A long chain of events, fortunate and unfortunate, led me to factory outlet shopping in Lee, MA, over the weekend. I parked our car and turned around to see a local success story looking back.
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| DID YOU KNOW? I'M TURK WENDELL. |
Earlier in July, a dedicated group of local historians opened a storefront museum featuring the many MLB, minor league, and amateur baseball teams that played local forms of our pastime since (by their count) at least 1791, with online details at Baseballinberkshires.org.
Jack Chesbro garnered a street-facing banner as half of their Cooperstown inductees.
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| African-American pioneer Frank Grant is their second HOFer |
Local news coverage gave a good sense of the inside, including an on-camera chat with its curator: "Baseball in the Berkshires opens new exhibit in Lee" (July 6, 2023).
I spotted card sorting near the back, where they offered any visiting kids a free variety stack of 1960s to 2000s.
I hope those youngsters appreciate broadcasters well-known, lesser-known, and also Ron Salcedo.
Lots of recognizable names in those stacks, even in the minor league sets. Those exhibit hosts said all their cards came from local collectors and donors.
Their batch of hand-updated cards should be perfect for people playing Immaculate Grid. I've already used Jim Perry multiple times!
If you live anywhere near the Berkshires or take a roadtrip to Cooperstown, I recommend stopping by before the end of August. Tell them you heard about it from that guy holding a Calvin Klein bag!
2 comments:
Great idea to use Jim Perry on Immaculate Grid. I just put him in for today! Thanks! (Am I a dirty cheater?)
Ha, I should think not! Some "personal knowledge" is more recent than other personal knowledge. :-)
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