There’s something special about the Baseball Hall of Fame. Reaching the pinnacle of achievement is difficult for any professional athlete, but in baseball it feels just about impossible to make the kind of impact required to make into into Cooperstown.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to the Baseball Hall of Fame induction
Seriously, why isn’t it called the “basehall”?
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Any event like this naturally leads to buzz, and here’s how Twitter reacted to the induction ceremony.
HOF special thanks to T Load La Russa & Big Hurt for mentioning me during their induction speeches today! #clubbielove
— Steve Vucinich (@stevevuc) July 27, 2014 Congrats to @TheBigHurt_35 for being inshrined into Cooperstown. Great Man that was dedicated to his craft! #hof #mlb #WhiteSox #BigHurtHOF
— Jerry Hairston, Jr. (@TheRealJHair) July 27, 2014 The speeches kept the full attention of entire @BaseballHall and prominently @Johnny_Bench5 and Nolan Ryan pic.twitter.com/DxA4klm4hO
— Dave Winfield (@DaveWinfieldHOF) July 27, 2014 "I've never seen Mad Dog smile so much." - Bobby Cox on @gregmaddux. #HOFWKND pic.twitter.com/gtzdTMalHw
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2014 "They looked plenty strong. They could have gone another 12 or 13 minutes." - Bobby Cox on his pitchers' @BaseballHall speeches. #HOFWKND
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2014 Frank Thomas says he actually cut 50 names from that list of teammates at felt terrible about it.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) July 27, 2014 Joe Torre is an inhuman monster. RT @susanslusser: Joe Torre gives full play by play of the Jeter flip in Game 3 during his HoF speech.
— Philip Michaels (@PhilipMichaels) July 27, 2014 Six Hall of Fame inductees and their shiny new plaques. #HOFWKND pic.twitter.com/cvkguiMXvR
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2014 Congrats to my former manager, @JoeTorre who is now a Hall of Famer! An honor to play for you, Joe. A blessed day for you & your family.
— Bernie Williams (@bw51official) July 27, 2014 why isn't the baseball hall of fame just called the basehall
— martin rickman (@martinrickman) July 27, 2014 i think that they should let you walk into the baseball hall of fame and spray graffiti on the walls and steal stuff
— Jon Bois (@jon_bois) July 27, 2014 .@GregMaddux, now a Hall of Famer: http://t.co/Pd0LtmA2TV #HOFWKND pic.twitter.com/wwT1DLfJQt
— MLB (@MLB) July 27, 2014 Frank Thomas pays tribute to Coach Dye, #Auburn at Baseball Hall of Fame induction: http://t.co/eErr6yUcFe #WarEagle
— Auburn Tigers (@AuburnTigers) July 27, 2014 Check out all of our @BaseballHall patches here: http://t.co/7dsXy0H7Aw #HOFWKND pic.twitter.com/FBCmLQgsHZ
— The Emblem Source (@TheEmblemSource) July 27, 2014 
