I put Maddux at #3 for pitchers in my lifetime, with the edge going only to Pedro Martinez who at his peak was the best pitcher I have ever watched and Randy Johnson who had a great long career and was the most intimidating player I ever saw on the mound.
After the sad state of last year's HOF, it was really good for baseball to have such a great class. Torre's speech was pretty impressive as well, the way he spoke so highly of the game was really great. I will try to get up to Cooperstown in November to check out the first-timers section and new displays.
I just saw on TV that the Diamondbacks 2001 World Series run beat LaRussa, Cox, then Torre as the three opposing managers in the playoffs... that is craziness.