The self-guided tour up at Cooperstown starts with a short film in this cute theatre with seats of dark-green wood. They look like the ones at Limeport! The image above shows the 'screen' before the movie starts; the one below, after it finishes.The Boston Globe reports that the Phillies are one of two teams who have offered RHP Derek Lowe a contract. Ruben Amaro declined to confirm or deny the report. The Phillies have been interested for years in the sinkerballer Lowe, now 35. They would offer the money but would they offer him the years he and his agent, Scott Boras, are undoubtedly seeking. In the end, the Yankees, Red Sox, or Mets would probably commit to the years. I can see the Phillies going three but please no more than that. Though an interesting thought, Lowe is not likely to happen. Does all this talk mean that Jamie Moyer too is unlikely? I remember thinking when he dug up the pitching rubber at the end of the World Series that it could be a bit of foreshadowing. Hope not!
