It's been 21 years since Alan Trammell, the slick-fielding shortstop with the lightning-quick stroke at the plate, last played in a major-league game.
His time for induction into Baseball's Hall of Fame might finally be arriving next month.
Trammell, by most experts' accounts, is the favorite to be elected among the 10 candidates who are on the Modern Baseball Era ballot, which will be heavily discussed and voted on at the early December Winter Meetings, in the shadows of Disney World.
And make no mistake, becoming a Hall-of-Famer would be a most magical moment for Trammell.