Many perfect things about day for Santo

Ronald Edward Santo:Hall of Famer.At last.Sign of the times:#147;Ron, you#146;re finally home.#148;In great company:In case you weren#146;t sure of the gravity of the honor, watching the likes of Sandy Koufax, Frank Robinson and Willie Mays parade to their seats onstage before the ceremony certainly did the trick.Perfect:Beautiful weather, a sea of blue in attendance and family and former teammates like Billy, Fergie and Ernie on hand to watch as Santo#146;s wife Vicki delivers a pitch-perfect, classy induction speech.BTW:It was hard not to smile a bit at the smattering of boos sent Joe Morgan#146;s way, wasn#146;t it?Just imagine ...I know it#146;s great he#146;s finally in, but think of how excited Ronnie would have been to be able to make his own acceptance speech.But:As Vicki reminded all of us: #147;This is not a sad day. This is a great day. Ronnie is celebrating with us right now.#148;That#146;s who he was:The hairpiece igniting at Shea, the Brant Brown bellow in Milwaukee #133; it wouldn#146;t have been right if those weren#146;t included in the celebration because that was the Ronnie we knew.Amazing:It#146;s still a head shaker to realize Santo helped raise in excess of $65 million for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Just as amazing:Was how well he played for so many seasons despite performing with diabetes.#147;He never said, #145;Why me?#146;#148; Vicki said. #147;He just moved on to the next challenge.#148;Sign of the times:#147;Ron Santo lives on in our hearts.#148;What a run:Husband, father, ballplayer, businessman, broadcaster, and now #133; Hall of Famer.#147;He truly had a wonderful life,#148; Vicki said in closing.He truly did.