Ripken, Gwynn elected to Hall of Fame

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While Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. try for perfection, Mark McGwire takes a most imperfect past into Hall of Fame balloting.

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Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. will fall short of becoming the first unanimous Hall of Fame picks, and Mark McGwire doesn't figure to be anywhere close to the necessary 75 percent when 2007 voting is released Tuesday.

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Candidates must be named on 75 percent of ballots cast to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. This year's ballot:

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Tommy Lasorda chortles at the thought that Joe DiMaggio wasn't voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot.

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When they retired from baseball after the 2001 season, it appeared that Mark McGwire, Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. would enter the Hall of Fame together. Then came the dark cloud of steroids.

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Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. are likely to be the next baseball Hall of Famers when the vote is announced at 2 p.m. EST today. But many voters said they would reject Mark McGwire unless he answers questions about steroid use.

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Editor's note: The following are the Hall of Fame ballots of four Boston Globe writers. The complete results of the balloting will be announced Tuesday.

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Mark McGwire fell far short in his first try for the Hall of Fame, picked by 23.5 percent of voters while Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. easily gained baseball's highest honor.

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[PatsWin2002]

Gotta get Jim Rice into the hall!

[grogsox]

Agreed! Rice should be in. He was awesome.

Gwynn and Ripken are good picks and BigMac got what he deserved. He needs to come clean and then maybe he gets in.

[Mikiemo83]

for 11 years '76 to '86 Jim Ed was tops in most power numbers and only guy with 35 hr's and 200 hits 3 years in a row

Jim Ed belongs