When Dr. Fred White and his wife, Kathy, traveled with us this summer to witness the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum induction weekend, they expected to see some familiar, famous faces. Fred also recognized someone not quite as well-known on the streets of Cooperstown, New York. While exploring the small town of about […]
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Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Leaves Baseball Fans Star-Struck
When Rosie Romo was a kid, she watched Ozzie Smith, a shortstop with the St. Louis Cardinals, do backflips on the field to the amazement of everyone in the stands and the people watching on television. She was also a huge fan of the Los Angeles Angels. “We were just a hop, skip, and a […]
Read MoreFather and Son Cross Hall of Fame Visit off Bucket Lists
Visiting Cooperstown, New York, the historic birthplace of baseball, had been on Lamar Williams’ bucket list for years. An avid baseball fan all his life and a former 25-year Little League umpire, Lamar has followed the new inductees into Cooperstown’s Baseball Hall of Fame as far back as 1974, with the induction of Mickey Mantle. […]
Read MoreLifelong Baseball Fan Celebrates 70th Birthday at Hall of Fame
For the Laughlin family, a love of baseball has become a family tradition. Dave Laughlin taught his son Jeff how to play the game and coached him on his little league team. Now, Jeff does the same for his two sons, 6-year-old Andy and 9-year-old Adam. Because baseball has been an integral part of the […]
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