Visitors viewing the World Series winners display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, will learn that the Philadelphia Phillies have taken the prize twice, in 1980 and 2008.

Visitors viewing the World Series winners display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, will learn that the Philadelphia Phillies have taken the prize twice, in 1980 and 2008.

In the morning, my wife, Fyllis, and I walked along a path in the middle of town that skirts a series of waterfalls that tumble through the bottom of a deep gorge. That was followed by a stroll in a lovely botanical garden set in an expansive natural environment.

A longtime friend is channeling his childhood. While a youngster, he collected baseball cards that he stored in boxes and treasured as souvenirs of America’s favorite pastime.