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Royals in Cooperstown

Yesterday, I took my 13-year old son to Cooperstown for a long-promised treat. I haven't been to the town since 1999 for George Brett's induction ceremony, and not in the museum itself since...I don't know when.

One of the exhibits in the Hall is called "Baseball Today" and it has a "locker" containing a current uniform and various recent memorabilia for every current major league team. Obviously, I spent a lot of time drinking in the Royals' locker (especially as it was one of the very few Royals-related displays in the entire museum), and I'd love to see what the faithful fans at RR think is the answer to this question (I'll reveal the answer after tonight's Royals-Yankees game, or after the Sonic Slam inning, if there's a winner):

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Which recent Royal does NOT have an image or artifact displayed in the Royals "locker" in the Baseball Hall of Fame?
Justin Huber
21 votes
Mike Sweeney
36 votes
Wilson Betemit
28 votes
Reggie Sanders
8 votes

93 votes | Poll has closed

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I voted Sweeney, actually

Huber is from Austrailia, so they probably got something of his. Betemit and Sanders have either been in the World Series or accomplished something bizzare/unique.

That leaves the best of the list, Sweeney, on the sidelines.

If strikeouts are indeed fascist - then find me some starters that believe in fascism

by loyal2sdad on Aug 15, 2011 2:15 PM EDT reply actions  

I bet Sweeney is in there

Next to a plate of cookies and a glass of milk.

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by RoyalsRetro on Aug 15, 2011 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Betemit

Because he’s only recently been a Royal. Betting on the older Royals being in the locker. Or perhaps Sweeney isn’t in because it doesn’t go back that far. I bet Huber is there for some random reason.

by Tito42 on Aug 15, 2011 3:35 PM EDT reply actions  

And the answer is...

Mike Sweeney. Looks like the plurality got it right.

Wilson Betemit’s picture is in the display, as are pictures of Alex Gordon and Joakim Soria.
Justin Huber is represented by a bat that he used to hit in the 2005 Futures Game. A similar bat commemorates a similar feat performed by Billy Butler the following year.
Reggie Sanders’s helmet that he wore when he became a 300 HR-300 SB player is present.
Other artifacts there are a cap worn by Tony Pena Sr. and a Zack Greinke jersey.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Aug 15, 2011 11:47 PM EDT reply actions  

Don't forget

that in order to have “all the significant founding documents of the world in which I live” you’d also need a print of the ancestral apple pie recipe as well. And your mother’s birth certificate.

That’s a great research story.

Chaim Mattis Keller New York City's # 1 Royals fan!

by cmkeller on Aug 17, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

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