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  • Ripken and Gwynn -- Hall of Famers, on and off the field

    07/29/2007 11:38:52 PM PDT · by L.A.Justice · 10 replies · 466+ views
    Yahoo Sports ^ | 7/29/07 | John Kekis
    COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn took their place in baseball's shrine Sunday, saluted as much for their Hall of Fame careers as their character off the field. Commissioner Bud Selig and a record crowd came to cheer them and all that was good about the game. A continent away, a different scene played out. Barry Bonds failed to tie the home run record, a chase tainted by his surly nature and a steroids investigation. Ripken and Gwynn sensed that poignant counterpoint on their induction day. "This day shouldn't be all about us," Ripken said. "Today...