[quote=ronnierocketAGO]What I hate is, the story that will emerge from the Hall of Fame class elected in January will be McGwire's election or unelection, instead of two guys that definately not only deserve to be in the Baseball Hall of Fame, but were of good character.

While the McGwire issue will get publicity, Gwynn and Ripken will certainly garner a great deal of attention on their own. These two are going to be upper echelon members of the Hall. Ripken redefined the image of the shortstop while Gwynn was the best pure hitter of his generation. Also, both had remained with the same team for their lengthy careers, a rarity in today's game.