"Remarkable:" Experience the Baseball Hall of Fame right here in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- Not everybody who loves baseball has been able to get to Cooperstown, New York to see the Baseball Hall of Fame. So the folks in charge decided to move the museum to Milwaukee -- at least for awhile.
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"This is remarkable," said Bud Selig, MLB commissioner emeritus.
Quite the compliment considering that it came from Selig.
Baseball's commissioner emeritus was referring to "We Are Baseball" -- the traveling Hall of Fame exhibit in one of Miller Park's parking lots runs from July 15th through the 31st.
"As somebody who loves the history of the game, this is an extraordinary way to show its history in the most modern and interactive way. I'm not sure I can figure out all the interactive things. I don't mind telling you that, but I'll bring one of my granddaughters and they'll be able to figure it out for me," said Selig.
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"We Are Baseball, straight from Cooperstown, takes everything that's great about the history of the game and pairs it with wonderful technology and storytelling; so you have an IMAX film. Each of these mobile galleries is steeped in technology. And for any fan coming out here, not only do you witness history, but you become part of it -- and that's what this exhibit is, being part of baseball history," said Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson.
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Milwaukee is the first Major League city stop on its multi-year journey to dozens of cities across North America.
"They're going to hit every city and I think that it's great that they started here. There's a lot of history here with Milwaukee in baseball. I think that everybody who comes out is going to enjoy it. I could come out here every day and watch this stuff. It's great," said Rollie Fingers, Baseball Hall of Fame, Class '92.
Hall of Famer and former Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers has great memories and some not so fond ones.
"This is some kind of road show, I want to tell you. It's amazing. I wish they'd had something like this when I was a kid. I was just in one where you can go back and put yourself in great moments in baseball. You can be Carlton Fisk hitting a home run, Willie catching the ball off Vic Wertz in the World Series," said Fingers.
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"It gives every fan, whether they be a kid or an adult, the opportunity to insert yourself in a historical moment, create your own plaque. Put on virtual reality glasses and be on the field with the ball club. So it's a lot about the youth initiative, making sure the kids feel good about the history of the game and the game in general -- and 'We Are Baseball' does that terrifically," said Idelson.
Before the end of the year, the Hall of Fame tour will make stops in Kansas City, St. Louis, Minneapolis and Las Vegas.
If you have a chance to make it to Miller Park in the next 10 days, chances are you won't regret it.
"You want everybody to feel like they're a part of the game. Baseball belongs to all of us. It's our national pastime. To be able to come here, take our collections here, open in Milwaukee is incredibly special," said Idelson.
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