Ripken Jr. & Gwynn elected to HOF, McGwire left out

Originally Posted by Gander

Ichiro is pretty amazing, no doubt. Sweetest swing in baseball. The huge advantage for Ichiro is his speed. He gets a ton of infield singles (some may call cheap hits), something that Gwynn got hardly any of.

Both great talents and great people.

Ichiro is awesome. A rare breed in todays game. The best thing about Gwynn was the length of time he performed at the top. I want to see how Ichiro does once he loses his speed. No doubt that Ichiro is the better outfielder, but I want to see how he does in year 14 and beyond.