ATLANTA — One year after thousands upon thousands of Braves fans came to Cooperstown for the unprecedented induction of three same-era Atlanta icons — Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Bobby Cox — into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, plenty have returned this week.
They’re back for Sunday’s induction of John Smoltz, the other of the Big Three pitching dynasty that fueled much of the Braves’ run of 14 consecutive division titles under Cox.
Membership in baseball’s most exclusive fraternity comes with its perks and privileges. And just being able to add “HOF” to his autograph is worth plenty of bucks for a Hall of Famer at appearances for the rest of his life.
Still, it’s the camaraderie that’s mentioned most often when Hall of Famers are asked about being enshrined at Cooperstown.
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