Cal Ripken
Vinny T Is Walking on Dangerous Ground
Friday, November 16th, 2007Vinny Testaverde apparently fancies himself as some kind of expert on longevity in athletics. I assume it’s because he’s 44, and is still managing to toe the line between “lovable loser” and “hatable loser” (note: not an actual word) by playing for a second-rate football team, but I’d recommend he keep Cal Ripken’s name […]
Hesitantly Agreeing With Cal Criticism
Friday, October 5th, 2007Being unemployed has its perks. I have been able to watch all, or large portions, of every playoff game on TBS thus far. At first, I had the typical homer reaction to TBS’ studio crew: “Cal!” We love this man for more obvious reasons than I care to list, but does he make a good […]
Cal Ripken Sees the Rangers 30 Runs, Raises Them Six Hits
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007As Texas desecrated the Baltimore bullpen for 24 runs in four innings, I was reminded of the O’s-Braves nationally telecast game from June of ‘99 when the Birds hung 22 on Atlanta. What’s most memorable from that game was the performance of one Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr., who, in the twilight of his career recorded […]
Cal Gets Emo, Performs Magic
Monday, July 30th, 2007At the risk of being blasphemous, I wasn’t a big fan of Cal’s induction speech yesterday. It was just a little too preachy for my taste. I could’ve gone for a little more about his career, and a little less about the importance of helping kids develop. I don’t care about kids, I care about […]
Cal to the Hall, Iron Man to the Rescue
Sunday, July 29th, 2007Cal Ripken’s finest moment came on the heels of his sport’s worst, as the victory lap of 2,131 “saved baseball” from the canceled World Series of 1994. Today, he enters Cooperstown, and, however briefly, delivers us from the muck and the mire of a week of dog fighting, referee scandal and 755 falling in shame.
There’s […]
Commissioner Cal Ripken, Jr.
Saturday, July 28th, 2007I must say, it does have a ring to it. I wish I could claim that the idea of Cal replacing Bud as commish was my own, but it comes from a brain far more advanced than mine. Ozzie Guillen laid this bit of brilliance on us a couple days ago:
“He knows the rules […]
Photo Essay: Camden Yards Salutes Cal
Thursday, July 26th, 2007The men of Mottram made it to Camden Tuesday night as Charm City said, “Way to go for making the Hall of Fame and stuff” to the baller still looming large over their once-proud franchise: Calvin Edwin Ripken Jr.
We hadn’t been to an O’s game yet this year, but they were giving away Cal 2131 […]