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John Schuerholz's historic success acknowledged by Hall of Fame

Back in 2002, during a long drought in recognizing general managers for the Hall of Fame, longtime scribe and Veterans Committee member Leonard Koppett lamented, "Players looked fondly upon [longtime Dodgers and Angels GM] Buzzie Bavasi after they had to deal with him. But someone like [John] Schuerholz, who's gonna vote for him?" The answer, as revealed on Sunday, was "everyone." Best known for engineering the Braves' 1991-2005 run of dominance in the NL East and for being the only GM to win championships in both leagues (1985 Royals and '95 Braves), Schuerholz was a unanimous selection by the 16-member Today’s Game Era committee on Sunday.