1. Through Hell and High Water (and New Jersey) Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream to See Cal Ripken’s Hall of Fame Induction at Cooperstown

4. 8 miles to No. 8

5. INDUCTION DAY

6. 75,000 strong (Enough for a rousing ‘O!’ during the National Anthem)

8. The Guests of Honor AP photo

11. Around Cooperstown

12. Doubleday Field

13. “ Sandlot Kid”

14. THE MUSEUM

16. Study for Rockwell’s “Bottom of the Sixth”

17. Photographic art using figurines, recreating Gibson’s homer and Jackie’s steal of home

18. An Oriole weekend Handkerchief commemorating 1894 Baltimore Orioles’ NL championship Modern Orioles Hall of Famers’ exhibit

19. Another Baltimore boy Advertisement for Babe Ruth’s 1934 tour of Japan Babe Ruth’s Yankees locker

20. 1908 Cubs World Series program

21. 1919 World Series programs (White Sox, left; Reds, right)

22. Kid Gleason’s cap and patriotic stockings during 1917 World Series Black Sox exhibit

25. Ted Williams’ Strike Zone Display (the averages represent what the Splendid Splinter thought his average would be on balls pitched over that part of the plate)

26. Props from “A League of Their Own” Diamond Dreams exhibit: merchandise marketed toward women

27. Caps worn by Nolan Ryan in each of his seven no-hitters …

28. … and baseballs from the first four Ryan no-hitters (four corners) The Hall of Fame collection includes a baseball used in every no-hitter since Bob Feller’s on Opening Day, 1940.

29. See, Pete Rose really is in the Hall of Fame (well, sorta …)

30. The greatest card set in the world: 1987 Topps … and a slightly more valuable card: a 1909 T206 Honus Wagner, recently sold at $2.35 million

31. Life and liberty The pursuit of happiness

32. Shoes and (Bloody) Socks Tom Glavine’s 1995 World Series spikes Curt Schilling’s famous Red Sox

33. Left: career and active home run leaders (note: this picture was taken six days before Bonds tied the record.)

34. Above: Career and active wins leaders (note Glavine at 298.) Right: Career and active ERA leaders (Eddie Cicotte, Pedro Martinez)

35. The Gallery

38. New Mexico’s only Hall of Famer No. 21’s revised plaque (it used to say Roberto Walker Clemente before it was corrected) Then again … 

39. First female Hall of Famer

41. The Holy Grail

42. Line to see the newly installed 2007 plaques

45. Been waiting 25 years to take my picture standing next to Ripken’s plaque …

47. Fin Slide 47 of 47 -- which reminds me, we’ll be back here again for the inevitable Hall of Fame induction of Thomas Michael Glavine. Selah …