[raptor29]

"If Ripken hadn't made it, it would be proof of an impending apocalypse to me."

Who were the yo yo's that didn't have this guy on their ballots? What more do you need to do, MVP's, about 16 All Star selections, World Series title, consecutive games streak, as an infielder, and mostly shortstop? His resume stacks up pretty well against most of the better guys in the Hall.

[RabidBartender]

Arrogant s***heads like this one:

Of the 178 members of the BBWAA who answered the question about Ripken's induction, only one, Paul Ladewski, a columnist for the Daily Southtown in suburban Chicago, said he didn't vote for Ripken.

"In an attempt to uphold the Hall of Fame standards established by their predecessors, I will not vote for anyone who played in the 1993-2004 period, which I consider to be the Steroids Era," Ladewski wrote in an e-mail to The Sun last month. "That includes Tony Gwynn, Mark McGwire and Cal Ripken Jr."

[TravisBickle]

I remember seeing Ripken at the 2002 Home Run Derby (he was there as a spectator), and a commentator asked him about the HoF being in his future. He was very polite, and gently deflected the question. He said he was there to watch the Derby.

He and Gwynn gave the impression of being very nice men, in addition to being great ballplayers. It seems fitting that they go in together.