COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- During his 50-plus years in the baseball world, John Schuerholz has always enjoyed a fond appreciation for any opportunity he had to visit the baseball haven formally known as Cooperstown. The legendary executive has gladly traveled to this quaint town in upstate New York to see his former players and one of his former managers receive baseball's greatest honor.
But this weekend's trip has stirred emotions in a different way for Schuerholz, who will be one of five greats of the game inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The 76-year-old Braves vice chairman is being honored for the tremendous success he had while serving as general manager in both Atlanta and Kansas City -- a pair of cities that celebrated World Series titles under his leadership.