The moment many people have been waiting for has happened. Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza have been elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ken Griffey will be the first to go in as a mariner, and Mike Piazza the first to go in as a New York Met.
"I played 13 years as a Mariner, which is longer than the other two teams I played for -- Chicago and Cincinnati. I think I did most of my damage as a Mariner."
The Mariners drafted Griffey in the first round of the 1987 draft. Piazza was drafted by the Dodgers in 1988. Griffey was on 99.3% of ballots, which broke Tom Seaver's record of 98.84 in 1992, and Piazza was on 83% of ballots.
Wow! That is really neat. My Grandfather loved Griffey and he would be very happy to know that he was selected by almost everyone to be included in the Hall in Cooperstown - which is an awesome museum.
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