached, I think I saw some bats and gloves in addition to some bronze busts, and then I went to that one store that had a bunch of minor league baseball caps for sale. I think that I went into a place that had a lot of autographed baseballs for sale. 

I may never forget that visit. 

They've renovated and expanded the museum since then -- it's nice and new.  The town is still quaint, though Main Street is touristy (which is to be expected).  The old ballpark is still near the HOF, though no game was going on when we were there.    

[Sundodger 66]

It sounds like you are enjoying your trip.  If the weather is cooperating staying on Lake Otsego is great.   Late winter is also great along the lake when you can ice fish.

I’ll be in Cooperstown in a few weeks to see Edgar Martinez get inducted into the HOF  with a bunch of pitchers he dominated against such as Mariano Rivera and Mike Mussina.

[Underdog 28544]

Necro bump… wife and I did a day trip down to C-town, no HOF this time, for leaf peeping and to checkout a nearby cider mill. Just a beautiful, quaint area highly recommend if anyone’s never been. 
 

Breakfast this morning… 

Mainstreet and other sights… 

there was a game being played at Doubleday Field and one team had a 98yo on the team and a female pitching for the other… 

 

Fly Creek Cider Mill… 

and saw this in C-town… 

 

[miguelito 11252]

Thanks for sharing, great pics.

I'd love to be there next year when Ichiro gets into the hof. But it sounds like the hof weekend is just a huge mess to negotiate. I'd rather visit on a nice quiet fall weekend like you did. Plus I love wearing flannel.

[Underdog 28544]

Chatting it up with someone working one of the shops they were telling me that it gets crazy during the summer months with so many games/tournaments at Doubleday, p!us the induction weekend. Yeah, we picked a beautiful day to go if a we bit chilly. 

[Sundodger 66]

On 10/12/2024 at 4:39 PM, miguelito said:

Thanks for sharing, great pics.

I'd love to be there next year when Ichiro gets into the hof. But it sounds like the hof weekend is just a huge mess to negotiate. I'd rather visit on a nice quiet fall weekend like you did. Plus I love wearing flannel.

It’s not that bad if you know what you are doing.   For HOF Sunday, get to the village early and park for free on the street.  Take some cheap chairs with you and setup a spot at the Clark Center.  Then shuttle or walk to Main Street and hang out there for a while.  The HOF will be a circus, so may better to visit the next day. Most people cycle through Thursday through Sunday, so that following Monday is great to see things.  
 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spankytoes 1739]

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