Dawson impressed by Hall of Fame Tour

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Baseball Hall of Fame is a national treasure, and the museum is a must-see for baseball fans, but its location in Cooperstown, N.Y., isn’t easy to get to for many.

So Major League Baseball helped create the first Hall of Fame Tour, which is making its final stop of the year in the north lot of the Mall of America in Bloomington until Sept. 29. The traveling Cooperstown exhibit includes five trailers filled with interactive displays, artifacts and an IMAX movie celebrating the game of baseball.

Hall of Famer Andre Dawson visited the exhibit on Sunday, and he came away impressed by what he saw. But he’s not the only former player who will be on hand to meet with fans, as Twins Hall of Famer Eddie Guardado appeared on Monday at 4 p.m. CT, Hall of Famer Bert Blyleven is scheduled to visit on Tuesday at 11 a.m., and former Twins right-hander Juan Berenguer will stop by on Sept. 26 at 4 p.m.

“This is great,” Dawson said. “This is my first time witnessing the tour itself. They did a phenomenal job with the displays, the artifacts and the history of the game. The very first thing I did when I got here was go through each exhibit. It was pretty phenomenal.”

Dawson, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010 after a 21-year playing career that saw him named an All-Star eight times and win the National League MVP Award in 1987, was simply the latest Hall of Famer to check out the exhibit, joining others such as George Brett, Ozzie Smith and Blyleven.

Dawson signed autographs for fans and met with several youngers, including a youth baseball team from Hospitality House. But he also made sure to check out the five trailers, and he came away impressed. Dawson’s baseball cap from his 1987 MVP season was on display, …

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