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Opponents and teammates alike hold Ripken in the same awe in which he holds Gehrig. Says the Toronto Blue Jays' veteran designated hitter Paul Molitor: "As someone who has spent a few years of my life on the disabled list, I can tell you that what Cal has done and is still doing is beyond my comprehension. He plays the second toughest position on the field every day, often on artificial turf, sometimes in day games after night games, sometimes after flying all night. He's still a dangerous hitter, still the most reliable shortstop out there...
...Cupp. The rookie compiled a 14-5 record, striking out 101 battlers--a Harvard single-season record--in 138 innings and posting a 1.72 ERA. In her first 24 innings in the two days of the ECAC Tournament, she allowed only three earned runs and threw a one-hitter and no-hitter...
...first Blacks to break the color line and he became the most successful home run hitter in history," says Third Marshal Ernie Minelli '95. "He did that at a time when not everyone was willing to accept him. I think he could teach us a lot about perseverance and courage and humility...
Appier, meanwhile, carried a no-hitter into the seventh. But after he struck out Ripken for the second out, manager Bob Boone decided the rest of the season was more important than the rest of the game, and he brought in a reliever. All about the park, you could hear the debate rage over Boone's move. But then Harold Baines of the O's drove the ball deep to center, and everyone stopped to watch as Tom Goodwin made a sensational diving catch...
Alas, the no-hitter was lost in the eighth, but the fans still went home happy, albeit wet, after the Royals' 5-1 win. They were talking about Appier's stuff and Cal's streak and Goodwin's catch and the new grass. As Ripken says, smells like baseball...