Yes, it’s hard to believe that it was so many years ago. I remember watching the nationally televised game and feeling good for Cal and the game of baseball. Ripken was a great player and his streak healed some of the wounds from the 1994 strike.
My first memory of Cal Ripken goes back to ’81. The rest is history. He was MVP in ’83 and the O’s won the World Series. He also started the “game streak” that went on until ’98. He repeated as MVP in ’91.
Unfortunately, Ripken played in bad Oriole teams for most of the streak. Yet, he was out there every day playing and putting some good numbers: 431 Hrs, 1,695 RBI and 3,184 hits.
Congratulations to a great guy and thanks for the memories.