gwynn is g-g-gr-r-r-e-a-t-t!

bigs up to tony gwynn. this hometown hero was elected yesterday to the hall of fame, being selected on 532 out of 545 ballots, 97.7 percent. whoo-hoo! you'll find him in cooperstown on july 29, 2007, alongside cal ripken, jr. both guys played their entire mlb career with only one team, gwynn with the san diego padres and ripken with the baltimore orioles! both were also elected on their first year of eligibility. congrats! i remember watching the padres play when i was but a mere child. my grandmother and i would watch all the so-cal teams play. i was a big fan of the national league. nowadays i prefer the american league, but with all the eye candy leaving the american league (i.e. mark mulder), what's a girl to do?!

some highlights of tony's career: (taken from wikipedia)

• 8-time nl batting champion (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, & 1997), tying him with honus wagner.
• 5 gold glove awards
• retired in 2001 with 3,141 hits and a lifetime batting average of .338. ( the only time he batted below .300 was in 1982, when he batted .289).
• spokesperson for jerome's furniture store...lol