COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — David Parker II leaned back against a cement wall, sipped his drink and cracked a familiar smile at Upstate Bar & Grill in Cooperstown late Saturday night. Pictures depicting his famous father and black-and-gold table settings adorned the event space. A video of the many highlights from “The Cobra” played overhead.
For the younger Parker, who delivered his dad’s speech as part of Sunday’s induction ceremony for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, this was a setting he had always imagined.
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