John Schuerholz had to enjoy looking out at his surroundings in Cooperstown on Sunday.
The stately brick of the National Baseball Hall of Fame itself, all of it. For a man who was finally honored for his own brilliant type of architecture, it was fitting to see what can happen when you dedicate your life to building something.
Schuerholz, the longtime baseball executive and general manager who steered the Kansas City Royals to the 1985 World Series title and then oversaw an unmatched run of success at the helm of the Atlanta Braves for 17 years, was officially enshrined at the Hall and gave a speech in front of an adoring crowd and in front of 50 returning Hall of Famers, including the triad of pitchers that came to symbolize Braves success: Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and John Smoltz.