Nothing can match the scene at Cooperstown’s lovely Otesaga Resort Hotel on Hall of Fame weekend, as legends golf, dine and swap stories on the veranda before heading to their big event. To be included among this ultra-exclusive group marks the game’s highest honor, and it must be intimidating for the newbies.
Fortunately for him, Mariano Rivera won’t join this club as a complete stranger.
When he officially enters the Baseball Hall on Sunday, the Yankees legend will find himself with 78 new, living teammates as part of his final professional classification. One of his fellow inductees, Mike Mussina, served as Rivera’s Yankees teammate from 2001 through 2008.