Chapter Fifteen
A sea of people filled the lawn outside the Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. Beach umbrellas, lawn chairs, coolers, blankets on the grass, kids playing tag, grownups meeting up with old friends and meeting new ones. Gentle clouds flitted across a chipper blue sky—perfect baseball weather. And perfect Hall of Fame induction ceremony weather.
Crush, in a light gray suit and tie, sat onstage with an incredible assortment of baseball legends. Thirty current members of the Hall of Fame were in attendance, along with the other players being inducted this year. He was the last to be introduced, and he’d already been brought to tears several times by the speeches and presentations.
He heard the speaker announce his name and the applause that rolled across the crowd like thu
