But I had nothing to do with that. I was just along for the show. I know [2007] is going to be fun for everyone, and we're already looking forward to it. The excitement has been building for some time.

When we started five years ago we had 20% of the stats. We've got 90% now.

What we're proudest of is the broadening of knowledge. When we started five years ago, we had 20 percent of the stats. We've got 90 percent of the stats now.

This is a historic day at the Hall of Fame. I hoped that someday there would be a woman in the Hall. It's a pretty proud moment.

Hotels in the Cooperstown area started getting calls for reservations from the moment they retired.