Griffey, Piazza in tearful entries to Hall of Fame

KEN Griffey Jr and Mike Piazza made tearful speeches on Sunday at their induction ceremonies into the Baseball Hall of Fame, recalling family, childhoods and even the 9/11 terrorism tragedy. The retired MLB stars were added to the shrine on Sunday in ceremonies that drew 50,000 people to Cooperstown, the small town in upstate New York known as the birthplace of the American pastime. Catcher Piazza, the second Hall of Famer whose plaque will feature a Mets cap, hit 220 home runs over more than seven seasons in New York starting in May 1998. But his most famous homer was the game-winning one he belted in the first New York sports event after the 2001 attacks.