Back in 2007, we watched Cal Ripken get officially inducted into The Hall Of Fame.
My first memory of Cal Ripken goes back to 1981. It was the crazy strike season and I caught a game on TV with Ripken at shortstop.
In 1982, he was the regular third baseman and hit a home run on opening day. By mid-season, Cal was playing shortstop and the rest is history: MVP in '83 and the O's won the World Series. Then came the another MVP in '91 and the "streak" that went on until 1998.
Unfortunately, Ripken played in bad Oriole teams. Yet, he was out there every day playing and putting some good numbers, such as 431 Hrs and over 3100 hits.
We remember a great guy who clearly belongs in the Hall of Fame.
My first memory of Cal Ripken goes back to 1981. It was the crazy strike season and I caught a game on TV with Ripken at shortstop.
In 1982, he was the regular third baseman and hit a home run on opening day. By mid-season, Cal was playing shortstop and the rest is history: MVP in '83 and the O's won the World Series. Then came the another MVP in '91 and the "streak" that went on until 1998.
Unfortunately, Ripken played in bad Oriole teams. Yet, he was out there every day playing and putting some good numbers, such as 431 Hrs and over 3100 hits.
We remember a great guy who clearly belongs in the Hall of Fame.
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