Gwynn and Ripken: The Early Years

BaseballAmerica.com has jumped right on the bandwagon by declaring that Tony Gwynn and Cal Ripken have, oh geez, I can't even paraphrase this with a straight face. Here is what BA.com has at the top of each story on the newest hall of famers.

When Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, they became some of the first players of the Baseball America era to be selected to join the Hall of Fame. In honor of their elections, we wanted to look back at the careers of Ripken and Gwynn to see what we wrote about them before they became big league stars.

I'm getting on this bandwagon, too. Gwynn and Ripken are the first players of the RattlerRadio Era to be elected to Cooperstown. Please.

BA.com scanned in the early stories from Baseball America of Gwynn and Ripken so you will need to go to the links below to read about:

Gwynn's Pro Debut Sped Up His Timetable

Ripken's Greatness Was Apparent In Rochester