When John Smoltz plopped down in a director's chair inside the Baseball Hall of Fame and stared at all the bronze plaques on the walls, the moment was both magical and a bit overwhelming. ''This is a pretty incredible place. Some elite people,'' the 47-year-old Smoltz, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, said Tuesday after his pre-induction tour. ''To know that I'll be a part of it is something that still hasn't set in yet.'' The former hard-throwing right-hander of the Atlanta Braves is a member of the class of 2015 to be inducted July 26. More...