CruiseDay HallOfFame FriendsDavidson

To celebrate the second day of Rosh Hashanah, I went to Philadelphia to visit another Hall of Fame with Dr Len. This time it was the Philadelphia Athletics Museum which we entered ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040721 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040722 and then saw the heroes ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040723 and their outfits ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040724 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040725 along with tickets to Shibe Park ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040726 a letter signed by Franklin Roosevelt ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040727 some bobble head dolls ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040728 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040729 and pictures of the 1961 A's ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040730 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040731 along with signed balls ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040732 a memory of Tug McGraw ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040733 and Joe Astroth and Bobby Shantz in action. ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040734 As we made our way through the memorabilia ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040735 we saluted Richie Ashburn ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040736 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040737 and Jimmie Foxx ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040738 Roberto Clemente (not exactly a Philadelphia hero) ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040739 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040740 a piece of the Phillies 1961 team ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040741 a turnstile from Shibe Park ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040742 many signed baseballs ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040743 uniforms ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040744 hats ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040745 cards ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040746 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040747 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040748 more uniforms ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040749 more uniforms ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040750 and photos beginning with Connie Mack ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040751 and moving on to Abbott and Costello in Who's on First, ... ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040752 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040753 some items for sale ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040754 a trivia question about curve balls ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040755 a salute to Richie Ashburn ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040756 and the 1950 Whiz Kids ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040757 before I recorded the members of the Philadelphia Athletics Wall of Fame ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040758 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040759 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040760 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040761 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040762 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040763 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040764 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040765 and then a photo of Connie Mack ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040766 and some final bobble head dolls ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040767 before we left the museum ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040768 and passed the record store ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040769 before noticing the world's best pretzels ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040770 where there was a display not unlike the baguette left by Sarah and Ed ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040771 and pretzels ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040772 with mustard which may not have come up to the level of world's best. ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040773 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040774 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040775 Back on the streets, we passed a specialty logo store ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040776 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040777 and a bakery with wonderful neon ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040778 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040779 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040780 ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040781 before going to the local radio station and watching the broadcast happen (as in ``excuse me for a minute, I have to announce something on the airwaves'') ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040782 and then had a bite to eat before leaving town. ../../../Sabbat/2010/09.08-15.10TheNewYear//P1040783