[Tuck4Bama]

With the numbers 2-6-3-2 posted on the warehouse beyond the right-field wall at Camden Yards, Cal Ripken Jr. gripped the baseball and threw the ceremonial first pitch toward home plate. Eddie Murray caught it, walked toward Ripken, shook his hand and accepted a hug. One member of the Hall of Fame embracing someone slated to join the exclusive fraternity on Sunday.




MyFox Birmingham | Orioles Send Ripken To Hall In Style

[simple simon]

Ripken should have been a 100% first time ballot Hall Of Famer ..... some writers should have their voting privilages revoked

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by simple simon

Ripken should have been a 100% first time ballot Hall Of Famer ..... some writers should have their voting privilages revoked

Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely. The idiots who say they'll never vote for anyone first ballot - GONE!

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely. The idiots who say they'll never vote for anyone first ballot - GONE!

Naw, this is the way it's meant to be...why Ripken at 100% when everyone else before him didn't get it?...I'd give it to Gehirg over him any day...Ruth, Dimaggio...Cobb...those guys maybe 100%.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Naw, this is the way it's meant to be...why Ripken at 100% when everyone else before him didn't get it?...I'd give it to Gehirg over him any day...Ruth, Dimaggio...Cobb...those guys maybe 100%.

how can you say its right to punish Cal for what idiot writers did years ago ?

and why isnt the Splendid Splinter on your list

[EmpireWF]

I'll be watching this weekend...Ripken was always one of my favorite players growing up (was one of the reasons I was a Orioles fan as a kid). That Ripken/Alomar DP combo was slick and solid.

And oh yeah, that other dude going in this weekend...he was pretty good too.

[ThePundit]

You know, I don't know why, but I'm getting sick of hearing about Ripken all the time. Just go to the Hall, already.

[EmpireWF]

If anything, I haven't seen enough mention of the Hall of Fame inductions this year.

Maybe that's becuase I barely watch ESPN anymore (that network has gone down the youknowhat lol).

[Lefty Noob]

Good story over a Yahoo! about one Baltimore Ironman ending his streak to honor another: "Baltimore Orioles umpire's attendant Ernie Tyler will end his consecutive games streak on Saturday to attend the Hall of Fame Induction of former Orioles-great Cal Ripken Jr., who owns the all-time record for consecutive games played at 2,632... Tyler, who has worked every Orioles game since Opening Day 1960, was scheduled to leave for Cooperstown, New York, on Saturday morning."

Baltimore 'Ironman' Tyler ends streak to honor Ripken - MLB - Yahoo! Sports