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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 --- 96 days ago http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXSoxBlog/~3/310689132/quot-baseball-as-america-
 I spent the morning at the preview for " Baseball As America ," the traveling Hall of Fame exhibit on display at the Museum of Science from June 15 through September 1. And I cannot recommend it enough. Go see it this weekend. Aiming to show how baseball serves “as both a public reflection of, and catalyst for, the evolution of American culture and society,” the exhibit comprises 500 or so artifacts — about two percent of Cooperstown’s total collection. Among the highlights: one of Babe Ruth’s bats, Jackie Robinson’s jersey, Schilling’s bloody sock, a baseball recovered from the rubble of the World Trade Center, a scorecard from the 1903 World Series, the bat Ted Williams swung to hit his 521st and final home run, the final out ball from the 2004 Series — and more recent additions, like the cap Buchholz wore during his no-hitter and the tar-caked helmet Manny was wearing when he hit his 500th homer. Six Hall of Famers were on hand to celebrate: Bobby Doerr, Carl Yastrzemski, Carlton Fisk, Wade Boggs, Dennis Eckersley, and Eddie Murray. Lemme tell you: it’s really something to walk into a room and see those living legends just milling about and chatting. Before things got underway, I noticed that Pudge seemed to take special interest in a couple of the museum’s science exhibits. Indeed science, as one would expect, does play a role in “Baseball As America.” There are exhibits showing dissected baseballs, and stations where visitors can ... |
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