Dreaming Of Cooperstown

Welcome to episode 7 of the Dreaming of Cooperstown Podcast with my guest Jeff Idelson, President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. A consummate fan of the game and its rich history, Jeff shares:  some of the important lessons he has gleaned from the induction speeches of some of baseball’s elite players His take on baseball’s status as our National pastime and how the game and American culture are inextricably linked and have grown up together, and how the Hall of Fame’s education initiatives use baseball as a platform to teach important lessons to our nation’s youth.  PRESERVING HISTORY. HONORING EXCELLENCE. CONNECTING GENERATIONS. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is an independent, non-profit educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of baseball and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contribu