ORLANDO, Fla. -- Alan Trammell's flight was due to land here at 5:50 p.m. on Sunday, about 10 minutes before the Baseball Hall of Fame unveiled the results of the Modern Era Committee ballot.
Even a slight delay would mean that Trammell might be the last to know.
But the plane was on time, taxied to the terminal and passengers were beginning to disembark when Trammell got the phone call.
"What a phone call," he said.
Trammell and Detroit Tigers teammate Jack Morris were selected to the Hall of Fame Sunday after years of falling short -- sometimes just short -- on the traditional writers' ballot.