COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — The Atlanta Braves
washed ashore at Otsego Lake here on Sunday and took over the Hall of
Fame induction ceremony as if they were trying to win one more World
Series for Bobby Cox.
washed ashore at Otsego Lake here on Sunday and took over the Hall of
Fame induction ceremony as if they were trying to win one more World
Series for Bobby Cox.
Yes, Joe Torre and Tony La Russa
were inducted, as managers, as was the tearful slugger Frank Thomas.
But it was a Braves day with the induction of pitchers Greg Maddux and
Tom Glavine, and Cox, their manager, before a besotted crowd of
tomahawk-chopping fans, many in blue and red jerseys and caps, and the
ultimate Brave, Hank Aaron, onstage with about 50 other Hall of Famers.
were inducted, as managers, as was the tearful slugger Frank Thomas.
But it was a Braves day with the induction of pitchers Greg Maddux and
Tom Glavine, and Cox, their manager, before a besotted crowd of
tomahawk-chopping fans, many in blue and red jerseys and caps, and the
ultimate Brave, Hank Aaron, onstage with about 50 other Hall of Famers.