COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- A look at the players to be inducted July 24 into the Baseball Hall of Fame:---GEORGE KENNETH GRIFFEY JR.: Born Nov. 21, 1969, in Stan Musials hometown of Donora, Pennsylvania, on Musials 49th birthday. ... 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, throws left, bats left. ... In 22 seasons hit 630 home runs, sixth all-time, had 2,781 hits and batted .284, scored 1,662 runs and had 1,836 RBI, 15th all-time, and 5,271 total bases, 13th all-time. ... 13-time All-Star. ... Won 10 Gold Glove Awards and seven Silver Slugger Awards. ... Grew up in Cincinnati watching his father, Ken Griffey Sr., play outfield for the Reds. ... Selected first overall in 1987 amateur draft. ... Made major league debut on opening day 1989 against the defending American League champion Athletics and doubled off ace Dave Stewart in his first at-bat. ... In 1993, homered in eight straight games to tie the MLB record held by Dale Long and Don Mattingly. ... From 1993-2000 had seven 40-plus home run reasons, interrupted only by a broken wrist that cost him half of 1995 season. ... Led AL in home runs three times from 1996-99, hitting 56 in both 1997 and 1998. ... In October 1995, became just the second player (Reggie Jackson in the 1977 World Series is the other) to hit five home runs in a single postseason series. ... Named AL MVP in 1997, totaling 393 bases and leading the league in runs (125) and RBI (147). ... Traded by Seattle to the Reds following the 1999 season for four prospects. ... Named to baseballs All-Century Team in 1999. ... Signed nine-year deal with Reds worth $116 million. ... Hit 40 home runs and drove in 118 runs in 2000. ... From 2001-04, played fewer than 80 games per year on average due to hamstring tears, knee problems, a dislocated shoulder, and ankle tendon ruptures. ... Hit 35 homers in 2005 and captured NL Comeback Player of the Year Award. ... Reached 30-home run mark again in 2007, earning final All-Star Game selection. ... Finished career as a bench player for the White Sox and Mariners. ... With his father in 1990, became the first father-son duo to play together in MLB history and they also hit back-to-back homers in one game. ... Retired early in the 2010 season.---MICHAEL JOSEPH PIAZZA: Born Sept. 4, 1968, in Norristown, Pennsylvania ... 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, throws right, bats right. ... In 16 major league seasons hit 427 home runs, including a major league-record 396 as a catcher, drove in 1,335 runs, fourth all-time among catchers, had 2,127 hits, and posted a .308 career batting average. ... Named to 12 All-Star Games and was named 1996 All-Star Game MVP. ... Captured 10 Silver Slugger Awards at catcher and finished in the top five of NL MVP voting four times, including back-to-back second-place finishes in 1996 and 1997. ... Had baseball connections from the start. His father, Vince, grew up in the same neighborhood as Hall of Fame manager Tommy Lasorda. ... Attended the University of Miami and Miami-Dade Community College and was taken in the 62nd round of 1988 amateur draft by the Dodgers on the recommendation of Lasorda. ... A first baseman in college, Piazza switched to catcher. ... After briefly quitting the game, established himself as a top prospect in the minor leagues by hitting 52 home runs combined during the 1991 and 1992 seasons. ... Called up to the Dodgers at the end of the 1992 season and went 3 for 3 in debut. ... In 1993, had 35 home runs, 112 RBI and .318 batting average, and was unanimous selection as NL Rookie of the Year. ... From 1993-97, averaged better than 33 homers and 105 RBI and a .337 batting average per season despite shortened seasons due to the 1994-95 strike. ... Had 201 hits in 1997 to become the first player whose primary position was catcher to reach 200 hits in a single season. ... Led league in putouts four times and assists twice. ... Traded to Florida Marlins with Todd Zeile on May 14, 1998, for five players, including Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson and Gary Sheffield, and eight days later was dealt to the New York Mets for Geoff Goetz, Preston Wilson and Ed Yarnall. ... Had 32 homers, 111 RBI and a .328 batting average in 1998 and led Mets to playoff berths in both 1999 and 2000, advancing to the World Series in 2000 where he had two homers and four RBI in a losing cause. ... Topped the 30-homer and 90-RBI marks in both 2001 and 2002. ... Hit memorable two-run homer in first game at Shea Stadium after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. ... Granted free agency in October 2005, played one season apiece with Padres and As, and retired following 2007 season.Fake Air Force 1 For Sale . Denis Coderre, the former federal MP who was elected mayor on Nov. 3, has drawn the ire of some Montreal Canadiens. 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Its cool to see another young guy like him that Ive come to know and to see the success hes having.Wentz starting the opener wasnt really a stretch by draft time because he went No. 2 overall to the Eagles. But there was still the surprising trade just before the season that sent Sam Bradford to Minnesota, clearing Wentzs path to the job .Prescott was a fourth-round pick who started training camp competing for the No. 3 job.Backup Kellen Moore got hurt first, breaking an ankle in camp. Then 10-year starter Tony Romo broke a bone in his back in a preseason game, and the 135th selection in the draft had shown enough in the preseason for the Cowboys to believe he could handle the starting role .Now that the Cowboys (5-1) have won five straight and are tied with the Vikings for the best record in the NFC, the question is whether Romo gets his job back when hes ready to play again.That issue can wait at least one more week. Meantime, these longtime rivals get to watch the apparent futures of their franchises square off Sunday night after an early season stretch when they kept trading the rookie record for pass attempts without an interception to start a career.Its great from an NFL standpoint because obviously these two kids are the talk of the town, lets say, first-year Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. It is fun. Its fun for a coach to watch. I think its fun for players to watch it. Its exciting for the fans.Prescott said the pair got to know each other better at the NFL combine after spending more time together. The Dallas rookie said they stayed in touch via text as the offseason continued, but havent been in contact since the season started.I dont really think too much of it or make it a big deal out of the opponent or who Im playing if its another rookie or not, Prescott said. Carsons doing a ggreat job and as I said, I wish him all the luck except when we meet up.ddddddddddddWentz cooled off a little sooner than Prescott, throwing his first interception on the final pass of his fourth game, the start of a two-game skid for the Eagles (4-2). Prescotts only pick of the season came in the sixth game, a win at Green Bay.And while Wentzs passer rating has dropped significantly each of the past two weeks, Prescott has a franchise rookie record of five straight games with a rating of at least 100.The bottom line is wins, though. And these are the top two teams in a division thats stronger than expected.They know how to win, Pederson said. They know how to lead their teams. Nothing seems to be too big for either one of them. They take it in stride. The ability to protect the football I think through these first six, seven games like this has been crucial.The biggest difference is the college background. Prescott came from Mississippi State and the SEC, specifically the SEC West, which earlier this season he jokingly called the third-best conference or division in all of football behind the AFC and NFC.Wentz had the small-school tag coming out of North Dakota State, although its not like most small schools. He was the starter for the last two of five straight lower-division national championships. In his mind, that was just part of it.I was at the line making audibles, calling the protections, run-game checks, in the huddle, all those things that correlate to the NFL, he said. The games very similar. We just call things different in this offense. I think that was actually an advantage where I went to school.As for the similarities, many of the same words come from Pederson and Cowboys coach Jason Garrett, whose staff had Wentz on its team at the Senior Bowl: preparation, maturity, leadership.The Eagles knew they were drafting their future at quarterback. The Cowboys were hoping. Its looking like both franchises did.We got to know each other during some of the other rookie things and the combine and everything, Wentz said. I thought we got along great. I thought we were good friends. Who knows? We might be playing each other for a long time.But they cant exactly say they saw it coming.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '