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A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of seeing my boyhood hero (it's trite but true) speak at Salem State College. Cal Ripken was there as the first in SSC's 2007 Speaker Series. I grew up in Pennsylvania, but Baltimore was still the closest MLB team, and Cal was always my favorite player. I was lucky enough to get a ticket to see him in his 2131st consecutive game, breaking Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak record. No matter what other baseball games I might ever go to, I know that none of them will be as great as that one was. Unfortunately, his Baseball Hall of Fame induction is happening in Cooperstown on the same day that I have tickets to see the Police at Fenway Park, so I think I'm going to have to skip the NY trip.
Anyhow, at SSC he talked about "The Ripken Way," including the eight traits that someone would need if they were to ever break his streak. He was quite interesting and humorous, although I think that the highlight for most was the Q&A at the end. The last two questions were from two of the kids in the audience; the final one really stumped him - "Should I be a shortstop or a catcher?"
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