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Thursday, February 04, 2010

Baseball Picture of the Day: Hall of Fame Theater

T-Minus 14 days! Just TWO weeks!

Today’s image is again one from the hall of fame- as voted on yesterday. Since many people from outside the Northeast haven’t ever visited the Hall itself, this, like the previous Cooperstown images,  will give them a idea of what they are missing.

I HIGHLY suggest you go to the larger size image. And please, I’ve wondered this since the first time I visited Cooperstown: is that a real scoreboard scenario that showed up once, and if so when?

Basically, when you enter the museum itself, the first thing they recommend you do is go watch a little movie first in this theatre (I believe the setup of the theatre itself has changed a bit since this image was taken, but not immensely- I believe they change sponsors a bit and add more recent footage and such, nothing major). It’s your average corny “gee ain’t Baseball all great” puff piece, more existing to control the flow of people going through the Museum and such. Still, neat how they made the theater a replica of old Comiskey.


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Tomorrow: Another Vote- Dodger Stadium or Camden Yards?

Gamingboy Posted: February 04, 2010 at 06:38 PM | 9 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
  Tags: hall of fame, special topics

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   1. Willie Mayspedes Posted: February 04, 2010 at 08:32 PM (#3454194)
I thought it said Longoria on the left and then realized it said congratulations. Thanks Yxlexida!
   2. Guy Incognito Posted: February 04, 2010 at 09:13 PM (#3454224)
The lineups on the scoreboard fix the year as 1981, which is the only year that Paul Molitor (#4 for Milwaukee) ever played centerfield.

Due to the strike, the Brewers played just two games in Comiskey that year:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198104140.shtml

and

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHA/CHA198104150.shtml

Neither of these actual games or the lineups match what is shown on the scoreboard.

The out-of-town games exactly match the schedule for 4/15, although here again the results shown on the board are not accurate.

So the short answer is that the theater shows a fictional set of scores from a real day in baseball history, Wednesday, April 15, 1981, with Ted Simmons at bat (presumably facing Britt Burns, the White Sox starter that day).
   3. Perry Posted: February 04, 2010 at 09:26 PM (#3454240)
Good work, Guy. I tried to figure it out too, and quickly zeroed in on the same time span, and even the Molitor only played CF in 1981 thing. But the board shows Fisk as DH and he never DH'd in 1981, so that was out and pretty much meant that it wasn't real. I also looked for all the days where NYY played doubleheaders at TOR during '81-'85 (the Simmons years in MIL). Only happened 8/2/83, but nothing else matched about that day. So the thing's a cheat. :-)
   4. Random Transaction Generator Posted: February 04, 2010 at 09:28 PM (#3454243)
You'd think they'd want to actually use a real game/scoreboard result.

Now the whole hall is tainted with lies!
   5. Perry Posted: February 04, 2010 at 09:41 PM (#3454254)
I was also unable to find anything further on Steve and Renee.
   6. Perry Posted: February 04, 2010 at 09:46 PM (#3454261)
BTW, that day -- if indeed it was 4/15/81 -- was Fisk's home debut as a White Sock.
   7. T.J. Posted: February 04, 2010 at 11:22 PM (#3454362)
Why must you turn my Hall into a den of lies?
   8. Willie Mayspedes Posted: February 04, 2010 at 11:40 PM (#3454372)
Also why is there a picture of a Todd Helton baseball card hanging from the ceiling even though he's not in the HOF?
   9. Accent Shallow Posted: February 05, 2010 at 06:10 AM (#3454508)
Also why is there a picture of a Todd Helton baseball card hanging from the ceiling even though he's not in the HOF?

That's Lou Brock.

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