Don Laible

There's an amazing individual responsible for what visitors at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum see in the plaque gallery.

There's a little bit of author Kevin Keating in all of us baseball fans. Pursuing autographs at ballparks, hotels where MLB clubs are staying while on the road, or in Cooperstown during induction weekend, there's something about the hunt that is at the very least - exciting.

Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith is one of baseball's most generous people. Smith, elected to the Hall twenty years ago after a 19-season MLB career, in his post-playing days continues to demonstrate a sense of pride and ownership to the game.

Along Ted Simmons' 21-season hall of fame baseball career, the former catcher had teammates that looked out for him.

In six weeks a baseball tradition continues in Cooperstown, and Todd Zeile is excited to be included.

Count Marv Albert among those who feel baseball justice is finally served, with the late Brooklyn Dodgers' Gil Hodges Cooperstown-bound.

After 47 years in business, come December 31, Peter Henrici is closing the doors of Cooperstown's iconic memorabilia storefront - Baseball Nostalgia located inside the Doubleday Court. During my 45 years living in the Cooperstown area, Baseball Nostalgia was always there to walk in, and gaze at all the collectibles...

Josh Rawitch has plenty to be excited about. Less than two weeks back, on September 8, Rawitch would experience his first Induction Ceremony day on the job in Cooperstown as the incoming eighth president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. This wasn't any ordinary welcoming of meeting department heads and swapping stories around a collection of sliced cake and a well filled punch bowl.

Cooperstown holds special meaning for the children of Baseball Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner. September 8 is when MLB legends return home.

Curt Smith, who USA TODAY labels "the authority on baseball broadcasting", leads the charge on preserving the history of the game's storytellers.