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...Ripken chose to bring The Streak to a close does not sit well with me. It doesn't gel with who Cal Ripken has been for the last 17 years...
...make one thing clear. I have always been, continue to be and will always be an adoring fan of Cal Ripken, Jr. In my mind he is the epitome of what a professional athlete should be--a dedicated player who has devoted himself to his profession because he loves and respects it, and not merely because it provides him with a lucrative paycheck...
...reality is that after 17 years and 2,632 games, Cal Ripken, Jr. has earned the right to end The Streak as he sees fit. Even Salmon realizes that...
...Cal had to say was, "I didn't want Ray Miller to have to sweat during the offseason about playing me next year." That would have been fine. "I was just tired and wanted a day off," would have been perfectly acceptable also. But Ripken didn't say that either. Then again, maybe he didn't have...
...bottom line is that Cal Ripken, Jr. has set a standard for dedication, consistency and excellence that will probably never be equaled. And the truth of the matter is that the nature of a record such as The Streak makes it difficult to ignore during its existence--it would have been unrealistic to expect Ripken to endure The Streak without ever allowing it to influence him to some degree...