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Such was the sad situation of the Rutgers-Camden men's basketball team, a squad that had dropped 108 consecutive contests before the university decided to cancel the program this past Monday...
...basketball team at Rutgers-Camden was the best thing to happen to this school. I mean, is there anything else associated with this branch of the State University of New Jersey worth national news...
...foremost, there was Ripken. It's hard to say which number was more noteworthy, the 2,153rd consecutive games the Orioles shortstop has played in, or the 200 million autographs he signed in an effort to reunite the game with the people. The 46,000 fans who were at Camden Yards on Sept. 6 aren't about to forget the fifth inning, when his 2,131st straight game became official and they made him jog around the park--an odd way to show their appreciation for someone's work ethic...
...fifth inning of game 2,131 was spectacular. The fireworks, the ovation and the glittering flashbulbs in Oriole Park at Camden Yards could not have lasted long enough to congratulate Ripken on his triumph over age, injury, and time...
Unless something unforeseen or unthinkable happens, Cal Ripken, the 35-year-old shortstop for the Baltimore Orioles, will play in his 2,131st straight game on Sept. 6, against the California Angels in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. That will break the record set by Lou Gehrig, the first baseman for the New York Yankees from 1925 until 1939. The "Streak," as it has come to be called, officially began on May 30, 1982, when Orioles manager Earl Weaver started Ripken at third base, which was then his position, against the Toronto Blue Jays. The previous day, Weaver had rested...