How the Globe writers voted

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Editor's note: The following are the Hall of Fame ballots of four Boston Globe writers.

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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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Baseball Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles and eight-times batting champion Tony Gwynn of the San Diego Padres were elected into baseball's Hall of Fame Tuesday, but slugger Mark McGwire was snubbed by voters.

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Mark McGwire's Hall of Fame bid was met with a rejection as emphatic as his upper-deck home runs. While the door to Cooperstown swung open for Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn on Tuesday, McGwire was picked by less than a quarter of voters -- a result that raises doubts about whether Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa or other sluggers from ...

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Tony Gwynn got the validation he was seeking, and then some. Standing with his back to a ballpark he would have absolutely worn out if given the chance, Gwynn celebrated his election to the Hall of Fame on Tuesday by soaking up the sun and cheers from a few hundred fans -- including construction workers in nearby condo towers.

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Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr. knew this day was coming for years. Knew the outcome, too, even if they didn't want to admit it.

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When Mark McGwire retired in 2001, the debate was about whether his Hall of Fame plaque would feature a Cardinals or Athletics hat. That all seems pretty trivial now.

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At one time, the criticism of Cal Ripken was that he should take a seat and end his consecutive-game streak for the good of the team. At one time, the criticism of Tony Gwynn was that he was a singles hitter. If being critical of a guy who wanted to play every day and another guy who wanted to get ...

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Mark McGwire hit bottom yesterday. Twenty-two months after his devastating appearance in front of Congress, the former home run king officially was deemed a cheater and a pariah by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

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Mark McGwire's Hall of Fame bid was met with a rejection as emphatic as his upper-deck home runs. While the door to Cooperstown swung open for Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn on Tuesday, McGwire was picked by less than a quarter of voters -- a result that raises doubts about whether Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa or other sluggers from ...

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Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken Jr., baseball's newest Hall of Famers, had different views on Tuesday about the third man with Cooperstown credentials who was snubbed by the voters -- slugger Mark McGwire.

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