2007 Hall of Fame

Ripken, Gwynn in sync

Cal Ripken Jr. looked at the man seated to his left on the dais at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan yesterday afternoon and said he would speak first - joking that Tony Gwynn might need time to find a proper answer.

Hall town says July lodging going fast

Cal Ripken fans who want to see his Hall of Fame induction on July 29 should make travel plans soon because available lodging around Cooperstown, N.Y., is diminishing rapidly, according to the small town's Chamber of Commerce.

First-ballot doubts follow McGwire

When the three perennial All-Stars retired five years ago, the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Class of 2007 had the potential to be one of the best in history.

Baseball Hall of Fame

Perfectly positioned

The drama won't be in the announcement -- it will be in the details.

Peter Schmuck: McGwire might not mind being skipped in Hall's order

Sometime in the early afternoon on Tuesday, Cal Ripken will pick up the phone in Baltimore and Tony Gwynn will pick up the phone in San Diego, and it won't be to make a bet on the AFC championship game.

2007: Looking ahead

Hall of Fame

Five years ago, it looked like the 2007 Baseball Hall of Fame class would be one of the greatest of all time. Three locks with diverse resumes: the prodigious slugger, the affable pure hitter and the all-around iron man.

Banished Rose says to put McGwire in Hall

Pete Rose thinks Mark McGwire should be in baseball's Hall of Fame, and he hasn't given up hope that he'll get there someday, too.

Ripken guards steroid insight

Retirement apparently hasn't disrupted Cal Ripken Jr.'s game.

Rick Maese: B. Robinson: Don't give McGwire Hall pass

Brooks Robinson is expecting a record crowd to converge on Cooperstown, N.Y., in July to watch Cal Ripken Jr. join the game's immortals in the Hall of Fame.

Ripken signs card deal

Cal Ripken Jr. has signed a baseball trading card deal with Upper Deck Co. that will feature autographed cards chronicling the Orioles star's legendary career.

Ripken, Gwynn top Hall ballot

Inevitably, at every news conference during his farewell ballpark tour in 2001, Cal Ripken was asked about his thoughts on one day being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cal Ripken Jr. Hall of Fame special section

Ripken: By the numbers

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Cal Ripken Jr. desktop wallpaper

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O's fans share their favorite Ripken memories