Column: Don't expect Hall call, Big Mac

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An empty chair on the dais would have been appropriate. Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn soaked in their new status as Hall of Famers on Wednesday, flanked by baseball officials in an ornate hotel ballroom. During the formal 45-minute portion of the news conference, Mark McGwire's name was not mentioned, as if those 583 home runs had been erased ...

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