Yeah..............I love Cal Ripken and the part of baseball that's lost, the part he represents. I don't know what it takes to be him today. It's glorious and sad at he same time. Thirty plus years ago he might have been a stand out, but more, he would have been closer to the norm.

When we were kids in the 50's, teams were filled with Cal Ripkens, but there names were Colavito, Maris, Minosa, Fox, Berra, Killibrew, Williams, Snider, Koufax, Musial, and Mantle .................Men who played like boys when it was a game. I still love baseball and I too get a bit teary watching those special moments from Cal, or last year when the HR derby was on between men who still had some style, flair, and love of the game. You just have to look a bit deeper nowadays and sometimes you come up empty. Once in awhile though...............

Spaw