Ripken Jr. & Gwynn elected to HOF, McGwire left out

Originally Posted by Gander

And a couple people chose to vote for Ken Caminiti over Jim Rice and Goose Gossage. Can you explain this?

No I can't. This is why it is a joke to me. I cannot imagine why Jim Rice is not in the hall. It is sickening. The people who do vote (well some) do not take it seriously. One person who submitted a blank ballot said he did so because he didnt want Cal or Gwynn to get 100% of the vote--what kind of freaking logic is that.

[Gander]

Tony Gwynn is sick.

19 straight seasons of batting .300 or higher
7 seasons during that time batting .350 or higher
Lifetime batting average of .338
3,141 hits
5 times a gold glove winner

I sat very close to him the one time I visited San Diego (old stadium) and he is a lot bigger a guy than you would ever think. What a great player.

Originally Posted by Gander

Tony Gwynn is sick.

19 straight seasons of batting .300 or higher
7 seasons during that time batting .350 or higher
Lifetime batting average of .338
3,141 hits
5 times a gold glove winner

I sat very close to him the one time I visited San Diego (old stadium) and he is a lot bigger a guy than you would ever think. What a great player.

What is even sicker is that he is 1000 hits from Pete Rose's all time hits record. Gwynn was such a great player. And he did it all on one team which is awesome too. I miss seeing him in the 3 hole when I watch San Diego.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Gander

Tony Gwynn is sick.

19 straight seasons of batting .300 or higher
7 seasons during that time batting .350 or higher
Lifetime batting average of .338
3,141 hits
5 times a gold glove winner

I sat very close to him the one time I visited San Diego (old stadium) and he is a lot bigger a guy than you would ever think. What a great player.

Ichiro already has 6 Gold Gloves and can do anything Gwynn could do. Too bad he didn't start here from the beginiing. He still has a shot to match Gwynn's hit totals despite not playing here until he was 27.

[Gander]

Ichiro is pretty amazing, no doubt. Sweetest swing in baseball. The huge advantage for Ichiro is his speed. He gets a ton of infield singles (some may call cheap hits), something that Gwynn got hardly any of.

Both great talents and great people.

Originally Posted by Gander

Ichiro is pretty amazing, no doubt. Sweetest swing in baseball. The huge advantage for Ichiro is his speed. He gets a ton of infield singles (some may call cheap hits), something that Gwynn got hardly any of.

Both great talents and great people.

Ichiro is awesome. A rare breed in todays game. The best thing about Gwynn was the length of time he performed at the top. I want to see how Ichiro does once he loses his speed. No doubt that Ichiro is the better outfielder, but I want to see how he does in year 14 and beyond.

[Gander]

I dont think Ichiro will lose his speed until he hits 45 and by then he will be retired. The guy is in great shape and trains very hard in the off season. He will always be fast as long as he is a player.

45--whoa, that is saying something right there. You can stay in shape all you want but when you get older you lose a couple of steps. The hands get slower through the box and your feet dont move as fast.