Posts Tagged 'National Baseball Hall of Fame'

Ultimate Cooperstown Baseball Weekend Winner Named

We are very pleased to announced that Candice Cooper from Charlotte, NC is the winner of the Cooperstown Cookie Company’s Ultimate Cooperstown Baseball Weekend. Candace and a friend will enjoy a wonderful baseball-themed weekend in Cooperstown, including:

  • tickets to the World Series Gala at the National Baseball Hall of Fame

  • 2 night luxury stay at August Lodge

  • Family Membership to the National Baseball Hall of Fame

  • Dinner for two at Hoffman Lane Bistro

  • Gift Certificate to Alex & Ika

  • Lunch for two at the Doubleday Cafe

  • Lunch for two at Harmony House Cafe
  • Family Membership to the New York State Historical Society (includes free admission to The Farmers’ Museum and the Fenimore Art Museum)
  • Daypass to the Clark Sports Center
  • Cooking Class CD from the Black Cat Cafe
  • Autographed copy of A Woman’s Work: Writing Baseball History with Harold Seymour by Dorothy Jane Mills
  • Best of Cooperstown basket, featuring a sampling of wonderful merchandise and gift certificates to Cooperstown retailers, including: Stagecoach Coffee, Changing Seasons, Little Bo’tique, Christmas Around the Corner, Dog Wild Canine Supply, Straws & Sweets, Diastole Furniture and Gifts, Bear Pond Winery, Mickey’s Place, Gold Petals, Strawberry & Vine Gift Baskets, Schoolhouse Kitchens, and Pioneer Wine & Spirits.
  • Baseball cookies from the Cooperstown Cookie Company

Congratulations Candice! We look forward to meeting you in person here in Cooperstown. We want to thank the National Baseball Hall of Fame, August Lodge, and all the wonderful Cooperstown restaurants and retailers who made the Ultimate Cooperstown Baseball Weekend Sweepstakes possible. We are so pleased to be able to showcase all that Cooperstown has to offer.

Thanks to all who entered our sweepstakes, the popularity of the contest shows how popular Cooperstown is as a destination. Fall is a wonderful time to visit Cooperstown, in fact, more than a few believe it’s the best time of year. Less crowds than in the summer, beautiful foliage, and time to enjoy restaurants, shops and museums.

Remember, you can enjoy the taste of Cooperstown anytime, anywhere, with by ordering up some baseball cookies from the Cooperstown Cookie Company!

Baseball Hall of Fame Cookies and Gifts

HALL OF FAME  baseball cookies and tins

new Baseball Hall of Fame cookies from the Cooperstown Cookie Company

We have a real treat for baseball fans.

Families and friends come to the National Baseball Hall of Fame each year to create, relive and celebrate baseball memories.  Now we are very happy to announce a tasty new way to share the love of baseball: Baseball Hall of Fame cookies! Order at CooperstownCookie.com

Baseball Hall of Fame cookies are a great way to celebrate a trip to the ballpark, a great baseball season, a trip to Cooperstown, a fun week at baseball camp, any time.  Baseball Hall of Fame cookies would be a great gift for a “Hall of Fame” coach too.

Christmas in Cooperstown

Christmas in Cooperstown

Christmas in Cooperstown, with baseball style

Saturday, December 13 is our village’s celebration, A Cooperstown Christmas. This annual event features musical performances, a Bed & Breakfast and Inn tour, great holiday shopping, and a  Living Nativity. Kids will love to visit Santa in his Victorian cottage, on the corner of Main Street and Pioneer Street.

We are looking forward to being a part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Holiday Celebration on Saturday, December 13. At 4 pm, the Pathfinder Village Bell Choir will perform at the Hall. It’s a lovely way to mark this special season. The Hall of Fame is offering free admission that day when you bring a donation of two canned goods for local food banks. This popular event also features complimentary refreshments, including baseball cookies from the Cooperstown Cookie Company for all to enjoy!

PS As you stroll through Cooperstown, look for our yummy baseball cookies, packaged and ready for giving, at retailers along Main Street, including the National Baseball Hall of Fame gift shop. For a list of retailers who carry Cooperstown Cookie Company baseball cookies and gifts, visit Cooperstown Cookie Company.  You can also check out our gifts for baseball fans.

World Baseball Classic, celebrating the worldwide love of baseball

The world loves baseball!

The world loves baseball!

It was just announced that tickets for Round 1 of the World Baseball Classic are now on sale. A quick look at the teams and venues show how baseball is loved, and played, around the world.

In March 2009:

  • Teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Japan and Korea will play in Tokyo.
  • Teams from Australia, Cuba, Mexico and South Africa will play in Mexico City.
  • Teams from Italy, the United States, Canada and Venezuela will play in Toronto.
  • Teams from the Dominican Republic, the Netherlands, Panama and Puerto Rico will play in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

I had the pleasure of being in Puerto Rico for the first World Baseball Classic, an incredible experience.

Did you know?
The Cooperstown Cookie Company has baseball gifts with an international flavor. Our Baseball…Anyone Can Play t-shirts and mugs, created with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, feature baseball trivia questions (and answers) written in English, Spanish and Japanese. You can be a baseball trivia star in three languages! You can find out more at Baseball…Anyone Can Play.

Best,

Pati

PS Remember you can get a free gift of three yummy baseball cookies with every order placed on CooperstownCookie.com, just write “Happy4″ in the Message to the Merchant.

There’s a New Game in Town…

The National Baseball Hall of Fame has announced that it will host the Hall of Fame Classic. A great idea, it’s sure to be a wonderful weekend in Cooperstown, for visitors and residents alike. Details are being worked out to make this a spectacular way to celebrate Father’s Day and the first day of Summer!

According to AP

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball’s legends and old-timers will play in a new Hall of Fame Classic game beginning in 2009.

The inaugural Hall of Fame Classic will be held on Father’s Day, June 21. The game replaces the Hall of Fame game, which was discontinued this year after 68 years.

The new game was announced Monday by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association.

Officials say the inaugural Hall of Fame Classic will feature four Hall of Famers and more than 20 other retired major leaguers. Along with the exhibition game, there will be a weekend of activities, including a hitting contest and autograph sessions.

Enjoy the taste of Cooperstown anytime with baseball cookies and gifts from the Cooperstown Cookie Company.

Best,

Pati

Sweepstakes Winner, the Food Network and more great coverage

Congratulations to Chrissy S. of Waterloo, NY, the winner of the Cooperstown Cookie Company’s first-ever Ultimate Cooperstown Baseball Weekend Sweepstakes. It was delightful to talk with Chrissy, and to give her the good news. She’ll be coming with a guest to Cooperstown, be treated to a luxury two-night stay, delicious meals, gifts from select Cooperstown retailers, invites to the World Series Gala at the National Baseball Hall of Fame, a behind the scenes tour of the Hall, and more.

Thanks to all of you who entered. We had hundreds and hundreds of entries, from 48 of 50 states. Remember, everyone can enjoy the taste of Cooperstown with a gift from the Cooperstown Cookie Company.

Did you happen to catch the Cooperstown Cookie Company on the Food Network’s Unwrapped on Labor Day? We were busy with orders thanks to that show. People just love our baseball cookies!

And, the Cooperstown Cookie Company was featured in DiversityinBusiness.com. It was great talking with Dan Perkins.

Best,

Pati

Cooperstown on Induction Day

Today, all baseball looks to the little village of Cooperstown, as Goose Gossage and other baseball greats are officially inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. It’s exciting to have so many people who love baseball come to Cooperstown. We’ve been vending on Main Street, talking to fans from all over the country. It’s a happy group of people, and we’ve seen more than a few Hall of Famers strolling the streets as well.

We’re hoping for good weather for this afternoon.

Remember, you can always enjoy the taste of Cooperstown by ordering baseball cookies from the Cooperstown Cookie Company.

Best,

Pati


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