is one person who has lived and experienced many great moments, but has also lived through troublesome times. Throughout his life he has tried to stay confident and strong.
Cal was born on August 24, 1960 to his parents Violet and Cal Ripken Sr. (The Only Way I Know) His dad was a catcher at the time in the minor leagues, until he hurt his shoulder. Then he went to being a manager. This meant that the Ripken family had to make many moves during the time of Cal's childhood. Every summer the family would pack up and go to Florida for Spring Training. (The Only Way I Know).
During his teenage years his family still moved quite often because of his dad's job, but when he got in high school that all came to an end. His dad became a scout for the Baltimore Orioles. He played for the varsity baseball team as a freshman. His dad continually pushed him to get better and better. "His dad gave him some advice: Get back to the basics." (My Life) During Cal Ripken's senior year he shot up to six feet two and 185 pounds. He had to decide whether to play in the majors or go to college. He ended up being drafted in the second round by the Baltimore Orioles. (My Life) Ripken was originally drafted as a pitcher, but made it to the big leagues for good as a third baseman in 1982. "He was then moved to shortstop by manager Earl Weaver on July 1, he finished the campaign as AL Rookie of the Year, hitting .264 with 28 HR and 93 RBI."(Baseballlibrary.com) He also began a streak of consecutive innings played that hit 8,243 over 904 games before ending September 14, 1987, and a consecutive games played streak which would last almost eleven more years. The next year he became the first player to win Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player in consecutive seasons. (Baseballlibrary.com) He set baseball's longest consecutive games streak officially ended at 2,632. .
One of the all-time great shortstops, Cal Ripken, Jr.
Cal Ripken Jr. My Story Cal Ripken Jr. was born on Auhust 24, 1960. ... Cal had one sister and two brothers. ... Cal Ripken Jr. made his amazing debut as a shortstop with the Orioles in 1982. ... On September 6, 1995, Cal Ripken Jr. entered the record book as the new "Iron Man" of baseball. ...
Cal Ripken Jr. ... The Main character of this book was Cal Ripken, Jr. When this book was written Cal Ripken, Jr. ... Cal Ripken is probably the most dedicated player in major league history. ... The reason that I chose this book was because I have always liked Cal Ripken Jr. and I believe that he is the best baseball player ever so I thought that it would be kinda neat to do a biography report over him. ...
Through my eyes though, the only one I could truly admire in sports at that time was Cal Ripken Jr. ... In 1992, Cal Ripken Jr. had a marvelous season. ... Cal Ripken did it. ... Cal Ripken shows much love to what matters most in his life and that is his family. ... Cal Ripken Jr. showed that everyday during his time as a professional baseball player. ...
A good example of this today is Ken Griffey Jr of the Seattle Mariners. ... If this happens, the Griffey Jr card will soar to a new value. ... n Cal Ripken Jr broke Lou Gehrig's "Ironman" streak of 2,130 consecutive games his rookie card (1982 Topps Traded) went from $150 to $300. ...
Bordering these accomplishments, were framed photographs of other famous baseball players - Carlton Fisk, Ernie Banks, Greg Nettles, Bobby Richardson, Pete Rose, Sandy Kofax, Cal Ripken, Jr., and more. ... Framed photographs of current players - Ken Griffey, Jr., Barry Bonds, Frank Thomas, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettite, and more took up every inch of space on the wall. ...
As he stepped up to the plate, he dug his right back foot into the dirt getting a firm stance. Little did he know that the ball given to the umpire before the game which cost just nine dollars and now coming at him was going to be worth a little over 2.7 million dollars in seconds. Mark McGwire is t...
Some examples: Cal Ripken Jr. was an all-state soccer player in high school before he signed to play professional baseball. ... "When Cincinnati Moeller high baseball coach Mike Cameron was developing such major leaguers as Buddy Bell, Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey Jr., he usually had 90 kids try out for the team. ...
