Former Astros closer Billy Wagner reflects on his weekend in Cooperstown as he joined baseball's greats in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Hall of Fame weekend is underway in Cooperstown and the big event will be the official induction of Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen in a ceremony on Sunday.  A funny thing in reflecting on this class is there's excellent diversity.

Dave Parker died a month before his Hall of Fame induction, but his son read a poem from his dad at Sunday's ceremony in Cooperstown.

Another Astros legend now finds himself in the Hall of Fame. "I feel like my baseball life has come full circle," closing pitcher Billy Wagner said during his acceptance speech.

Dick Allen's family members, former teammates and coaches have long considered him a Hall of Famer, despite the honor somehow eluding him for decades. The wait came to an end on Sunday, when Allen was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,

Did you know Craig Biggio nearly left the Astros as a free agent? Thankfully for Houston, he stayed in town and made pine tar-caked helmets his trademark forever.

Tom Hamilton joined Jimmy Dudley and Jack Graney in representing Cleveland as winners of the Ford C. Frick Award.