Atlanta's streak of sending people to Cooperstown for the July induction ceremonies continued as former president and GM John Schuerholz and commissioner Bud Selig were elected.

Schuerholz will join LHP Tom Glavine, RHP Greg Maddux and manager Bobby Cox inducted in 2014, RHP John Smoltz in 2015 and Chipper Jones is expected to be elected in 2018. 

Former Dodgers GM Ned Colletti brough this year's Rookie of the Year into the Los Angeles Dodgers system with the help of  Dana Sinclair, a registered psychologist who runs Human Performance International. 

Elliott: George Gross Sports Media Canada awards to Douglas Mitchell, Frank Gunn, Lori Ewing, Masai Ujiri, George Dulmage, Graham Leggat, John Saunders Dave Perkins, Jerry Howarth

Former Montreal Expos third base coach Russ Nixon passed away last week at age 81. Nixon managed both the Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves. 

Those projected Hall of Fame numbers from Baseball Writers Association of America kept flashing all afternoon on MLB Network. It made for good TV but iot also make for some awkward phone calls as friends of Raines phoned to offer congrats on hhis election to Cooperstown. Next year?