Both Ripken and Gwynn epitomize everything that a Hall of Fame player should be. They were class acts on and off the field that were true professionals throughout their entire careers. Arguing that one is more deserving than the other is ridiculous and trivial as I can't think of a player that's been voted in within the past 20 years that's been more deserving than either of the two. In my opinion they both should have received the maximum number of votes.

Congrats to Tony and Cal, baseball needs more players like you.

p.s. I hope you are right that there will be another Cal Ripken, but I wouldn't count on it.